Aarons Academy of Beauty Speaking Without Words Activity

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1) Watch a 10-minute+ segment of a television drama with the sound turned off. What do the characters say with their dress, gestures, facial expressions, and the like?

2) Watch a 10-minute+ segments of a television comedy with the sound turned off. What do the characters say with their dress, gestures, facial expressions, and the like?

3) How do the nonverbal messages in the two shows differ?

Be sure to include the names of the programs you viewed in your analysis.

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1) View the student Supervolcanoes speech.

2) Evaluate the speaker’s use of visual aids in light of the guidelines for preparing and presenting visual aids discussed in Chapter 14. Incorporate the guidelines from the chapter and discuss each one as it applies or does not apply to the speech. Did the visual aids enhance the clarity, interest, and retainability of the speaker’s message? Incorporate the guidelines from the chapter and discuss each guideline in relation to the student’s speech.