The document is a presentation by students in a public speaking course, highlighting their experiences, challenges, and the lessons learned under the guidance of Dr. Phil Venditti. It introduces each student speaker, discusses common stressors in public speaking, and concludes with a pop quiz on effective speech techniques. Key takeaways include the importance of engaging openings, the ideal number of main points, and the need to provide examples during speeches.

1. Challenge Accepted
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2. CMST&220
Public
Speaking
Fall 2012
@ 7:40am M/W
Multimedia Class Project
Starring…
Dr. Phil Venditti!!
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3. This Presentation Brought to
You By…
And students hopped up on
Coffee!
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4. Table of Contents
 Introducing the Student Speakers
 Stress Producers
 What Challenged Us…
 What We’ve Been Taught…
 Pop Quiz
 Final Thought

5. Introducing
the Student
Speakers!
Note to classmates: Most of
the photos shown were taken
by Dr. Phil, so no one stalk me
to my car due to a bad
picture!

6. Ray
Alex Allysa
Ernestina Inna Matt
Olivia
Patrick
Chris Linsey
Emily E&P

7. Not a student speaker!!!
Dr. Phil
What can I say about Dr. Phil…
The man knows his speeches,
he loves his students, he adores
his family and clean jokes, and
he was a great instructor.
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8. Melissa
Always friendly and
delightful, always fun to listen
to her speak.

9. Lizbeth
Made huge strides in her
speaking and never let the
difficulty of not using her native
language keep her from
succeeding!

10. Marisa
Biggest and brightest smile of
anyone in the class.

11. Alex
Blew us all away when we
found out that he was a high
school student, and he never
used that as an excuse not to
do his work.
Always wears his hat…

12. April
Always smiling and laughing,
even when she would be
speaking and anxious.

13. Matt
Always gave a unique speech
that entertained the class.
Speaking of Unique…

14. Unique
Always kept the class
laughing, even if it was during
speeches…

15. Inna
Quiet and sweet, but never let
that stop her from standing tall
and looking the class in the eye
while speaking.

16. Patrick
Although often nervous, he
always stood up straight and
looked people in the eye as he
spoke. He also spoke very
passionately with any historical
topic. And did his best to warn
people when they weren’t
making their time limit.

17. Emily
Never had a sour face in the
class. ALWAYS had a smile on her
face and always kept a positive
attitude. Whenever there was a
speed bump, she went right over
it and accelerated through.

18. Chuck
Always spoke very well, very
well studied on every speech
he gave. Very friendly and
positive when asked how other
student speakers did.

19. Ray
Very quiet seeming, but very
vocal when he feels that there
is an injustice.

20. Allyssa
Always smiles and giggles. She
has infectious enthusiasm.

21. Jake
Possibly the shyest student
when we started this course,
but now he’s one of the most
entertaining speakers.

22. Kyle
Gave a lot of speeches unlike any
other, and blew a lot of us away
when giving his demonstration
speech…
Then again, he brought his amazing
dog.
…There appear to be no pictures of
Kyle.

23. Chris
Always added a lot of
personality to his speeches. I
also believe that he was the
first student to use a video
during his speeches, which
started a trend.

24. Linsey
Always had great eye contact
with the class while speaking,
and always prepared!

25. Will
Perhaps the class’ most put
together and well-prepared
speaker. Never seemed
nervous or intimidated.

26. Max
Always a character while
speaking and thought outside
the box, ensuring that his
speeches were unlike anyone
else’s.

27. Ernestina
Was nervous every time she
spoke, but always spoke with
passion. Her speech about
bullying left several classmates
in tears.

28. Olivia
We all know her as the class
Honcha. She spent her class
hours buried in papers or
speaking with a smile.

29. Chuck
Unique
Jake
Max
April
Will Lizbeth
Melissa
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30. Xanax and a banana
required!

31. If these are the bananas
you’re thinking of, you
may have taken too many
Xanax…
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32. Stress
Producers

33. Marble
Dropping
One of the most distracting
and irritating sounds I’ve ever
heard, but it made me afraid
to say “Ummm” and other
fillers.

34. Time Keeping
The timekeeping device was
bipolar: It was either your best
friend or your worst enemy…
Some of us watched that
device more intently than we
watch the Super Bowl.

35. Bell Ringing
This wasn’t too stressful to have
for most students. But for me I
just kept thinking, “Oh my
gosh, are they going to know
what my topics are? What if I’m
not clear enough?” etc.

36. Video-Taping
Video-taping was actually pretty
fun for the ones doing it, but not
so fun for the people speaking in
front of the camera. It’s even
worse when you watch the tape
of yourself speaking…

37. Being late by 4
minutes…
I’ve never hated clapping so
much in my LIFE!
Which is why when Dr. Phil
came to a student council
admin meeting we all clapped
when he walked through the
door…felt amazing!

38. What’s the largest
stressor you ask?!

39. SPEAKING IN
GENERAL!!
Speaking is one of the most
shared fears across the United
states. Most people would rather
do math homework for 4 hours
than give a five-minute speech.
Although Allyssa doesn’t look
stressed at all…

40. What
Challenged
Us…

41. What Challenged
Me…
-Emily
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42. What Challenged
Me…
-Patrick

43. What we’ve
been taught…
Ready for a pop quiz?!

44. 1. What’s the best way to
start a speech?
A. Your name; people need to know who
you are
B. Your topic; people need to know what
you’re talking about
C. Something attention-grabbing, like a
quote
D. “Ummm”

45. Answer:
C!
 You want to start every speech with
something that will grab the audience’s
attention. Most people don’t find speeches
entertaining, so surprise them. Add a bit of
flare and personality to your speech. Start
with a joke or quote to make your speech
memorable.
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46. 2. What do you have to do
before entering Dr. Phil’s
office?
A. Bring him a Starbucks
B. Tell a clean joke to get his attention
C. Start singing, he loves singing
D. Take off your shoes

47. Answer:
D!
 Dr. Phil wants everyone to take their shoes
off before they enter his office. I’m not
exactly sure why… but TAKE OFF YOUR
SHOES!!!

48. 3. What is the best number
of main points to have in a
speech?
A. Two
B. Three
C. However many I dang well want!
D. Five

49. Answer:
B!
 Dr. Phil taught us early on in the course
that a good speech should usually have
three main points. It’s just enough to give
people an adequate amount of
information, but not too much to be
grueling.

50. 4.What do you need to
repeat in your conclusion?
A. Your three main points
B. Your three main points, your name, and
your topic
C. You don’t repeat anything; you wouldn’t
want people thinking you’re stuttering
D. Say “Thank you!” You don’t want people
thinking you’re rude

51. Answer:
B!
 At the end of your speech you want to
repeat your three main points, your name,
and your topic. It’s a great way of
reiterating what you’ve gone over, so it’s
fresh on everyone’s minds.

52. 5. What should you always
provide while speaking?
A. An example
B. Your Social Security number
C. Your life story
D. Why you took the course

53. Answer:
A!
 Always,always give an example. It’s a
great way of breaking down what you’re
saying, adding a personal
touch/personality, and taking up some
time.

54. Thanks!
 We’llleave you with Dr. Phil’s favorite
saying, “The good is the enemy of the
better.”

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