Demonstration Speech Review

After reviewing my demonstration speech I noticed a lot of things. I have many weaknesses and strengths. Altogether I was happy with my speech and how everything went.

When I watched my speech on how to make silly puddy, I was pleased with some parts of my introduction. I thought I explained my topic well. I also felt I gave great reasons on the relevance of silly puddy and what it has done for health professions in hand therapy. When watching the speech, during my introduction I moved around a lot and swayed from side to side. This really irritated me and I felt I must have looked stupid moving around so much.

When I reviewed the speech I thought I maintained great eye contact with the audience. I felt I didn't look down too much only when I was in the process of making silly puddy. I felt I had great energy in the beginning and ending of the speech, but in the middle I felt that my enthusiasm level dropped, which probably made the speech boring. My body language was really bad. I could have used more hand expressions and not moved as much. Lastly, I felt my tone and volume was solid. I felt I talked loud and clear to my audience.

I used many visual aids for my speech. From watching the video, I think I used to many visual aid, which made my speech a little sloppy. I had too many things to show the class while demonstrating the process of making the puddy. However, my visual aids caught the audience's attention and got them interested in my topic.

Altogether my speech was good! If I had to do this speech again I wouldn't choose the same topic. I wanted to do water sports, but it is too hard to demonstrate that in a class room. Silly puddy isn't that important in my life, so I should have chosen something with a little more relevance. If I had the chance to do the speech over I would talk slower and not move around too much. Also I would add more fun facts in the speech to grab the audience's attention!

Peer Comment

I just finished reading Kirby's blog on the comparison of two online articles about vitamins. I learned a lot from this blog about vitamins. Her blog talks about the two opposing views on taking vitamins. One article says that vitamins should be made into a daily routine and they play a great factor in a person's health. It goes on to explain how more people eat fast foods and do not get the essential vitamins and nutrients their bodies need and that's where vitamins come in. Vitamins make up for the loss and help with sickness and keeping the body healthy! In contrast, the other online article states that humans don't really need to take a nutritional supplement. It says that always taking vitamins on a daily basis may not be beneficial. Too much of vitamins can have a bad effect on the body. I agree with her and the authors that there are two strong sides to this topic. I also agree with her that taking too many vitamins can be bad. I remember when I was little and was sick I took too many vitamins to feel better and I got even more sick. Too much of anything is bad, even if it's good for you. Altogether I completely agree with her that both articles are convincing. I would recommend taking vitamins sparingly

Blog Three: Real Food vs. Fake Food

Pollan warns us of "fake" foods, and says that we can improve our health by eating "real" foods. I find myself and my family eating more fake food with our hectic life styles. When I was a kid I use to eat real hamburgers and fries, but now I eat these foods from fast food places. The fake food version of hamburgers and fries doesn't smell at all like real grilled cheeseburgers and homemade fries. It has no smell and the burger tastes almost like rubber with a lot of grease and fat on it. The real homemade food is grilled, tasty and would melt in my mouth when I ate it. The real food also has more texture than the fake food.
The fake food provides me with little or no essential vitamins/nutrients. It is nutritionally worse than what it's trying to imitate. The burger and fries from fast food places are loaded with grease and de-fried. Sometimes fast food places will make the claim that their burgers are low in fat and carbs, but that is not at all true. I switched to the fake food version of hamburger and fries because I went to college and had fewer resources to actually grill my burger and make the homemade french fries. Also I have less time during school to make a good meal. During the summer I will return to eat the real food again because that is the time my family always grills out. It is hard to cook in college because I have little money and no cooking utensils. Dr. Leslie Van Romer supports my idea that people have less time, so they turn to fake food for the answer. She says fake food is not good for the body and it has a lot of chemicals that one does not want entering his/her body. For now, I will continue to eat my hamburger and fries at McDonalds, but sparingly. Summertime is when I will return to eating the delicious "real" food I love!

Peer Response

I currently read Erin's blog post to In Defense of Food. I completely agree with her and Micheal Pollan on what was said. Micheal Pollan talks about the Western Diet and how it is making us humans unhealthy. We now have developed a new language, which is nutrients. Whenever people grab for an item at the grocery store the first thing read is the nutrition label. We rely on too much of a foods individual components rather the food as whole. Many foods have faulty health claims. I agree with Erin's statement that people are attracted to bad foods with a health claim than to healthy food without one. More people are going to buy foods that claim to be fat free, high in fiber, no trans fat, etc. This is due to the fact that people like to read nutritional labels and if something has many healthy claims they just assume it has to be good for you.The healthy, whole foods do not contain health claims, and this causes consumers to look past these foods.
In Erin's Blog, she drew upon the fact that almost any unhealthy food can find something good about it and stick it on a label to have people assuming its healthy. She provides a link to a candy company who did just that. It was funny that a candy company would do false labeling, obviously they had to know they would have got caught! With technology and money, bad foods can try to find to something good about what they contain and spin it onto a label to attract consumers.
Altogether I completely agree with Erin's Blog. Her opinions and ideas are strong and support everything I believe. Humans need to stop looking at health claims and nutrition facts!

Post 2: Celebrity Endorsement

Pretty sure everyone loves a pair of durable jeans that lasts them for ever. Wrangler jeans do just that, and supporting Wrangler is the man, Brett Favre. My favorite football player, Brett Favre endorses Wrangler Jeans. Wrangler jeans are made for an American man who works hard. The core values of Wrangler jeans are durability, toughness and dependability. Brett Favre does many commercials supporting wrangler jeans. He started his endorsement deal in 2007 with Wrangler. The two most famous commercials are when he makes his teammates wear Wrangler jeans at football practice before the big playoff game. The second commercial is when Brett is at home, driving his lawn mower wearing Wrangler. I believe that Brett Favre is the perfect man to endorse Wrangler. He exhibits all the core values of Wrangler. He is physically and mentally tough. To be a 40-year old man and take as many hits as he does and still play through it all, he definitely fits the quality of tough and durable. Also Brett Favre stated when he took this deal that "Wrangler Jeans are a perfect fit for my lifestyle. I've always loved the brand and what it stands for, and now I am honored to be part of wrangler jeans." Wrangler jeans are fit for an American man, and Brett Favre truly represents that image. He's a typical guy that loves to be outside hunting, mowing the grass and on the field. I couldn't picture a better fit for Wrangler Jeans.
With Brett Favre as their endorser, Wrangler jeans have said their sales have climbed. They especially said that since Brett Favre had an amazing year, sales increased. They aired many commercials during his playoff run. I think as long at Brett Favre continues to play football, wrangler jean commercials will be a success. But if wrangler chooses Aaron Rodgers as their endorser, I expect them to go bankrupt. Director of marketing for Wrangler, Craig Errington said all good things about Brett. He talked about how Brett is one of the best quarterbacks to play the game and exhibits all the values Wrangler Jeans have supported throughout the years. "He is the perfect ideal spokesperson for Wrangler and we look forward to cheering him on during his season." Brett is the best person to support Wrangler Jeans and I wish him the best of luck!