This thrilling account of the daring
espionage and killings carried out by both sides on Dublin’s streets during the
War of independence is vividly brought to life by Dominic Price using
eyewitness testimonies and war diaries. Price reveals their meticulous research
into guerrilla tactics employed by the Cubans in their War of Independence, the
2nd Boer War and General von Lettow-Vorbeck against the British in
east Africa. He shows Collins and the Dublin Brigade’s desperate methods;
improvised explosive devices, chemical weapons.Their sacrifice and determination to bring to birth Irish freedom is well
recorded in this intimate and poignant book.
Extract:
‘The Squad never questioned Collins’
reasons for having someone killed. Mick Collins, as far as members of the squad
were concerned, ‘was the kind of man it was easy to trust’ … The risks and
danger experienced by his operatives affected Collins greatly and he could
visualise their suffering. Eamon Broy, who spent a lot of time with the
Director of Ira intelligence, related how Collins described events:
Collins had such a remarkable power of description that, listening to
him, one could form a
vivid mental picture of the occurrences he described. For instance, in his
account of the tortures of
Hales and Harte in West Cork,
the impression he created was a vivid as if one actually saw the
pliers being used to tear the
flesh from the victim. These tortures were inflicted by the British
Army long before the Black
and Tans came to the country. As a result of his treatment Harte went insane.’
It will be recorded on videotape in front of the class. A suggestion would be to do your presentation on your report in your previous assignment where you have already done a lot of the work and where the topic is fresh in your mind and you have your primary and secondary data researched already. You don’t have to though, you can pick another topic if you wish however it must revolve around an industry you are interested in starting a career in. Make sure you know when you are up as it may be difficult to reschedule you without advance notice. If you can’t make the date, swap with someone who will.
This assignment demonstrates your listening and speaking skills. A lot more information can be found onhttp://www.irish21stcenturystudents.blogspot.com/if you look up the Digital Presentations subject covered on this blog
Listening and Speaking - Oral Presentation Skills (To include non-verbal and visual
communication)
o Learners should make a presentation of 5 – 10 minutes in duration.
o The presentation should be on a topic related to a career path you are interested in .
o It should include appropriate visual supports.
o It should include a question and answer session at the end of the presentation.
o It should assess the learner’s ability to communicate to a group of people
effectively.
o The presentation should be recorded on visual recorder.
Assessment Criteria
• Evidence of thorough preparation and rehearsal 3
• Clear structure with beginning, middle, end and linking 3
• Interest sustained, very good rapport with the audience, presentation
tailored to environment, and suitable visual supports used 3
• Good voice control, with variety of tone, clarity of diction and pace, body
language, gesture, stance all excellent 3
• Ability to interpret and respond appropriately to questions asked 3
You will be asked at least 10 questions How important are the following when delivering a presentation?
• Clarity of voice, pitch, tone, volume
• Pace, speed, articulation
• Body language used in a formal and informal context
• Formal v informal language
• Confidence
• The environment
• Visual communication
• Posture
• Clothing
• Facial expression
• Body language
Why do we present?
• To educate
• To advertise
• To inform
• To aid meaning
• To express ideas
• To persuade
Useful Powerpoint Presentation video tutorials
HOW TO Give a Great Presentation - 7 Presentation Skills and Tips to Leave an Impression
The video below provided by Microsoft Europe shows the potential and advantages of Powerpoint 2010
Youtube Video:Powerpoint 2010: The Possibilities - Duarte HD
Curious about inserting a movie into a presentation?The tutorial below shows you how to do it in Powerpoint 2007. Youtube Video: PowerPoint 2007: Inserting a Movie into a Presentation
Curious about how to create a really good powerpoint? Have a look at the video below to help guide you. It concerns how to create create presentations rather than bad ones.
Youtube Video: How to create an Awesome PowerPoint presentation
Answering questions after your presentation can appear daunting as you do not know what it is you will be asked. There is only so much that can be prepared. Youtube Video: Ep 10. How To Answer Questions On Your Presentation - Presentation Skills - Public Speaking
Universal facial expressions signify anger, fear, sadness, joy and disgust. Thus, if you smile frequently you will be perceived as more likable, friendly, warm and approachable. Smiling is often contagious and a person will react favorably. We have 250,000 facial expressions.
Your eye-contact can give clear indicators regarding whether you are telling the truth or not.Have a look at these 2 short video clips to see what I mean:
Youtube Video
Anthony Weiner Scandal: Body Language Similarities to Bill Clinton, Tiger Woods, Elliot Spitzer
-Your posture–including the pose, stance and bearing of the way you sit, slouch, stand, lean, bend, hold and move your body in space affects the way people perceive you.
-Mirroring the other person in your posture style, where your left side complements their right side can increase the likelihood of a favourable perception of the communicator.
-Displaying a forward lean or a decrease in a backwards lean also signify positive sentiment during communication.
A gesture is a non-vocal bodily movement intended to express meaning. They may be articulated with the hands, arms or body, and also include movements of the head, face and eyes, such as winking, nodding, or rolling one's eyes.
If you fail to gesture while speaking, you may be perceived as boring, stiff an unanimated.
Touches that can be defined as communication include handshake, holding hands, kissing (cheek, lips, hand), back slapping, give five, a pat on the shoulder, and brushing an arm. The meaning conveyed from touch is highly dependent upon the context of the situation, the relationship between communicators, and the manner of touch.
The Portfolio of Assessment is worth 40% of your final mark. Students are required to produce an online learners record which engages and reflects on theories and practice acquired in the subject of Multimedia Communications.
The marking scheme of this learners record is as follows:
Charting the student's learning experience, whether in media, film or research 20
A reflection and evaluation of Communication Theory and practice 20
Here is a clip regarding how to create a blog through blogger
There are a number of models that students will need to familiarise themselves with in Multimedia Communications. Human communication exchanges information through a medium.
Communications theory
The word communication means to share, impart or make common. It comes from the Latin word communicaire. Communication is an active process that is continually changing and evolving. How well we communicate is often determined by how easily we can share or impart information or find common ground with other people.
Language changes overtime and someone like Shakespeare may have difficulty understanding “textspeak”. Everytime we speak we put together a selection of words we may have never used before. 2 people communicating with each other may have no idea where they will end up in conversation.
What Reasons Do We Have to Communicate?
-Survival
-Co-operation
-Personal needs
-Relationships
-Persuasion
-Power
-Societal needs
-Economy (buying and selling)
-Information
-Making sense of the world
-Decision making
-Self-expression
Discuss in class examples of the reasons for communication as highlighted above. Can you give a real world example as to why any of the points above are reasons to communicate?
For Communication to be Effective:
-Effective communication is about conveying your message to others clearly and minimising dangers for misinterpretation
Example of how information can be misinterpreted
-Effective communication is also about receiving information from others, with minimal distortion
What is the communication process?
The communication process is an important process by which humans communicate with each other.
There are THREE basic elements which are central to the communication process.
1. The audience
2. The Message you want to share
3. The Channel of communication
Communication Theory Definitions
Message: The information you want to communicate Encoding: The process of transferring info you wish to communicate into a form that can be sent and decoded at the other end. Encoding is is the process by which information from a source is converted into symbols to be communicated Channel: The method used to communicate eg face to face meetings, telephones & video conferencing, letters, emails, memos, reports Decoding: the process of transforming information from one format into another, usually information sent from the sender. Receiver: Must understand your message and is at the receiving end of the communication channel. They receive decoded messages or info from the sender. Sometimes, the receiver has to decode the message themselves
Example of positive feedback
Feedback: is the verbal and nonverbal reaction to a communicated message. Close attention to feedback can give the sender confidence that the message is understood. Feeding back part of the output so as to increase the input is positive feedback; feeding back part of the output in such a way as to partially oppose the input is negative feedback.
Context: the relevant constraints of the communicative situation that influence language use, language variation, and discourse. This may include the surrounding environment or broader culture (corporate culture, international culture). It can be the surroundings, circumstances, environment, background, or settings which determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of the message
A famous still image of John McCain taken out of context in the last US election
In order for the transfer of information to qualify as communication, the recipient must understand the meaning of the information transferred to them. If the recipient does not understand the meaning of the information conveyed to them, communication has not taken place.
Shannon and Weaver's communication model
As you can see in the example below, Communicator A is sending a message to Communicator B through a medium (channel). The message is transferred through the medium and received by Communicator B. Communicator B decodes the message, understands the message and sends it back to Communicator A. Meaningful communication has taken place if the information exchanged occurs in a common manner of language that both Communicator A and B understands.
How the audience, message and channel elements factor into the communication process:
The Communication Process
Lets say the person on the left in the diagram above wants to send a message to the person the right.The man on the left has to decide what language the man on the right will need in order to understand the message.Also the man on the left has to take into account societal factors such as the relationship between them and the context of the message These 3 factors of language, relationship with each other as well as the context of the conversation will influence the tone of their conversation. Next, the appropriate channel needs to be selected to communicate the message. Typical channels of communication include: Writing, face-to-face speaking, having a telephone conversation, video-call, email, fax, SMS or even through instant online messaging providers such as Instant Messenger.The man on the right may give feedback to the man on the left to further his understanding of the message and having more clarity regarding the appropriate response.
Here is a video which uses the model of a message sent through a paper aeroplane to demonstrate the communication process:
Berlo's Communication Model
In 1960, David Berlo expanded on Shannon and Weaver's model of communication. It takes into account the emotional aspect of the message. Berlo's model of communication operates on the SMCR model
S=Source
M=Message
C=Context
R=Receiver
