Communication Skills I

1. Communication Skills I June 5, 2013

2. Today - final podcast episode information - narration - work on documentary

3. Final Podcast The “theme” of your final podcast episode is: Retrospective & Future - looking back & ahead

4. Final Podcast Contents: “Looking back”: - Listen to some of your previous episodes. Talk about: - What you have covered over your series - What you have learned. - What are your favorite or most memorable moments? - What are your favorite or most memorable episodes? - What would you have done differently, if you had the chance? - etc.

5. Final Podcast Contents: “Looking ahead”: - Recommendation of another podcast + host interview 1. You will recommend another group’s podcast to your audience. - Listen to Ep. 7 & 8 (or more) of that podcast. - Comment on the podcast (what are the strong points, why the audience should listen to it, etc.)

6. Final Podcast Contents: “Looking ahead”: - Recommendation of another podcast + host interview 2. You will interview one of the hosts of your recommended podcast - Choose one of the hosts to have a brief interview with. - Make sure to prepare some questions beforehand! - Ask him/her about his/her podcast: (i.e., Why this theme? How did they prepare for each episode? What was it like to work with his/her partner? etc.)

7. Final Podcast Don’t forget to tell your audience that this is your last episode. Also, make sure to thank your audience for their support these past 4 months.

8. Narration http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae_PWQfCW1Q Watch this short clip from “March of the Penguins”. - Take notes about the narrator.

9. Narration Effective narration: - Uses simple, direct language. i.e., “An expansion in the utilization of pencils was the cause of the reduction in the utilization of red ink. “ vs. “People are using less red ink because they are using more pencils.”

10. Narration Effective narration: - Is directed at a general audience Avoid personal pronouns (I, we, our, you, etc.) - The narrator is not talking directly to one person.

11. Narration Effective narration: - Language is simple but formal. Avoid slang or familiar language. i.e., “The penguins are gonna go fishin’ now.” vs. “Now, it is time for the penguins to start fishing.”

12. Narration Effective narration: - Language is simple but formal. Avoid slang or familiar language. i.e., “It is clear that the customers think the cafeteria food totally sucks.” vs.“Clearly, the customers are dissatisfied with the cafeteria food quality.”

13. Narration Effective narration: - Language is simple but formal. Avoid slang or familiar language. i.e., “We interviewed this guy, and got more information.” vs.“To get more information, one regular customer was interviewed.” Credit: warriorbeat.staradvertiserblogs.com

14. Narration Effective narration: - Narrator speaks at a medium, easy-to-follow pace.

15. Narration Effective narration: - Narrator pronounces words carefully. *Especially important for difficult words. i.e., “The reticular formation, the brain area that controls reaction time functioning…”

16. Narration Effective narration: - Narration is usually given in the present-tense. *Use past-tense only to report past events/fact.