Persuasive Speeches are Over: Time to join your new, and last, tribe

Excellent job everyone! I was really impressed with how you all were able to overcome the challenges of our persuasive speeches, and many of you really seemed to find your voices. Giving a 3-4 minute pitch with a stopwatch projected on the wall and nothing but a doc-cam for a visual is a tough environment. Now you've had experience with several different situations. You've presented in a conference-like setting (with colleagues sitting behind you and wall-to-wall projections of your Prezi); you've presented in a traditional, podium setting (with your visual presentation aid projected behind you), and now you've experienced the timed speech.

The goal of your last speech in this class will be to inform and entertain your audience. Your entire tribe will have 10 minutes to present on your experience accomplishing a task, and everyone in your tribe must have time to present to the class. Be sure to take videos and pictures of your adventure to share with us. You can use whatever software you think will be most suitable to share your story. We can talk about this more in class.

I formed new tribes based on your feedback to the speeches. I tried to place everyone in a tribe that they found interesting, and I'm sorry if I couldn't place you in your top choice.

The tribes are:

Triathlon: Jamie, Dylan, Brooke
Maker's Mark Tour: Carisa, Silvia, Sarah, Shawna
Animal Shelter Volunteers: Dixie, Amber, Parker, Ian
Hiking (Group 1): Trey, Jeff, Brittany
Hiking (Group 2): Matt, Kristian, Kyle
KONY 2012: Will, Zach, Bo
Acres of Wine Tour: Katie, Becca, Heather

If your topic was selected, it's very important that you attend class on Tuesday, when we next meet. If something comes up, please Facebook your tribe on our Facebook group and figure out a time you all can talk.

On Tuesday, we will be discussing our final presentation and brainstorming ideas for how to share our experiences with the class. Some of you have more preparation needed than others, and I will be able to assist you and answer your questions. 

Remember, the goal of your final presentation is to inform and entertain. It's okay if things don't work out as planned; have fun, be creative, and figure out a way to share your story in a way that will engage the class.

Your homework for this weekend is to read Epilogue A (392-398) in our Textbook. I also want you to watch this TedTalk:



Have a great weekend!