Sophia Public Speaking

[cwendy111]

I agree; the reason why the parts were considered irrelevant was probably because you chose family members as your audience. It probably would've been better if you'd said something like "teachers" or "high school students" or something like that. Unless the Sophia text says otherwise, I'm not sure that family members qualify as an audience when writing a speech for public speaking.

One of the options they gave was a speech celebrating someone's graduation. So the audience was family.

In my community college class, we were allowed also to have family/friends as audience for one of the speeches.  I would have described audience as in terms of "demographics" (members of same family, age range) and "situational analysis" (voluntary attendance, genuine interest in celebrating the graduate).   That kind of stuff that you'd find in lessons and articles like this: https://saylordotorg.github.io/text_stan...lysis.html

I hate this class with the fire of a thousand suns.

You have probably gone on to become an outstanding public speaker by now, but this thread is cracking me up!!   I'm looking for feedback for my son, who used to be this energetic outgoing actor as a child, but now mostly just mumbles about with his head down. I don't know if Study's Comms 120 is going to fly at his CC, so I'm planning a backup at with either Sophia or Study. Likely Sophia since we are still active there. I'm gong to read on hoping to hear you passed with flying colors!!!