Communication - Thursday, Period 5

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"As I told you last week, this week's class is about public speaking. Public speaking is an important part of communication in that it trains you to organise your thoughts effectively and allows you practice at speaking in front of people you otherwise wouldn't be comfortable with.

If you haven't prepared your speech and can't get it done by the time it's your turn to speak, then this week you'll be getting a lesson in improvisation. If you have a serious problem with this assignment, I'll be at the back of the room. Feel free to come and speak with me."

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With your dorkiest icon!

Talk Amongst Yourselves

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In case you want to.

Speech Time!

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Deliver your speech on any topic you'd like. It doesn't have to be long. The character can have made it up on the spot if that's their thing or have it prepared. Feel free to handwave, as always.

Talk to Thursday

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She's at the back of the classroom with a piece of paper and a pen taking notes.

OOC

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Hit me with your best shot!

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Jeff Murdock

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Jeff nearly tripped over himself making his way to the back of the class.

"I left my brain at home!" he greeted her. Pause. "Not in a jar! I don't keep my brain in a jar, obviously, or my notes. Why would I keep my notes with my brain in a jar? That would just be mad."

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Chris Halliwell

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eeeeeee!!! comment editing!!!!!!!

*is a dork*

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

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Chris listened attentively to all the speeches while mentally rehearsing his own.

Re: Speech Time!

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Chris gave a speech on the responsible use of magic.

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John Sheppard

Re: OOC

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FIRE AWAY!

Crap. Now that song will be in my head ALL DAY LONG!

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

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John had forgotten about assignments this week. While others took their turns, he decided on a topic he could improvise.

Re: Speech Time!

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John improvised a speech about why Daylight Savings Time is completely unnecessary. This mostly involved how it messed up his internal clock rather than actual, you know, research.

Re: Talk to Thursday

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"Some of the most interesting people I know are mad," Thursday replied, not having ever fully experienced a Jeff moment. "If you didn't prepare anything, you're welcome to improvise."

Re: OOC

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That was my intention. If you happen to see Hammie today, please direct her to this thread so she can get the earworm. Payback for Skullcrusher Mountain!

Re: OOC

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I didn't really have any reason to edit that comment, but I wanted to anyway just to try it out :D

Re: Talk to Thursday

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"No, no, no, no," Jeff rambled, "That would be very bad. Improvising, I mean, not so much the mad. I wouldn't want to insult your friends! I just also wouldn't want to give anyone whiplash."

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"Whiplash?" Oh look, she was getting it from Jeff's style of talking anyway. Funny that.

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"You know, sometimes you're talking to someone--" Jeff was trying very hard not to look at Thursday, as looking at women tended to make this worse, "Or a woman, and it gets very lengthy, and you start to... associate. That's when the conversational whiplash effect strikes."

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Andrew Wells

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Andrew hadn't prepared anything, so he totally got up and talked about the first thing that came to mind: dead languages. Specifically, he talked about a poem he had just translated from Coptic Egyptian about two male warrior lovers.

He drew diagrams on the board to illustrate some of the finer points.

Re: Talk to Thursday

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"I see." She only understood because of knowing the Cat Formerly Known As Cheshire for so long. In fact, Thursday thought that the Cat and Jeff would probably get along quite well and muddle each other until the end of time if given half a chance. "What if you focus on one of your male friends in the class and pretend you're talking to him instead? Would that help?"

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Jeff had a very important point about that. "But what if I end up saying 'breasts' accidentally?"