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Hi,
This is from Bill Sonnenschein, the instructor for E291B-1 Speaking for Management. Hello all. And welcome in advance. I want to pass on some information to you to prepare you for the first class session. Class will meet on February 3 & 24, 2001, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The time is very short for a speech course. I am asking you to prepare a little before the first session, to assure you get as much as you can out of the course. Please come to the first day of class with a prepared persuasive speech (a speech that moves the audience to action). The speech should be three to five minutes in length, and on a topic you feel very strongly about. I do not care if the topic concerns business. It could be political, social, moral, or even spiritual. The most important thing is that you believe strongly in the message. Leaders must learn to speak "from the heart." The focus of the course will be on speaking in a business context, but it is important to speak with feeling first, and learn to transfer that skill to a business context. I do not care if you write the speech out, or create an outline and rehearse giving the speech extemporaneously. The idea is to be prepared. I will talk about delivering from a manuscript as well as the advantages of extemporaneous speaking as part of one lecture. You may also want to buy a blank video tape. You will not need it till the second Saturday, and even then using it will be optional. Videotaping speeches is an excellent learning tool, but can be counter-productive if students get too nervous doing it. I never use tape the first class session, and you choose if you want to be taped the second session. If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at 510-336-1239, or e-mail me at sonnen@haas.berkeley.edu. Thanks. I am looking forward to working with you. Bill ======================================================= William Sonnenschein Communications Group Faculty Haas School of Business University of California, Berkeley 510-643-8005 (Office) or 510-336-1239 (Home) =======================================================
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