Did you know the word “essay” in French means “to try” – as in to attempt to do something? In speech class, we’re going to ask you to try a lot of new things. Have you looked at the upcoming speech assignments? Essay and Speech An essay, according to YourDictionary.com …
If you’ve taken a writing class, especially from an excellent teacher like Mrs. Comfort, you learned how to write a thesis statement and build your paper from there. She’s exactly right – that’s how you should write a paper for your classes and for college. Mrs. Comfort also once told …
You’ve finished your first speech. How are you feeling? You didn’t die. You might not have done as well as you liked. You might think that you didn’t do as well as I would have liked. Did you choke? Did stage fright take over? Stage fright is normal. Your body …
Welcome to Speech Class. Speech class. Are those the two scariest words you’ve heard this week? A factoid that’s been floating around the Internet claims that people fear public speaking more than death. Technically, no one’s ever done that research. A writer made that up for an article. But it …