Reflection
What I knew
Most of the things I discussed in the Ted Talk were things I was already aware of. I mostly discussed things that I knew on my own due to how important this topic was to me because of how much I care about music. I was honestly shocked after the Ted Talk because one of my fellow students didn't know anything about John Lennon that i discussed in the video. It was kind of shocking that so few people knew about it because it was my understanding that people were already aware of the things he did.
Why I selected this Topic.
This topic mattered to me because the two things I like most are probably music and then politics. While most people prefer to leave politics out of music I think that its impossible to separate the two. By making excuses about the artists you love, you are making a political statement because you're standing by someone who did something wrong, therefore justifying that behavior. I felt that it was important for me to convince people that they need to view their music as part of a bigger picture. You can't just listen to music and pretend it was made in a vacuum. I felt that people need to understand the connections between music and real life in order to see when an artist's influence wipes off on you.
What I learned -Research
While I was researching the most rewarding part was probably finding little facts, stories, and songs that backed up my argument because I felt that if I could provide real life stories, the speech would hit harder. The most useful part of my research was definitely the musical examples because they took what I said and brought it into the real world. The source I got the most information from was the Aerosmith song "Dude Looks like a Lady". This source was important because I think it illustrated my point really well about how toxic ideas can become acceptable when they are in a catchy song. I didn't learn anything new because the arguments that i made came from myself. I'm not gonna lie, I wasn't very productive in class and was often working on other projects.
What I learned -Presentation
Anxiety and the slides were the two hardest things about giving this speech. I also stumbled through a lot of the things I wanted to say because I wasn't as prepared as I should have been. I rehearsed very little, i had an idea about everything I wanted to say and was very passionate about it. which is normally all you need to make a pretty good speech but I could have prepared a lot better. I'm pretty proud about how I did but I still could have done a lot better. I need to prepare more in terms of practicing my speech and how it plays into the slides.
What did the Audience Learn
The message I tried to impart on the audience was for them to change the way they think about musical artists. Simply based on the facial reactions I could tell that I made everyone feel some type of way. I could tell that the things I told them had some influence but i can't say whether or not it deeply changed the way they look at things.
Advice
I would strongly advise that any students taking this class start their speech early and practice from the start. If they can find a topic they are genuinely interested in its important for them to be prepared. Its not a good feeling to be passionate about a topic and to have your speech fail.
Most of the things I discussed in the Ted Talk were things I was already aware of. I mostly discussed things that I knew on my own due to how important this topic was to me because of how much I care about music. I was honestly shocked after the Ted Talk because one of my fellow students didn't know anything about John Lennon that i discussed in the video. It was kind of shocking that so few people knew about it because it was my understanding that people were already aware of the things he did.
Why I selected this Topic.
This topic mattered to me because the two things I like most are probably music and then politics. While most people prefer to leave politics out of music I think that its impossible to separate the two. By making excuses about the artists you love, you are making a political statement because you're standing by someone who did something wrong, therefore justifying that behavior. I felt that it was important for me to convince people that they need to view their music as part of a bigger picture. You can't just listen to music and pretend it was made in a vacuum. I felt that people need to understand the connections between music and real life in order to see when an artist's influence wipes off on you.
What I learned -Research
While I was researching the most rewarding part was probably finding little facts, stories, and songs that backed up my argument because I felt that if I could provide real life stories, the speech would hit harder. The most useful part of my research was definitely the musical examples because they took what I said and brought it into the real world. The source I got the most information from was the Aerosmith song "Dude Looks like a Lady". This source was important because I think it illustrated my point really well about how toxic ideas can become acceptable when they are in a catchy song. I didn't learn anything new because the arguments that i made came from myself. I'm not gonna lie, I wasn't very productive in class and was often working on other projects.
What I learned -Presentation
Anxiety and the slides were the two hardest things about giving this speech. I also stumbled through a lot of the things I wanted to say because I wasn't as prepared as I should have been. I rehearsed very little, i had an idea about everything I wanted to say and was very passionate about it. which is normally all you need to make a pretty good speech but I could have prepared a lot better. I'm pretty proud about how I did but I still could have done a lot better. I need to prepare more in terms of practicing my speech and how it plays into the slides.
What did the Audience Learn
The message I tried to impart on the audience was for them to change the way they think about musical artists. Simply based on the facial reactions I could tell that I made everyone feel some type of way. I could tell that the things I told them had some influence but i can't say whether or not it deeply changed the way they look at things.
Advice
I would strongly advise that any students taking this class start their speech early and practice from the start. If they can find a topic they are genuinely interested in its important for them to be prepared. Its not a good feeling to be passionate about a topic and to have your speech fail.
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