Sunday, September 23, 2012
Transitions (concept)
One of the many issues I have with public speaking is that of staying focused on what it is I'm trying to say in an organized manner. I think going through this course will definitely help me. One of the topics that caught my attention was that of transitions. By not staying focused and organized in the past, I feel that the coherence of my topic gets diluted or at times lost. This creates boredom in the minds of the audience and they seem to mentally check out. being able to flow effectively from one area of the discussion to the next through proper use of transitions is going to be challenging for me. Especially since we are supposed to do these speeches extemporaneously. By not reading right off the card, I may loose my transition words. I may be over thinking this entire thing. By reading through the chapter section on this (page 158) I'm finding myself get caught up in the specifics at the cost of losing the idea of how to use transitions. It all makes sense when I read it, but applying it may be more difficult. The research part is easy. Putting it on paper in an organized manner is not too difficult but for some reason I'm coming up with a mental block on the transitions. I'll go back over it and maybe repetition is the key. I think the phrases on page 158 are the key. I think if I can plug those in the right places, it'll all make sense when I give the speech.
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First of all Francisco Dash, I feel that your observations on the topic of transitioning are right on!
ReplyDeleteI also find it challenging when extemporaneously speaking to remember all of the transitions that help with the audience in better understanding the topic and to keep the continuity of the speech.
There have been times that I've focused so hard on the main points, meanwhile losing sight of the also important transitions that are vital for the flow of the speech.
For this reason, I am taking this opportunity to practice some of those very useful transition words and phrases from Chapter 8 right now!
In conclusion, I thank for for this opportunity to practice transitioning and wish you a good evening.
I'm not organized as well. I just get started on something them it jumps somewhere else and I just can't seem to put them in a coherent pattern. As for the mental block I suggest going over the part of the chapter about organization. It doesn't always have to be from point A to point B you can use something else besides a transition word. Like a story or some facts and statistics. Saying it all out loud also helps me with the flow. If you think your sounding to mono-toned then it might be a good idea to add some transition words, then it won't sound like your stating a bunch of facts.
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