Monday, June 27, 2011

Awesome Animator - Carlos Baena

Carlos Baena is a professional animator and now a cofounder of the online school Animation Mentor, which was started in March, 2005. It was the first post-secondary school that helped students to pursue a career in animation. At the school, students work with mentors from major studios in a production-style environment, and graduate with a professional demo reel.

http://www.carlosbaena.com/

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Toastmaster - 2nd Speech

Toastmasters Speech 2: Organize Your Speech

When you speak, does your audience get it?
If your audience doesn’t grasp your message (even though your topic is one you know they are interested in), you need to rethink the way you present it. You need to organize your ideas to promote understanding.The second Toastmasters speech project addresses organizing your speech. This article of the Toastmasters Speech Series examines the primary goals of this project, provides tips and techniques, and links to numerous sample speeches.

Topic Ideas
My own Garden - Eating Fresh Foods/What you need/Plant/Nurture
Benefits of Youtube - Funny/Music Videos/Educational
YouTube has taught me many things -
Planning a Vacation - Find Great Deals/Search for Activities/Look for Restaurants
Internet Television - Hulu/Playon/Future of TV
Things Happen for a Reason - Story of where Life can take you

Outline Speech / Style
Chronological - flows with sequence..such as PAST-PRESENT-FUTURE or STEP 1-2-3
Spatial - A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a directional pattern.
Casual - shows cause/effect relationship, Hurricane forms then what.
Comparative - Persuasive speech, to convince one way or the other.
Topical - is when your speech is 'of the moment, relating to a current topic.
Problem Solution - begin with a problem and follow up with a solution.


Video Examples