This document discusses ambiguity in writing and provides guidance on identifying and addressing ambiguous terms, phrases, or language. It defines ambiguity as unclear or multiple possible meanings of a word or phrase. It advises readers to carefully define terms, provide context, and check for understanding to avoid ambiguity. Examples are given of ambiguous terms like "freedom" and situations where context is needed to determine meaning, like determining the definition of "human rights" based on the author's background. The document also warns of loaded or emotionally appealing language intended to influence the reader.
This slideshow focuses on development of strong interviewing techniques by journalists. Find more journalism tips and tricks at http://www.virtualjournalism.net.
This lesson is over what makes a writer's voice: tone, word choice, and style. This interactive lesson helps students understand the concepts of tone, word choice, and style. Finally, there are tips for developing your own writer's voice.
Guest lecture: introduction into asking criitical questions for a MSc course on materials science. This was the first in a series, meant to prepare the students for the next guest appearances.
Closing talk at Eurucamp 2015, presented with Dajana Günther. Video to follow. This version is slides only, with speaker notes available at http://www.slideshare.net/lhawthorn/cutlivating-empathy
Talk abstract:
When considering how to design products, teams, or even common every day household objects, empathy doesn't end up on the required features list. Yet, without empathy, teams with enormous technical skills can fail in their quest to deliver quality products to their users. Incredible projects fail to create communities because they don't exercise it. Fail at empathy, and your chances of failing at everything skyrockets.
Contrary to what you may have heard, empathy is not something you're innately born with - it's a skill that can be learned, cultivated, refined and taught to others. In this presentation, your lovely co-speakers will discuss the value of empathy, how you can cultivate it in yourself and your organizational culture, and conclude with concrete steps for leveling up in your interactions with your fellow human beings.
What do we do?
We help our clients become better communicators for all media opportunities. We find out our clients' needs, create a specific series of videotaped exercises and simulated TV/media interview situations and then practice with you until you are comfortable with your performance.
What is your approach to Media Training?
Our approach is to treat each person based on his or her needs and their business environment, and not use some ready-made format workshop. (We ask that all clients fill out a needs assessment beforehand to help us better prepare for the training session.) Every training session is unique to the person or persons trained. The one constant in every training session is that the client spends a great deal of time in front of the camera being recorded during interview situations, and then watching the performances on instant playback with critiques.
Speaking to reporters can be daunting, even for CEOs and founders who've done it dozens of times. Each interview takes a certain amount of preparation and practice to make sure your messaging is on point for a given reporter's beat and area of interest.
But, with a little preparation and some practice scenarios, even the most timid among us can be become experts are briefing the press.
To get started, take a look at Media Training 101.
Dick Davies' Sales Lab sales process is an easy one page complete system. The sales process is not a straight line, but a circle and where you are on the circle depends on what your prospect wants to know. How to sell using reality.
This slideshow focuses on development of strong interviewing techniques by journalists. Find more journalism tips and tricks at http://www.virtualjournalism.net.
This lesson is over what makes a writer's voice: tone, word choice, and style. This interactive lesson helps students understand the concepts of tone, word choice, and style. Finally, there are tips for developing your own writer's voice.
Guest lecture: introduction into asking criitical questions for a MSc course on materials science. This was the first in a series, meant to prepare the students for the next guest appearances.
Closing talk at Eurucamp 2015, presented with Dajana Günther. Video to follow. This version is slides only, with speaker notes available at http://www.slideshare.net/lhawthorn/cutlivating-empathy
Talk abstract:
When considering how to design products, teams, or even common every day household objects, empathy doesn't end up on the required features list. Yet, without empathy, teams with enormous technical skills can fail in their quest to deliver quality products to their users. Incredible projects fail to create communities because they don't exercise it. Fail at empathy, and your chances of failing at everything skyrockets.
Contrary to what you may have heard, empathy is not something you're innately born with - it's a skill that can be learned, cultivated, refined and taught to others. In this presentation, your lovely co-speakers will discuss the value of empathy, how you can cultivate it in yourself and your organizational culture, and conclude with concrete steps for leveling up in your interactions with your fellow human beings.
What do we do?
We help our clients become better communicators for all media opportunities. We find out our clients' needs, create a specific series of videotaped exercises and simulated TV/media interview situations and then practice with you until you are comfortable with your performance.
What is your approach to Media Training?
Our approach is to treat each person based on his or her needs and their business environment, and not use some ready-made format workshop. (We ask that all clients fill out a needs assessment beforehand to help us better prepare for the training session.) Every training session is unique to the person or persons trained. The one constant in every training session is that the client spends a great deal of time in front of the camera being recorded during interview situations, and then watching the performances on instant playback with critiques.
Speaking to reporters can be daunting, even for CEOs and founders who've done it dozens of times. Each interview takes a certain amount of preparation and practice to make sure your messaging is on point for a given reporter's beat and area of interest.
But, with a little preparation and some practice scenarios, even the most timid among us can be become experts are briefing the press.
To get started, take a look at Media Training 101.
Dick Davies' Sales Lab sales process is an easy one page complete system. The sales process is not a straight line, but a circle and where you are on the circle depends on what your prospect wants to know. How to sell using reality.
Marriage of speech, vision and natural language processingYaman Kumar
Speech generally is considered to have three parts to it: vision, aural, and the social construct. In recent years, although the field has been moving at a dramatic pace, progress is being made in silos. The primary reason for this being that speech is considered "spoken text" by practitioners and researchers alike. Most open-source datasets due to their distance from real-world conditions help in spreading this false impression. In this condition, it is not surprising that common and important features of speech like intonation and disfluency do not get captured by this intent. This tutorial aims to provide an appreciation of the "full-stack" of speech - aural, vision and the textual (or social construct) parts with a special emphasis on aspects that may have significance for current and future research.
What is an Essay? - How to Write a Good Essay - essayassignmentwriting.comessayassignmentwriting
What is anEssay?
An essay is a formal piece of writing on a particular topic. There are several types of essays, but the requirement of formal tone is mandatory in all essay types.
Lecture Outline
Establishing Common Ground
Identifying Barriers
Non-Verbal and Para-verbal Communication
Active Listening
Lecture Objectives
Like most things in life, communication is far more complicated than it seems. The objective of this presentation is to equip participants with the basic knowledge that will give them the confidence to communicate more effectively.
1. Describe physical security threats to the United States as a re.docxjeremylockett77
1. Describe physical security threats to the United States as a result of the breakdown of SCADA control systems.
2. What are the physical security threats to the United States, your state, and your hometown?
3. In your opinion, is the United States prepared for such a critical infrastructure collapse?
Think of a time that you felt you
were not being heard. What made
you feel that way?
Listening and Critical
Thinking
Communication Skills
LISTENING IS
IMPORTANT
• CEOs, politicians, teachers
• +60% errors
• Practice listening
• 44% of time listening
Objectives
• Understand listening is a process
• Barriers to listening
• The 4 types of listening
• Become a better listener
Listening is
a process
Stage 1: Receiving
Physiological Mental
Stage 1: Receiving/Hear and Attend
Automatic/Selective Attention
Stage 2: Understanding
Working Memory: Makes sense of the stimuli
Stage 3:
Remembering
Short-term: temporary
Long-term: schemas
Remembering
We remember 50% immediately after hearing it
We remember 35% after eight hours
We remember 25% after two months
Stages 4 and 5
Interpreting/Evaluating
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpaOjMXyJGk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpaOjMXyJGk
Stage 6:
Responding
What are your two strongest areas of the listening
stages? Why?
Barriers to Listening
Physical
Mental
Multi-tasking
Noise
Barriers to Listening
Factual distractions
Semantic distractions
Noise
120-150 WPM
400-800 WPM
Barriers to Listening
Perception of others
Status
Stereotypes
Jumping to conclusions
Barriers to Listening
Yourself
Egocentrism
Defensiveness
Superiority
Personal bias
Psuedolistening
Four types of Listening
• Appreciative
• Empathic
• Comprehensive
• Critical
Become a
better
listener
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Recognize differences in listening
WOMEN
• To understand
• Like complex
• Highly perceptive
• Attentive, eye contact
• Signals agreement
MEN
• To take action
• Like concise, unambiguous
• Don’t recognize
• Less, glances,
• Switch topics
Purpose
Preferences
List. Awareness
NV
Interrupt
Listen and think critically
• Analyzing the speaker, the situation, and the speaker’s ideas to make
critical judgments about the message being presented
• Situation: staff meeting after a huge layoff
• Source credibility: perception of competence
• Message
• Data: facts and evidence
• Claim: Overall point
• Warrant: Reasoning made for bridge b/w data and claim
Use nonverbal communication effectively
• Demonstrate bodily responsiveness (head nods, etc.)
• Lean forward
• Use direct body orientation and open po ...
Palestine last event orientationfvgnh .pptxRaedMohamed3
An EFL lesson about the current events in Palestine. It is intended to be for intermediate students who wish to increase their listening skills through a short lesson in power point.
Embracing GenAI - A Strategic ImperativePeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
The Roman Empire A Historical Colossus.pdfkaushalkr1407
The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
Culturally, the Romans were eclectic, absorbing and adapting elements from the civilizations they encountered, particularly the Greeks. Roman art, literature, and philosophy reflected this synthesis, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Latin, the Roman language, became the lingua franca of the Western world, influencing numerous modern languages.
Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
Acetabularia Information For Class 9 .docxvaibhavrinwa19
Acetabularia acetabulum is a single-celled green alga that in its vegetative state is morphologically differentiated into a basal rhizoid and an axially elongated stalk, which bears whorls of branching hairs. The single diploid nucleus resides in the rhizoid.
Synthetic Fiber Construction in lab .pptxPavel ( NSTU)
Synthetic fiber production is a fascinating and complex field that blends chemistry, engineering, and environmental science. By understanding these aspects, students can gain a comprehensive view of synthetic fiber production, its impact on society and the environment, and the potential for future innovations. Synthetic fibers play a crucial role in modern society, impacting various aspects of daily life, industry, and the environment. ynthetic fibers are integral to modern life, offering a range of benefits from cost-effectiveness and versatility to innovative applications and performance characteristics. While they pose environmental challenges, ongoing research and development aim to create more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives. Understanding the importance of synthetic fibers helps in appreciating their role in the economy, industry, and daily life, while also emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and innovation.
Macroeconomics- Movie Location
This will be used as part of your Personal Professional Portfolio once graded.
Objective:
Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
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Chapter 5 ambiguity
1. Asking the Right Questions
Chapter 5
What Words or Phrases are Ambiguous
2. HELPFUL WEBSITE FOR CHAPTER 5
http://critical-readings.blogspot.com/2010/10/guide-to-critical-reading-what-words-or.html
3. What does the word ambiguous
mean?
• A term or phrase is ambiguous when its
meaning is unclear
• It is the existence of multiple meanings of a
word or phrase
4. Tourism is getting out of control. Tourism can be good for the economy, but it
can also harm the locale and its residents. We need to do more to regulate
tourism. If we keep allowing these people to do whatever they please, surely
we as residents will suffer.
5. The Confusing Flexibility of Words
• The English language is
very complicated
• Words can have
multiple meanings in
different context
8. OURBRAND SLEEP AID: WORKS GREAT
IN JUST 30 MIN!!!
WHAT IS THE AMBIGUOUS
TERM/PHRASE?
Issue: What sleep aid should you buy? Conclusion (implied): Buy OurBrand Sleep Aid
9. No-Pain is the extra strength pain
reliever
How to find and keep a good man
11. example
• We absolutely must put
limits on tanning.
Tanning is a substantial
health risk with severe
consequences. Studies
have shown that those
who tan are at a higher
risk of skin diseases as a
result of tanning.
13. Context!!!!
• Look at the writer’s
background
• Look at traditional uses
of the term within the
controversy
• Look at the words or
phrases around the
possible ambiguity
14. Example: Let’s say you found the words “human
rights” in an essay
• You should
automatically think
what rights are those.
15. Her Definition of human rights
• Her definition of human
rights would differ from
ours.
• She had in mind: to be
employed, receive free
health care, and obtain
adequate housing.
16. example
• The amusement park has given great
satisfaction to most of its customers. More
than half of the people surveyed agreed that
the park had a wide variety of games and rides
and that they would return to the park soon.
17. Ambiguity, Definitions, and the Dictionary
• The meaning of terms should come in three
forms:
Synonyms, examples, or definition by
specific criteria
• Ex. Anxiety
feeling nervous, the candidate is nervous,
or it is when a feeling of discomfort and
increased sensitivity of the nervous system
18. Using a Dictionary
• Definitions are not
always helpful when
clearing up ambiguity
19. example
• The quality of education at this university is
not declining. In my interviews, I found that an
overwhelming majority of the students and
instructors who responded saw no decline in
the quality of education here.
20. When looking up “quality” in the dictionary. . .
• It shows excellence or
superiority
• These are synonyms
that, unfortunately, lead
us to uncertainty
• You must go back to
searching the author’s
background
21. Ambiguity and Loaded Language
• Certain words/phrases
have strong emotional
meanings
• They are used to pull
you in
• Loaded language is
usually ambiguous
• Be aware-it is appealing
to your emotions
22. A Few Examples. . .
• Which do you believe is a greater threat to
society: global warming or climate change?
• Would you be more likely to vote for tax relief
rather than a tax cut?
• Would you be more willing to vote for the
reduction of death taxes than estate taxes?
23. Limits
• You cannot catch or
correct all ambiguity
• If we have searched and
asked critical questions
and still have questions,
we must set aside the
argument
24. Ambiguity in your writing
• Avoid ambiguity in your reasoning
• Carefully define terms for your audience
• Provide specific examples
• Never assume your audience knows