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2004-05-07T15:00:00.000-07:00

Use figures from silva rhetoricae
Ben’s post…
Three other links

First of all you have to look at your audience and construct your speech for them, for that one particular audience. In your effort in trying to do this, you will have to pay attention to the types of people in your audience and see where they stand on the issue that you are planning on talking to them about. Then you will have to give the speech. Giving a speech is like having a baby I was told many years back; easy to conceive, but difficult to deliver. What makes it easy in terms of a deliberative speech is the social judgment theory mechanism which works best for this purpose. You try and see all the stand points on the issue you are to talk about and then place yourself at one end of the spectrum. You can always position your stand point in the middle, but often you will want to talk about something you feel strongly about and then you will end up on one side or the other of the spectrum. Then you study the numbers. You make a rough estimate, through research of course, of how many people you think are on your side of the argument and how many people are on the other side. Then you decide which part of the spectrum you want to target and by how much you would want to move them towards your view point. Now this is most sensitive and you should always know your limits. You don’t want to push people too much, to a point where they will not agree with you anymore no matter what. So you carefully design your argument and deliver it through your speech. This is the technique for the overall sense of your speech. for more techniques on how to deliver a speech, check out this site...monroes techniques

Now, you have to make your speech a success. You have to be convincing to actually achieve what you want, which is, more people on your side of the argument. I have had a lot of experiences giving speeches to large audiences in many forums. In my opinion one thing you have to keep in mind is that you will have to have stage presence. The audience is your audience. Make use of them. You become an actor almost, playing a part on stage with the main purpose of convincing your audience. Eye contact is essential, makes things way more personal. When I say make use of your audience, this is what I mean; make them relate to what you are talking about. Make them put themselves in your shoes and let them see what you see. This will move them closer and in favor of your view point on the issue you are talking to them about. i think silva rhetoricae is ideal for making speeches basically sound good and convincing to most audiences. try and look at the figures in here and use them in your speech. silva rhetoricae
also, when i talk about stage presense and posture and acting on stage... this is what i mean. lenin is the man when it comes to stage presense.

These are all the things we discussed in our group effort to put up a good deliberative speech that was delivered by Sam to the class. I think we managed the social judgment theory part very well. Our topic focused on peer-to-peer file sharing and this was a current issue among the masses.

i though ben stapleton's answer to this question was real thought out and to the point. check it out...ben's response

2004-04-27T18:12:00.000-07:00

hello people. man i have so much work that actually a week ago and now it is to the end... it is on now baby. this two weeks are going to be hell beyond imagination people... pray for me and ill pray for you... cus we are all going to need a little bit of support from above. i would to talk more and more about other stuff... but time is of essense and i dont have much of it and im sure u would appreciate me not wasting your time. im out people.

2004-04-16T01:07:00.000-07:00

man... that was the busiest two weeks of this semester. and now i hope it is going to be just too much of heaven!

2004-04-08T00:29:00.000-07:00

that was a short class today... i dont know wuts goin on... i dont know if i like it or not.

2004-04-06T16:47:00.000-07:00

dave could you tell me where your calander is posted so that i can figure out what time we are meeting this week. this week is a killer... a lot of work already done and coming up fast. but this friday is the DISA formal ant cherry valley lodge and that should be awesome. buy your tickets in slayter tomorrow. anyways got some hw for tomorrow... so got to get on it. peace ppl and isnt it weird how there is less than a month in this semester... and i feel like i just started it. i love college ppl... good times.

2004-04-03T19:36:00.001-08:00

GREAT DAY... nice weather and everyone is outside. little bit of recovering from hangovers, little bit of softball and finally to end the great evening a little bit of cricket. now going to party in sawyer feeling horrible about not doing the hw due on monday and not studying for the monetary theory exam on monday. all in all a typical saturday and i love it everytime. check out this blog... nice!

2004-04-03T19:36:00.000-08:00

GREAT DAY...

2004-04-01T23:38:00.000-08:00

thursday night and i have a lot on my mind. i have no work for tomorrow and so i can chill tonite. then this weekend is my fraternity father/son weekend and should be fun even though my father wont be here. as a matter of fact he is never been here... not all the way from sri lanka. anyways i hope someone adopts me for the weekend like last time and it should be a lot of fun. man... its nice to feel bad sometimes... i dont do much of this. anyways i was reading dave's blog and man i think dave needs to forget about things for a little bit and not take things so very seriously. things will work out fine dave and i think there are some of us who would love to hang out one of these nights at the bar and you should join us and just hang. that might be a sweet thing to do. so ppl... fellow classmates... let me what you think. no link today... just think abt what i said for a minute.

2004-03-30T16:43:00.000-08:00

so i was trying to get my rhetorical figures into the speech that my group prepared for monday... i get this call from sabir. "machang (sri lankan for buddy) can you take dhume to the hospital, he is suffering from severe stomach pain". i stopped everything and ran to shep, picked up the car and went to sawyer and picked up dhume and drove off to the hospital. this was at 11pm and i came back at 3am. that was a long day for me... but dhume figured what the problem was and is now ok. hence i did not get the rhetorical figures last night. however, they are now up on pur group blog and you guys can check it out.

anyone interested in cricket you should definitely go check out the game scores online. india vs. pakistan first test is on and will be on for three more days. go india.

2004-03-29T19:19:00.000-08:00

hissam's got a good point... working 51hrs in 2 weeks is going to get me to pay a lot of taxes... hey but i need the money. i think it is awesome that hissam posted 12 blogs in one night to catch up with his work in class. thats plain committment ppl. anyways i have to get on my rheotrical figures for tomorrow. so ill c yall in class wed.

2004-03-27T15:28:00.000-08:00

this weekend is going to be a whole lot of people keeping it real. the first weekend after spring break has always been a vital event on the denison anual calander. man we party HARD this weekend... and this year has not been to the contrary. denison students party a lot for many reasons. one, they like getting drunk and hanging out... i really dont know why! two, they like to get fit shaced and make a utter fool in front of other fellow beer buddies. it will always remain a mystery as to why denison students party like they do. maybe it is because they actually work their asses off for their classes. think about it... you have so much to do during the week that when you hit the weekend, you need to relax and forget about books for a couple of days. anyways ill talk about this more later. for now check out this site... . good thinking.

2004-03-25T17:12:00.000-08:00

ATB CONCERT MUTHAFUCKERS!!! tis should be good times.
i was looking merinda's blog and she talks about her radio show for the class. that should be fun, i helped hissam with his one sometime back... it was something different. well my point is that we can have so much fun with technology these days (virtual reality stuff... one of my favs)... why would peer-to-peer file sharing be any different from other fun stuff. i really think that my group is looking at this the right way and our speech is going to be awesome! be there this monday. also check out wut merinda has done with her technological experience...radio show discussion.

2004-03-24T21:26:00.000-08:00

wednesday night... working saferide again! today was the disa elections day, where new board members are elected to represent the international community here at denison. voting as usual went on for a long time and tonite at midnite, we will know who are president is going to be next year. should be exciting times for all the condidates who ran for office.
anyways classmates, we have our speeches to be taken care of for next week and thats going to be interesting... with all the awesome topics that we have come up with as a class. looking forward for next week. i was checking out some music online and one of my fav sites for this purpose is launch.com. for all those music lovers who like to check out different kinds of music without downloading anything onto their computer, this is the site they should be chekcing out.

2004-03-23T17:05:00.000-08:00

tuesday night... getting some homework done for tomorrow. i went down to watch a few tennis games... out gals play very well... they won all their matches... you guys should go check it out sometime. allison won her doubles game... way to go babe. cheers.

check out some random blogging by andrea... i like.

2004-03-23T17:01:00.000-08:00

spring break was needed. i stayed back on campus... almost got written up twice... drank a few... smoked a couple... chilled a hell of a lot... worked (yeah right)... AND AM BACK IN SCHOOL... life goes on.
hope everyone else had a great break.

2004-03-13T17:31:00.000-08:00

These are my figures:

Epanalepsis- Different threats require different strategies.
Epanodos- The work of building a new Iraq is hard, and it is right. And America has always been willing to do what it takes for what is right. Last January, Iraq's only law was the whim of one brutal man. Today our coalition is working with the Iraqi Governing Council to draft a basic law, with a bill of rights. We're working with Iraqis and the United Nations to prepare for a transition to full Iraqi sovereignty by the end of June.
Epanorthosis- not found in the SOU.
Cataphasis- We can press on with economic growth, and reforms in education and Medicare, or we can turn back to old policies and old divisions.
Cataplexis- The terrorists continue to plot against America and the civilized world. And by our will and courage, this danger will be defeated.
Catagoria- not found in the SOU.
Agnominatio- not found in the SOU.
Agnomination- not found in the SOU.
Aischrologia- not found in the SOU.
Onomatopoeia- not found in the SOU.
Optatio- Drug testing in our schools has proven to be an effective part of this effort. So tonight I proposed an additional $23 million for schools that want to use drug testing as a tool to save children's lives. The aim here is not to punish children, but to send them this message: We love you, and we don't want to lose you.
Orcos- Some critics have said our duties in Iraq must be internationalized. This particular criticism is hard to explain to our partners in Britain, Australia, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Thailand, Italy, Spain, Poland, Denmark, Hungary, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Romania, the Netherlands -- (applause) -- Norway, El Salvador, and the 17 other countries that have committed troops to Iraq.
Sustentatio- does not show up with any meaning in the Silva Rhetoricae.
Syllepsis- not found in the SOU.

2004-03-10T14:00:00.000-08:00

wednesday... workng saferide. though i had class at 9:30 this morning i went to bed at 4:30am and woke up and went all the way and found out that there was class... it had been cancelled AGAIN. well i was not the happiest person in the world at that moment. anyways i can hardly wait for spring break... i am royally ready for this.

i think this group has done a very good job with their topic. check it out. they might have to work on their legislation. S.L.A.P

2004-03-09T16:36:00.000-08:00

i was talking to natalie about the denison tennis team... camp denidoo is doing pretty well in all the games we play. check out natalie's blog... she talks about some of our latest acheivments on the field.

i am chilling tonight, a lot of work for the past two weeks and it sucked. anyways peace out people.

2004-03-08T18:23:00.000-08:00

man... it is something to hit the 50 hour mark in two weeks. yeah i am talking about my jobs on campus and the hours i worked in the last two weeks. got 51 hours in... looking forward for the next pay check.

gary's and AJ's blogs tell us more about the popular concern of today's generation of hungry bastards... man we are hungry all the time. the world is coming to an end. read this if you want to know what i am talking about.

2004-03-04T18:13:00.000-08:00

i enjoyed reading allison's blog. she got some interesting things to say. well, i am glad that allison is 21 now so that she can join us at the bar now. and mardea too, happy bday gal and u too will have to come down to the villa now. tis goin to be great with all of us at the bar most nights... chilling is wut's left. anyways if you can fight for your country and make the decision whether you want to get married or not at the age of 18, then surely you should be able to make the decision if you want to drink or not... being 21 to be able to drink is bullshit. one should be able to drink on their wedding night. anyways thats my personal view... let me know what u guys think abt it.

2004-03-02T17:03:00.000-08:00

thanx dr. gilbert for all that feedback about our group project. we need to identify all the various stand points of the audience that we want to tackle and decide where we as a group stand... also to figure out how much we want to shift the audiences' view. i like the idea of greg's where he wants to have a section for rejection close to the "for p2p" point. i think we could find some points that fit here the best. anyways we'll work on it. thanx again.

tuesdays are great... only three more days to FRIDAY!!! after a two week hell... i need a good ol' friday. anyways check this out... a good read after a while.

2004-03-01T18:52:00.000-08:00

after going to bed at 6am... staying up all nite studying for an exam in international finance... i turn to the exam and at the end of it note that none of the students in class finished it cus of the time hazard. it absolutely sucked... but had to be accpeted for wut it was. so i have decided that the only way to get rid of my pain would be to drink it off and thats exactly wut i plan to do tonite.

on a completely different note... greg and i had the meeting for our group speech thing with dr. gilbert today and he gave some insights on how we could handle this one... peer to peer file sharing. greg had some awesome ideas with regard to the spectrum and i think we are going to apply that in ours. we decided to work more on the stand points that a particular audience might take in out case and try and find some back-up for it all. look at this for some info abt wut u can do with the latest technology.

2004-02-28T20:08:00.000-08:00

this friday was awesome... this is me at 11:15 on a saturday night. that means that i am studying for an exam on monday. so all that partying on friday and back to study on saturday... when will this come to an end?

2004-02-25T12:28:00.000-08:00

since i spoke about how our group project for the class is turning out real well... i thought of giving you some insights on what we have to deal with... ... disabling peer to peer file sharingproposed by the univeristy of chicago. we go through all this just for you guys to share your god diam porn.

2004-02-24T15:20:00.000-08:00

had two exams within the time span of 10 hrs and i for once wondered why i was alive. but its all done and i have decided to go to the bar and roll my tobacco. our group speech task is coming along very well and the spectrum that greg mastered was unbelievable. check out our group blog people and learn how to do this.

2004-02-24T15:18:00.000-08:00

friday was the sigep/tri-delt serenade in honor of brother ben and his girl kat. it was an amazing night... touching and all. we went to buckaroos and got wasted. andrea's blog was interesting to me as i was involved in this whole deal with the RA stuff... bottomline i turned down the offer of being an RA this sem and next year... ive done it and not a big fan of it.

2004-02-18T16:02:00.000-08:00

wut up people. i think eric's blog is hilarious. this stuff is funny dude... u have to check it out. again i am working saferide and it is a wednesnite. its not the best thing to be doing on a wednesnite... but someone's got to do the dirty work. sometimes i wonder why people take saferides... well let me tell you... when i am your driver... driving you lazy ass around campus from one party to another and taking you to the bar... i feel terrible that i am missing out on all the alcohol. but i still do it for your morons... stop calling for saferide people... we love to do nothing just like you. then there are the others, who really are looking for a 'safe'ride... i dont know gals, how safe you feel when i am driving you... but you know itm it a 'ride' for sure.

2004-02-16T19:07:00.000-08:00

monday's are always slow. i spoke to couple of my friends from melbourne last semester. and it was nice to talk to them after some time now. the topic we have chosen to do our speech is on peer to peer file sharing and i think it is a great topic as i spent all day downloading songs. right now i am listening to some hard core trance... i love it baby!

those of you who dont have much to do like me tonite... get onto this website published on darren's blog... full of addictive games on the web. good luck on them they are not as easy as they look... some of them. peace yall!

2004-02-16T00:05:00.000-08:00

why do weekends go so fast? friday was a blast... the DG bar party rocked... a lot of fun. saturday was no less. hung out with friends. one of my best friends graduated last year and he was down this weekend... man we hung out till the dawning hours of the morning.

by the way, the posting on everyday... i personally dont think that it is such a hard thing to do... but i would prefer it if it was every week day and sunday and not friday and saturday... because nothing gets done on fridays. well thats my own personal point of view.

i like speaking... but sam is the speaker for the first speech assignment and thats cool. ill deliver one of the speeches. i have the task of being the reasercher or the writer for the first one and lets see how that goes.

check out this baby with wheels... really something special. also stressing on my blog title... MAYBE I SHOULD LIVE AT THE BAR AND ROLL MY OWN TABACCO!!!

2004-02-12T16:14:00.000-08:00

i was reading allison's blog and she mentioned that she had some problems figuring out what some of the figures actually meant... i found that too, i couldnt make out what in the world some of these wierd sounding words meant. but thats when it comes to class work. check out this site its the shit... anyone who likes to drink and undress a really hot babe will enjoy this. take care buds.

2004-02-11T17:40:00.000-08:00

hey people, today we did have some good discussions about the meanings of certain words. it is very important i feel that we know that words can have very different meanings in different contexts. we did bring out a lot pf points and bashed around opinions and points of views and arguments. that was good.

on the other hand i was going through some of the blogs and this caught my eye. the title on kristin's blog. i love it.

2004-02-09T17:57:00.000-08:00

my assignment for monday... the figures in the SOU had no fruit for me in it. none of my figures were found in the address and after all that time trying to figure things out... even getting dr. gilbert to help me out at like 2 in the morning. yeah i do get my work done in the last minute. didnt have much to do today... so just doing some reading and hanging out with friends.

by the way... outkast way to go guys. awesome song... hey ya! and great award. well check out this mother he has a link to the awards page too. enjoy people.

2004-02-08T21:45:00.000-08:00

here is my analysis of a personal ad; let me know what u guys and girls think.

WHY YOU SHOULD GET TO KNOW ME
Because I am easily won over with a piece of chocolate. I prefer my peanut butter extra crunchy, my steaks rare, and my bedsheets 100% cotton. I come with my own parking karma. I have a sarcastic streak and an independent streak, but have never streaked otherwise. Because I have no tattoos, but don't mind them on others. I don't pracice yoga and prefer running on the sand. And because for as stubborn and complicated woman as I am, I'm also down to earth and low maintenence.

my analysis: chocolates are usually sweet and she is trying to say that she likes a guy who is sweet and would offer a piece of sweet chocolate. she is also trying to say that she is somewhat a rare person. not many girls i know like crunchy peanut butter and rare steaks. she is also saying that her bedsheets are 100% cotton which is very comfortable... so she is saying that she is comfortable with the fact that she is a unique person or it could also simply mean that she likes a guy who makes her comfortable. she is very scarcastic which means that she means the opposite of what she says sometimes and she wants guys who are comfortable with that. she is imdependent. she doesnt mind a guy with tatoos. she is open-minded. she likes the outdoors more than the indoors... she likes to run on sand. she says she is stubborn and complicated, again trying to be different or extra-ordinary maybe. she does not say anything about friends... she may prefer to spend time alone but we dont know that for sure yet. down to earth and low maintenance... goes hand in hand with the chocolate thing... she is really easy to please and doesnt mind any kind of guy who keeps her happy... and she is also willing to work towards that.

MORE ABOUT WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR
You have a piece of chocolate. You'll know what to do with a redhead. You are whip smart, surprising, curious, and perceptive. Don’t take yourself too seriously, but know when to be serious and when to be a dork. You can take it and dish it out, and aren't intimidated by sarcasm, wit, or sarcastically witty redheads. Bonus points if you know who Dave Brubeck, Gene Krupa, or Buddy Rich are.
Finally, I don't respond to winks.

my analysis: when she says "You'll know what to do with a redhead" she is keeping it very open. whatever anyone wants to do with a redhead is what they are going to think she wants them to do with her or to her... so she is cleverly keeping her options open. she wants the guy to be all good things and anyone will be quick to identify themselves with those good qualities... again she is keeping her options open and targetting a general audience, a big audience and trying her chances. she also doesnt want anyone to be annoyed by her qualities too. she is happy with who she is and wants the guy to accept her for what she is. she does not reply to winks... she can be pricy even if she is down to earth.

Last great book I read
Now that graduate school is over I can read novels again!
0n my nightstand now: The Chancellor Manuscript by Robert Ludlum

my analysis: she has free time. she can read novels. she can use someone during the free time she has.

Most humbling moment

Whenever I stargaze.

my analysis: again the free time. she is also saying that she likes to dream and wonder. here she is attracting the kind of audience who likes to do the same... read a book and stare at the sky and have free time to spend with someone alone.

Favorite on-screen sex scene

Though there never really was sex in this movie, per se, you've got to love "Splendor in the Grass" for all its subtle (or perpaps not so subtle) innuendo.

my analysis: never watched the movie so dont know what she is implying here.

Fill in the blanks

talking is sexy;
biting my lower lip is sexier

my analysis: she likes a person who she can have good and long conversations with and she loves to flirt maybe. it has sexual connotation to the latter part. it is like she wants the guy to make her bite her lower lip.

Celebrity I resemble most
My good twin (I'm the evil one).
Best or worst lie I've ever told
I don't get hangovers--I'm Irish.

my analysis: now she is saying that she can also be evil. that she is 'bad'... maybe she means in bed. now she is also told us that she is irish. she drinks a lot.

Song or album that puts me in the mood

Damien Rice, The Magnetic Fields, Massive Attack; any good jazz; the opening lyrics to Springsteen's Thunder Road (show a little faith, there's magic in the night, you ain't a beauty but hey, you're alright). Fleetwood Mac's Never Going Back Again. Yeah, those get me every time...

my analysis: she likes chill music... could mean that she is a relaxed invidual, and maybe likes to smoke weed and get high and listen to stoner music.

The five items I can't live without

the daily crossword, my crossword puzzle dictionary, NPR, and good running shoes (um, that counts as two items)

my analysis: she has likes doing stuff at all times... maybe she has free time again to work with crosswords... i think they are pretty boring most of the time anyway. again she mentions running... she likes to workout and keep fit. she really cant think of a fifth item... could mean that she doesnt get attached to things easily and maybe she wont get attached to the guy she meets easily.

In my bedroom, you'll find

I'm an insomniac...you won't find me there!

my analysis: she doesnt like to sleep... keeps us guessing what does she like to do at night then...if she doesnt want to go to sleep... maybe a challenge for the guys to keep her awake all night.

2004-02-08T21:28:00.000-08:00

great weekend... a lot of drinking. i had a IM game today and was it was really awesome. we were down 16 at half time but then we brought it back and started taking it to the hole. we were 2 down and we had possession and we also had 1.5 seconds on the clock. we shot and missed and lost... but good it was.

Interesting Analysis i should say. this was a personal ad analysis by fatima... what do u guys think?

2004-02-05T14:20:00.000-08:00

wutup yall! The only thing I love about Thursdays is that I know that the next day is a Friday. Classes as usual... Went slowly for the most part. We learnt how to use the library databases to retrieve and use articles and journals for a class. Well it was alright... However no one should go through that at 8:30 in the morning. Anyways I am done with the day now and have started doing all the home work that is due tomorrow.

i was looking at Allison's page and she is leaving denison for the weekend today. she must already be home now and i am typing this out and doing howework. i thought to myself how awesome it would be if i could go home for the weekend like that and see my parents... that would be great. well life is all about shit happening... you just got to learn to deal with it.

2004-02-04T18:23:00.000-08:00

wow... today i woke up with a terrible throat. absolutely couldn't get out of bed to get to class and ended up missing my first class for the semester, which unfortunately happened to be public speaking. greg tols me that we went through some internet adds today as well.

well, from there r on my day has been so hard. i have been working my ass off the whole day and i am working saferide again tonight. you maybe wondering why i work so much on campus... well the answer is that i have to make the money to pay for all my committments here at denison. but anyways that's the story of my life... partying my ass off (studying my ass of this semester though) and working my ass off.

this is 'the' blog that attracted my attention tonite...liz's blog with a nice pic of a tennis stadium. check it out people.

2004-02-03T20:36:00.000-08:00

i just came back from a all fraternity meeting in slayter and man was it intense. it was a very happening event... as in a lot went on during the meeting. i think that everyone is doing pretty well in class in terms of the blog assignment. i specially like the layout of this one, check it out... Sam Bortz's Blog

2004-02-01T18:08:00.000-08:00

Yes, I now have a news browser... And so does everyone else in the class. That's awesome. I too used NewzCrawler. Anyways I was working saferide at the point of typing this out and decided to post something new on my blog. So this is what I have to say...

I am thinking about doing an internship this summer and if any one of you have done this or are thinking about doing it soon, talk to me too and maybe we can work on it together. In other words help me out with this whole internship guys... I need any help I can get. I'll owe you one then you know.

Also check out My Twin's Work for another class that he is doing this semester. It is pretty cool. Anyways that's all from me for now and see yall tomorrow in class people. tc.

2004-01-27T18:57:00.000-08:00

whats with the hair? not only friends but people i've never seen before ask me. well that's just the way it looks. i do nothing to it at all. you like the do...good, if you don't...tough. but then there are others who love it... absolutely love it. well thats the story of my hair.
anyways, let me tell you why i have chosen to do public speaking this semster at denison. it is a requirement for my communications major and the most of all, i love to talk. public speaking has been one of my favorite things. i have had the experience of giving many speeches before large crowds. i could say that i have overcome the stage fear and the fear of public speaking itself. however, the phrase "public speaking" means; 'The act, art, or process of making effective speeches before an audience.' having said this... i figure that it has been some time since my last real big speech in school and therefore have decided to keep in touch with this virtue of 'effective' speaking. there you go... that's why i am taking this course this semester. having said all this, my friends tell me..."people look at you when your talking not because they are listening to you... but because they can't take their eyes off the nest on your head."

2004-01-22T17:32:00.000-08:00

my name is ramanan. junior - denison university. this is my effort for public speaking... a class im taking at denison right now. i'm from sri lanka and love to be outdoors and play ball. anyone has plans of going abroad give me a buzz... i was in melbourne australia last semester and it is the place to be. my number - 740 587 9067. peace.