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Introduction to Speech Communication (CMN 1310/1390)

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February 2012

Quote of the Month

“Knowing one’s self is the beginning of all wisdom.” -- Aristotle

Tip of the Month

You cannot manage what you do not measure. As we progress beyond our first set of speeches, let us remember to learn from what we did well as well as the things that we can improve. Knowing our strengths and weaknesses is a vital element of strong public speaking. If we learn from our strengths and mistakes and apply that knowledge, we can only get better.

Speech of the Month

In this speech from the movie Any Given Sunday, Tony D'Amato (played by Al Pacino) pumps up his team by letting them know that football – like life – is a game of inches. He reminds us that “the inches we need are all around us.” Much like football and life, giving speeches is a battle of inches. As we progress throughout the semester, we must make those tiny steps that seem like inches, because, as Coach D’Amato said, “when we add up all those inches that’s going to make the…difference between winning and losing!”