The Battle within

The Summoning Dark has entered the Discworld and chosen Sir Samuel Vimes as its vessel. Thus begins the Battle within....

As a representative of 'the Dark side', the Summoning Dark strives to push Sir Samuel to take that fatal step and cross the boundaries of his own morality, ie doing things that he normally wouldn't do. Evil things. Percieved injustices, acts of malice, stupitidy and ignorance, that come with the brewing unrest in Ankh-Morpork and its surroundings only serve as fuel for the fire that the Summoning Dark is trying to light in Sir Samuel's brain, heart & soul. The only thing that stands in the way of moral corruption are the restrictions he's made himself abide by. Or is there more?

Stay tuned...

/D

Oral assignment #2

Hi again! Here comes your next assignment. Plz read carefully:

Poetry reading/storytelling:

This one is kind of simple.... What I want you to do is prepare to read a shorter text (shouldn't take more than 5 min) in front of the group. The text has to be of dramatic nature, so a poem or a short story will work just fine. Choose freely. That's it.

A couple of things to think about:

• Flow. Prepare carefully so there are no 'hiccups'
• Tempo. Don't rush it. Give the audience time to digest. Make pauses to let the story sink in and keep the listeners on the edge of their seats.
• Pronunciation. Check the pronunciation of difficult words. www.dictionary.com might help you out here.
• Intonation. Use your voice for dramatic effect.
• Body language. Live the story while you tell it. You can even use props if you want.

This assignment, along with the other one (job interview presentation), will be presented on Thursday w.16. This time I'm sure. 100%. Don't miss it!

/Daniel

I messed up!

Seems I'm going senile. The idea was to have two oral assignments, one for w.15 and one for w.16. And then and went and wrote w.16 for the first one....silly me. Sorry!

So, what we'll do is this: On Thursday w.16 there will be TWO oral presentations by each and every one of you. The first one will be the job interview presentation, and the second one will deal with the assignment described in my next post. I'll write that one later today, so please stay tuned.

Assignment w.16

Job interview presentation.

Imagine yourself 5, or maybe 10, years from now. Then imagine yourself applying for a job you really want; teacher, janitor, lead in a Hollywood blockbuster. Whatever. Your (hopefully) future employer has asked you to present yourself and your qualities to him orally. Basically, he/she wants you to explain why you’re prefect for the gig. You’ve got 5 minutes.

REMEMBER!
Ø Structure; make sure that you’ve structured your presentation so it’s easy to keep up and understand just why you’re fit for the task.
Ø Accuracy; make sure to present qualities that are relevant for the job you’re applying for.
Ø Confidence; be (or at least act) confident. Make sure that you know exactly what to say, and of course what you’re saying. Tempo, tone of voice, choice of words etc. This is perhaps what’s most important here, so prepare and rehearse carefully.

Please note that it’s perfectly fine to look into the future with eyes wide open. You don’t know exactly what kind of education, experience or qualities you’ll possess down the road, so a little bit of dreaming is not necessarily a bad thing here. Just start from the person you are today and go from there.

Presentation Thursday w.16

Good luck!

/Daniel