Monday, April 13, 2009

FYI's for the group speech

Hello all... I have received some emails with varied concerns about the final speech. I wanted to clear up some misconceptions here and I will be happy to discuss any issues further this week as well..

1. This speech is not designed to be a forum about your personal views having to do with issues in the media, but an informed and OBJECTIVE discussion about the media itself from a distinct perspective.

2. This is a speech and therefore you are required to speak live in front of the class. There are instances that I will allow supplemental media in your speech such as "confidentials" or clips. However, I do not expect groups to record their speech or use a piece of media to take up a substantial amount of time.

3. This is a group speech, therefore you are expected to work as a group and negotiate issues within the group. I will not likely be altering any groups especially on the basis of disagreement. After reading the text, I would hope that you all would understand that there are indeed barriers to working in groups and it is important for your future successes that you realize these potential difficulties and rise above and create a workable situations.

That being said, I am more than happy to listen to any issues and help in any way that I can to smooth the waters.

4. As with all of the previous speeches, I will expect one outline and source list from each group. I will not, however, be asking for the outline in advance since I will be meeting with each group this week!!

I hope this helps and I look forward to seeing you all this week!!

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