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201--Speech 2nd Period

"Ok, gang. I'm CJ. This term you will be learning the art of rhetoric as well as effective tools for public speaking. There's nothing like doing to get you into this, so prepare to take notes."

Pacing back and forth, she lectures for a few minutes.

"The essence of rhetoric, according to Aristotle, is finding and utilizing, in a given situation, the available means of persuasion. To do this, there are tools. Ethos, Pathos, and Logos. Get used to these words, you'll be hearing them a lot. Ethos pertains to the character of the speaker. Are you knowledgable? Trustworthy? A stuttering, stammering imbecile? Then there you go. Pathos is an appeal to the emotions of the audience. Reading your audience is key...in what ways can you use their emotions to your advantage? Logos is the logical appeal...facts, figures, common knowledge."

She sips her coffee and waits for them to catch up.

"These three are the backbone of what we will be doing in class. Now, to see where you're at...write me a speech. 3 to 5 minutes. Introducing yourself. Oughta be more interestinmg than the usual 'stand up and tell me your name' thing. If you need help, want to talk, are curious why D'Artangnen isn't included with the three...I'm here to teach you and I'm not psychic, so you have to ask. Ok, Go."
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301--InterComm 3rd period

"Alrighty then. This term's going to be a little different, I'm guessing, because you've been here for a few months already. I'm assuming you know each other, and if you don't, then shame on you.

How we communicate is key. In this class, the basis of our discussions will focus on the sender/message/receiver paradigm. This means that for every attempt to communicate, there are three phases that much be negotiated for said communication to happen. In order for accurate assimilation of a message, theseder and the reciever have to have the same modes of understanding.

Going easy on you, easing you in...please tell me one time when communication went wrong for you...the person who was receiving got the wrong message. Then we'll see if we can figure out what you should have done differently. Go.

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Lisa seems frustrated writing her speech.

"My name is Lisa Cuddy.

I want to be a doctor someday.

My mother's a doctor. My father's a doctor. My father's father is a doctor. My mother's father is a doctor.

You get the point.

But as much as I love the field of medicine, I don't. I'm sure there will be a time when I'm totally comfortable making medical decisions, or maybe not, maybe you never truly get comfortable doing it, but at least there will be a time when I accept the fact I have to make medical decisions, and come to terms with it.

I know that I can be a better doctor that most of the schmucks in med school right now.

And some people hate hospitals, but I love them. I love the constant reminders of life, even in the face of illness and death. The thrum of EKGs, and the sterile, yes, but clean walls, and the face of a mother holding her newborn for the first time. I know it's strange, but I feel like I belong there.

But... when I was young, before she passed away, my grandmother used to call me Prietzteh. It means princess, and not in the good way. I used to hate it, but I think she was right. Because I erect towers for myself and I'm a little reluctant to leave them. Even here in this town, everyone else adjusts to the abnormal and bizarre, and I don't.

And I think that maybe, that's what I'll end up being. All alone in a tower. Because I love medicine, but I don't know if I can deal with someone's life being truly in my hands. So what's the alternative for people like me? Nice, fortified walls covered in degrees and commendations."

And the end of the essay were some scratched out passages, but they were unreadable due to Lisa's bad handwriting.

"Lisa? Can I help?"

"Do you have any extra speeches lying around?" Lisa says with a rueful smile.

"That would be a no. But you'll do fine. What have you got so far?"

Lisa hands Ms. Cregg the copy of her speech. "Umm, that. It's not very polished. I think I have some transition issues as well. And cliche issues. And... problems, in general. I'm not really a writer. I over-analyze."

Reading it over twice, she takes her pen and scratches out a couple passages, redundant wording, and offers a couple suggestions. "THose are only suggestions, take them or leave them. This one is supposed to be your pure voice...so if you use cliches and over-analyse, go for it."

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