Response to Alex's Kool Aid Blog

I decided to watch Alex's posted demonstration evaluation video of a girl named Lori who presents a speech on how to make Kool Aid. After watching her speech, I learned a lot. She had a catchy introduction, she was intriguing throughout the entire speech, and had a great conclusion. I completely agree with Alex on all of her points.

Lori started her speech off with confidence and a catchy introduction on how she had finally found a perfect recipe. Also, Lori was extremely upbeat, loud, firm, and confident throughout her entire speech. It was no contest to stay interested in Lori's speech and was actually very entertaining to watch. Her conclusion was great, hitting all the main points and reiterating what she wanted to get through to the audience. It was short and to the point. Overall, I definitely gained some points worth remembering from Lori that will help with my next speech.

I also agree with Alex's point that Lori could maybe slow down and let her points sink in with the audience. I strongly believe that sometimes slowing down is effective and causes the audience to pay attention. It may even add a little drama to your speech!

Demonstration Evaluation

I found a speech on YouTube of a college student demonstrating how to build a Subway sandwich- Subway Girl. I actually found this topic to be quite intriguing, considering I always watch in awe as to how perfectly every Subway sandwich is made. I believe this speech had many positives, but also had numerous negatives that are worth pointing out. One of the negatives was that of the presenter's use of the word "like". I think using "like" every few words is very annoying and unprofessional. Also, the girl presenting was not serious enough in a way. Another notable negative was that she took too long in presenting how the meat should be put on the sandwich. Personally, I think after putting twenty-four slices of turkey on one piece at a time, it was not necessary to put twenty-four slices of ham on after that, or twenty-four slices of cucumber AND tomato. It took too long and presented a lull in her speech and caused me to lose interest for a bit. After losing interest, I found it difficult to refocus and gain interest again.

However, her voice was very clear and her visual aids were phenomenal. She spoke loudly and added some levity to her presentation, being able to make her audience laugh a couple of times. But, the negatives outweighed the positives in this demonstration speech. Overall, her demonstration was very repetitive and not worthy of six minutes. In reality, learning how to make a Subway sandwich would most likely take a maximum of three minutes.

My Technorati Search For More Info on Concussions

Of course I decided to continue my research on Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI's) in sports, also known as concussions. The information regarding concussions really intrigues me and I love to learn about it, especially since I am a victim of two concussions in less than one year. I searched "concussion" on Technorati and only came across a handful of results. However, the most interesting was that of "Brain Injury Lawyer". The posts are posted by Bruce H. Stern, a lawyer for the firm that the blog is posted by, Stark & Stark. New posts are posted almost every two days and hyperlinks to articles or data are used quite often. This blog has been running since the beginning of 2010.


http://www.braininjurylawblog.com/


I found this blog to be incredibly interesting because it shows the law side of issues with concussions. It was also exciting to read the post regarding a bill that had just been passed which states that, "The bill requires that the state Department of Education (DOE) develop an interscholastic athletic head injury safety training program, concerning the prevention, risk and treatment of sports related concussions and other brain injuries among student athletes. " It is called the "Brain Injury Awareness Act". It is great to see what is happening legally regarding concussions, especially with the issues in the NFL. This blog also goes over the importance of helmets and safety. This blog is great because it covers everything from helmets to legal bills being passed to the causes and effects of concussions. It is full of information and the reader can learn a lot. 
There is still a lot to be learned by players, parents, coaches, trainers, doctors, and the general public, in relation to concussions and the damage that can be done to someone who has suffered one to multiple concussions in their life. 

Response to Jake's Blog

I was very interested in Jake's blog post regarding Sport's Nutrition. Being an athlete, it is always appealing for me to learn new information relating to nutrition that may help me perform better in my sport. The blog that Jake had found using Technorati was very intriguing and had a professionalism to it. John Phillips, author of this blog, seems to focus in on a certain topic and then find articles that he blogs about to support that topic. For example, the information on vitamins reducing risk of heart attack. Phillips finds four articles relating to vitamins reducing risk of heart attack to support the topic. All of his posts are well researched and include a lot of information for the reader to easily learn. He also includes hyperlinks which link back to the information that supports his blog posts. It is an extremely educational blog and is also very intriguing to read, especially as an athlete.
The most intriguing topic of the blog for me to read was the post about Leptin and Ghrelin. It was extremely interesting for me because we are learning about Leptin aiding in weight loss in Zoology 101. Is it possible for overweight people to be injected with the hormone Leptin? Why does it aid in weight loss? This article and blog post allows for the reader to easily understand how the body uses the hormones Leptin and Ghrelin to control when it is full and when it is hungry.
Overall, I was very interested in Jake's blog post and was able to learn a lot from what he found through Technorati. This blog is now a bookmark on my computer!

Informative Speech

After watching my speech, I wish I had done a topic I was more interested in. Although the cookie sandwiches were delicious and an Ammerman family tradition, it was tough to talk about them for up to five minutes. If I had done something more interesting, I probably would have been more enthusiastic about the topic and had more will to talk about it. For our next speech, I will be sure to select a topic that is of more meaning and interest to me personally. It is definitely much easier to speak in front of people about something your heart is actually in.

As far as presenting goes, I think I did an overall decent job. I probably should have made more eye contact and practiced my speech a few more times than I did. I was definitely a little nervous because I get nervous speaking in front of people, but it was not too noticeable. I always say that if I could wear my hockey helmet while giving speeches and such, I would kill it...I mean I do live half my life in that helmet anyways.

http://sharing.theflip.com/session/0644b8c11fac9a7440c754bf454011ee/video/23295851

Response Madison's Blog

As it is obvious to comprehend after reading my blog discussing my opinion about the selling of organs, I completely disagree with Madison's blog response. As i have said, the selling of organs is a completely personal decision. People have the right to decide for themselves what they want to do with their bodies. If they are helping save lives, their is no problem with them selling their organs. It is also understandable for someone who is in a tight money situation to decide to sell their organs to help themselves and/or their family out. What better way to help yourself out in a situation by saving a life? It is great to save a life and get something in return that can help an individual out. Like I mentioned, it is a completely personal decision and is up to the person what they want to do with their body!