The 2011 film Margin Call is a taut drama that follows several key employees in a financial services firm over the course of a 24-hour period at the brink of the 2008 economic crisis. When a lower-level risk analyst stays after hours to finish a project left behind by his boss, who was fired along with a large contingent of other employees, he learns that a likely downturn in the market will expose the firm to crippling losses. He summons a colleague and a mid-level manager back to the office to confirm his findings. Increasingly senior managers are informed of the impending crisis until the firm’s CEO, legal counsel, and the board of directors are called to an emergency meeting overnight to determine a course of action. What becomes clear, as morning approaches, is that the firm’s only chance of survival will come at the cost of most employees’ jobs and the sale of an enormous amount of securities of decreasing value to unsuspecting buyers. The implications of the sale may be felt throughout the banking industry and beyond for years, and the sales manager will have to convince his trading staff to ignore the ethical implications — if he can do so himself.
In a key scene, Sam Rogers, the sales manager, a 34-year veteran of the firm, must ignore his ethical qualms and break the bad news to his team of traders. His task is difficult because while a successful day of sales may save the firm from bankruptcy, the team’s success will also put most of the team members out of their jobs and perhaps permanently damage their careers in the financial services industry.
Notice that there is very little action in the movie other than that expressed through communication. Your task in the paper is to reflect on Sam’s task in persuading his team and how he handles it. Do you think he was effective? Was his strategy ethical? Support your answer with dialogue from the film and information from your course readings. What would you have done in Sam’s position? What would you have done as a member of his trading team?
Your answer, which should be a cohesive narrative essay of 500 to 750 words typed and double-spaced in a 12-point serif typeface like New Times Roman, Goudy, or Palatino, also can incorporate issues of appropriate or inappropriate language use, a description of the Aristotelian proofs used by Sam, the information from the group communication that occurred during the meeting of the board of directors, led by the CEO John Tuld, and the previous meeting of senior managers with Sam and risk analysts Peter Sullivan and Seth Bregman. Please include a title page (but not an abstract) in APA Style (7th edition).
Category: Public Speaking
The TED talk is speaking from a personal experience. No research is needed. I uploaded the documents of the speech planning outline and my speech ideation process.
Written Assignment 1: Public Speech Review
This is a written reflection/evaluation on a Public Speech. There must be a video recording of the speech and it must be delivered to an audience in the room. It cannot be a speech that has been delivered electronically such as through ZOOM.
It should be two pages in length or longer, and I would suggest you use 12 or 14 font/point size.
Consider the following:
Setting/Context
Where was the speech delivered (location?) Whenwas it delivered? Who is the audience? Was there anything notable about the physical setting (room size, podium, amplification)?
Content of the speech/Argument
What was the purpose/thesis of the speech?
Summarize the main points.
What evidence does the speaker use to support the main points e.g. statistics, expert testimony, definitions, examples?
Evaluate the overall strength of the speaker’s argument.
Delivery
What type of delivery did the speaker use – memorized, manuscript, cue cards? Consider the quality of the voice, projection, variety of pitch, pace, volume.
Organization
Is the speech well organized and easy to follow? Does the speaker use a specific organization pattern?
Overall
What is your assessment of the speech? (In terms of setting, content, organization and delivery?) How effective was it for you?
TOPIC: Barbara Jordan – Democratic National Convention 1976 (12 minutes)
outline first page:
Please submit a detailed outline that displays a full detailed account about what you intend to speak about. This is not a presentation outline but is an outline that shows the organization of your thoughts. The formatting follows a standard outline structure; written in complete sentences; with proper grammar, punctuation and spelling.
speech:
Speech III: Persuasive Speech: (6 – 7 minutes), 5 sources: Please get topic approval.
For this speech, you will select a cause/movement and try to persuade your
audience to join or to give up membership (Me Too, Black Lives Matter, Blue
Lives Matter, Say Her Name). Remember to include a call to action. Discuss the
pros and/or cons of the cause/movement. What is your relationship to this
cause/movement? How did the movement begin?
For the third speech in CA 107, you will present a TED Talk speech persuading your audience to take action on something you feel passionate about. When brainstorming topics, choose something you can talk about from your own personal experience. Research is not allowed. You should not need to research something you have personal experience with.
Remember, for full information about the requirements for the TED Talk speech, please see the video entitled “TED Talk Speech” above.
This Discussion Board asks you to begin the ideation process for your TED Talk speech and help your peers with their ideas for their speeches. Recalling what we learned in Week 1 and Week 5, the ideation process allows a speaker to consider and create a broad set of ideas on a given topic. Next week, you will use the information from your ideation process to compose a more detailed planning document for your third speech.
Be sure to answer all questions thoughtfully and carefully. Please write in complete sentences as this will help you explore your ideas more completely. Your ideation process should be more than 300 words.
Make your initial post by 11:59 PM, CT Thursday.
By answering the following questions, you can generate a list of potential topics for your TED Talk and narrow down your ideas to find the most compelling and impactful topic.
1. What topics are you passionate about and know a lot about? Write 2-3 topics that you feel strongly about and are eager to share with your audience. These should be topics you can speak about with authority.
2. What story can you tell? For each topic you wrote, write a sentence that is a very quick summary of a personal story or experience you can use to connect with your audience.
3. How will you make your TED Talk memorable and stand out from other presentations on similar topics? Be specific.
I want to talk about anxiety and depression.
outline first page;
Please submit a detailed outline that displays a full detailed account about what you intend to speak about. This is not a presentation outline but is an outline that shows the organization of your thoughts. The formatting follows a standard outline structure; written in complete sentences; with proper grammar, punctuation and
spelling.
then this:
Do You Know the World Around You? Part II. Culture. 4 – 5 minutes, 4 sources. In this speech, you will discuss the politics, democracy, culture, and a person of notoriety from a country that is rarely spoken about in the media (i.e. Benin Eretria, Andora, Moldova…). What kind of government do they have and the country’s status in the world? What kind of relationship does this country have with neighboring countries? What kind of foods, traditions, languages? What is the country known for? Who is an important figure in the country? Why did you choose this country?
Current Event/Persuasive Speech
You will give a 5-7 minute speech on any topic that is happening currently. Your speech topic can deal with issues happening locally, state, national, or international issues. Your topic must be controversial. One definition of controversy is a dispute, argument, or debate, especially one concerning a matter about which there is strong disagreement and especially one carried on in the public or in the press. Therefore, I do not want to hear speeches about why drinking and driving is bad or why we should recycle. These topics are important but not controversial. The point of the assignment is to persuade the audience to either act in a certain way or believe something that you believe in. Therefore, you should pick something that you feel passionate about and want to talk about. You are expected to have at least 5 sources. To receive credit for this speech, you must turn in a full-sentence outline.
Breakdown of Speech Grade
Full-Sentence Outline (50% of grade)
Must exactly follow the outline template that I gave at the beginning of the semester.
Must be typed and double-spaced.
Must use oral in-text citation every time you quote or summarize/paraphrase information that is not your own (a minimum of 5 sources).
It is due by 11:59 pm on day that you give your speech.
Works Cited Page
All citations must be in alphabetical order.
Must have at least 5 sources.
Must follow MLA format.
Failure to turn in a works cited page will result in a 0 on the outline portion of your grade.
Speech (50% of grade)
Introduction (attention getter, thesis statement, roadmap)
Body (at least 2 points, good organization, clear transitions)
Conclusion (internal summary, restate thesis, end memorably)
Verbally cite 5 sources of information (following the A or B format)
Speech must deal with a significant & relevant issue.
Delivery: Need to have good eye contact with the audience, employ vocal variety, use of speaker’s triangle and/or hand gestures, speak in a conversational and assertive/persuasive manner.
There will be a 10% deduction if you seem to just be reading your paper word for word. You are allowed to use 5 3X5 note cards.
The Argumentative Speech is incorporates critical thinking skills in developing your opinion. It is important for you to realize that this speech relies upon evidence to support your point – not simply using persuasive language and creative ideas.
You may take a persuasive position on the the topic you delivered for your informative speech. In this speech OUTLINE, you will advocate that the class take a certain position related to an issue – basically, you will take a side on an issue and develop a solution in which and can be resolved. The resolution can be of your own creation or you and explain why a previously or current solution is on that must be followed.
Remember, you are to have a great awareness for both sides of a given issue. The other point of view must be present and refuted (or state concessions). At the end of the speech, you must reinforce your thesis.
Your speech OUTLINE must also have a quote, a narrative, and a statistic.
The speech will be four to six minutes. It will also need a visual aid. (Visual aids will be discussed after spring break.)
You must use three distinct sources in your speech. As always, we are using MLA citations.
My topic is: “To Persuade my classmates that the lack of diversity within schools is an ongoing issue that requires our attention.” You will need to make sure you discuss “the problem” and Then provide a true “solution”.
Hello,
I need you to write a 3-4 page essay in APA style on a movie provided in the linked PDF instructions. The essay is due on Monday, May 6th. You can choose any movie from the list, but personally, I choose Coco (2018), Moana (2016), Black Panther (2018), or Free Guy (2021).
The essay should incorporate material from our public speaking course. I’ve included a PDF link with the chapter materials and chapter numbers to help you reference course material. If you need more information, let me know, and I can provide additional material quickly. Just to give you some background, in case you need to incorporate personal experiences, I’m a 21-year-old with a mix of American and Hispanic culture.
Thank you!
Persuade the audience that a certain fact or truth is valid and accurate.
To prepare to deliver this persuasive speech on a topic of your choice, you will first create a 3–5 page outline of the main components of your speech.