Adler Demac
Mrs. Guarino
Public speaking
December 16th, 2015
Blog #12
When looking back at it, public speaking was a very interesting class. I learned a lot of stuff about public speaking, and also a lot about myself. I learned how to deliver a speech confidently, and this came with getting to know people in my class. I also learned how a debate is set up, and I think I became better at arguing by debating on the go with our random topic debates. I also think that I have grown in many ways because of this class. I have obviously grown in my ability to speak publicly, but I also grew in keeping my mouth shut when I disagreed with someone. I grew in my ability to use iMovie, and that is a skill I'm glad I've improved in. I also think that I improved my ability to not be fidgety when speaking. I swayed a lot more at the beginning of the semester, and that was one of my goals. So what could I have done better or more of? My first couple of speeches were not delivered very well, but I think i was just getting used to public speaking and was nervous for some reason. Other than that I can't really think of anything that I could have done more of. Going into this class my overall goal was to become more comfortable with public speaking, and I think I accomplished that goal.
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Thursday, December 3, 2015
How to make my ted talk better
Adler Demac
Mrs. Guarino
December 3rd, 2015
Public speaking
The best ted talk ever
My ted talk is on the best looking quarterback ever, who is that you might ask? You guessed it, the legend himself, Tom Brady. But as we come closer to presenting our ted talks, it seems clear I have some polishing up to do. I will be focusing mostly on how tom Brady went against all odds, and went on to become the greatest quarterback of all time. It doesn't matter what challenge or obstacle you put in his way, he always seems to come out on top. I will use more specific examples, like how he was not being looked at by many colleges coming out of high school. Or how he was the 4th string qb going into his freshman year at Michigan, or even when he tore his acl in 2008. But first, I will give a little background on tom Brady and how he was a small town kid from San Mateo California. And how his first love was not football, but baseball. But the one thing I think I need to work on his how, and when I talk about how tom Brady overcame challenges in his life. It's not that I'm not sure what I'm going to say, but how I'm going to organize my ted talk. I think what I will end up doing is introduce my topic as " how tom Brady overcame challenges and obsticals in his life" but then I will talk for a minute or two on his achievements and statistics. Then I will jump right into how he did all this with all the odds against him. I will talk about his work ethic, and dedication got him to where he is today, and why he is such an inspiration to me and so many other people around the world. I also need to add a couple more pictures. After I have chosen all my pictures, I also need to practice my ted talk a few times so I will be able to time up my pictures with my speech and be more comfortable and confident.
Mrs. Guarino
December 3rd, 2015
Public speaking
The best ted talk ever
My ted talk is on the best looking quarterback ever, who is that you might ask? You guessed it, the legend himself, Tom Brady. But as we come closer to presenting our ted talks, it seems clear I have some polishing up to do. I will be focusing mostly on how tom Brady went against all odds, and went on to become the greatest quarterback of all time. It doesn't matter what challenge or obstacle you put in his way, he always seems to come out on top. I will use more specific examples, like how he was not being looked at by many colleges coming out of high school. Or how he was the 4th string qb going into his freshman year at Michigan, or even when he tore his acl in 2008. But first, I will give a little background on tom Brady and how he was a small town kid from San Mateo California. And how his first love was not football, but baseball. But the one thing I think I need to work on his how, and when I talk about how tom Brady overcame challenges in his life. It's not that I'm not sure what I'm going to say, but how I'm going to organize my ted talk. I think what I will end up doing is introduce my topic as " how tom Brady overcame challenges and obsticals in his life" but then I will talk for a minute or two on his achievements and statistics. Then I will jump right into how he did all this with all the odds against him. I will talk about his work ethic, and dedication got him to where he is today, and why he is such an inspiration to me and so many other people around the world. I also need to add a couple more pictures. After I have chosen all my pictures, I also need to practice my ted talk a few times so I will be able to time up my pictures with my speech and be more comfortable and confident.
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Ted talk
Tom Brady was born in San Mateo California and was a 49ers fan as a young kid. He idolized joe Montana, and played baseball, basketball, and football at his highschool. The football team was really bad at his school and the only reason he started was because the starting qb quit.He played well as a starter his sophmore and junior year, and was able to get a scholarship, and attend michigan university for football.
He didn't play until his junior year but won a majority of his games as a starter and brought the wolverines to a bowl game tat they won. He went to the nfl combine and was described as scrawny, bad in the pocket, weak thrower, and non-athletic.
In the 1999 NFL draft, tom Brady was drafted 199th overall in the 6th round by the New England patriots. Tom Brady went to owner Robert craft, and said " I'm the best move this organization has ever made".
So how did tom brady win the starting job? It was early in the regular season in 2001 and the patriots were playing the jets. Drew Bledsoe was the starting qb at that time and he roles out in the pocket and ran for the first down. He got hit by 2 jet players and left the game.
After Bledsoe went down, Tom Brady went in as the starter and never looked back, winning the Super Bowl his first year. Yea, tom Brady won the Super Bowl against Kurt Warner( a hall of famer) and the rams his first year as a starting quarterback. Tom Brady would go on to win 4 Super Bowls and appear in 6.
The patriots have been the NFL dynasty of the 21st century. Some of tom Brady's credentials include 4 Super Bowl wins 6 Super Bowl appearnces 3 Super Bowl MVPs2 league MVPs 10 pro bowl appearances 6x afc champion Comeback player of the year. Why did tom brady win comeback player of the year you might ask? Because he tore his acl in the 2009 season against the chiefs which would
hold him out the entire season.
After tearing his acl, Brady made it back to the Super Bowl but lost to Eli manning and the giants on a second consecutive game winning drive. It seemed as though Brady was past his peak and wouldn't win another championship. But, tom Brady overcame the odds once again and beat the Seattle
Seahawks in Super Bowl 49 in 2015.
Tom Brady has been critiqued all his life, but uses it as motivation. No matter what challenge he faces, he uses his competitive edge and winning mentality to overcome the non-believers. Many people may call tom Brady a cheater or a liar, but the fact of the matter is, people are going to hate the best, and tom Brady is the best.
I personally have used tom Brady as a source of motivation, because if tom Brady can overcome a torn acl, being looked past in the draft, barely winning the starting job as a senior at Michigan, and losing 2 of the 6 superbowls he has appeared in, then anything is possible. For me, tom Brady is the person I idolize, but for you, it might be somone else. I challenge you to go out and find somebody that you strive to be like, because if you have any type of figure that you look up to, it makes it a lot easier to decide what type of person you want to be.
He didn't play until his junior year but won a majority of his games as a starter and brought the wolverines to a bowl game tat they won. He went to the nfl combine and was described as scrawny, bad in the pocket, weak thrower, and non-athletic.
In the 1999 NFL draft, tom Brady was drafted 199th overall in the 6th round by the New England patriots. Tom Brady went to owner Robert craft, and said " I'm the best move this organization has ever made".
So how did tom brady win the starting job? It was early in the regular season in 2001 and the patriots were playing the jets. Drew Bledsoe was the starting qb at that time and he roles out in the pocket and ran for the first down. He got hit by 2 jet players and left the game.
After Bledsoe went down, Tom Brady went in as the starter and never looked back, winning the Super Bowl his first year. Yea, tom Brady won the Super Bowl against Kurt Warner( a hall of famer) and the rams his first year as a starting quarterback. Tom Brady would go on to win 4 Super Bowls and appear in 6.
The patriots have been the NFL dynasty of the 21st century. Some of tom Brady's credentials include 4 Super Bowl wins 6 Super Bowl appearnces 3 Super Bowl MVPs2 league MVPs 10 pro bowl appearances 6x afc champion Comeback player of the year. Why did tom brady win comeback player of the year you might ask? Because he tore his acl in the 2009 season against the chiefs which would
hold him out the entire season.
After tearing his acl, Brady made it back to the Super Bowl but lost to Eli manning and the giants on a second consecutive game winning drive. It seemed as though Brady was past his peak and wouldn't win another championship. But, tom Brady overcame the odds once again and beat the Seattle
Seahawks in Super Bowl 49 in 2015.
Tom Brady has been critiqued all his life, but uses it as motivation. No matter what challenge he faces, he uses his competitive edge and winning mentality to overcome the non-believers. Many people may call tom Brady a cheater or a liar, but the fact of the matter is, people are going to hate the best, and tom Brady is the best.
I personally have used tom Brady as a source of motivation, because if tom Brady can overcome a torn acl, being looked past in the draft, barely winning the starting job as a senior at Michigan, and losing 2 of the 6 superbowls he has appeared in, then anything is possible. For me, tom Brady is the person I idolize, but for you, it might be somone else. I challenge you to go out and find somebody that you strive to be like, because if you have any type of figure that you look up to, it makes it a lot easier to decide what type of person you want to be.
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Research for ted talk
Adler Demac
Ted talk research
November 18th 2015
Mrs. Guarino
My research is better than yours
When choosing my ted talk subject, I wanted to pick a subject that I would have to do minimal research on. So, I decided I would do tom Brady. I have been watching tom Brady, and doing research on him my whole entire life. I don't understand why people in our class are doing these weird topics when they could just pick something that they know very well.
So, the first way that I have researched tom Brady is by missing zero of his games since I have been around 7 years old. I think the best way to research an athlete is to watch him play in his sport. When watching tom Brady, you can tell about his life, and all the troubles he has gone through. He shows that chip on his shoulder, and the way that he is always striving for excellence. Also, tom Brady is the so called " star " athlete on the patriots so the people who are broadcasting the game are always talking about his backstory and where he came from. I have learned that he has the most post- season wins in history, he has the most wins in history, and that he is an enormous stud. So that is the first way that I have researched my hero, but to learn more about tom, I had to go deeper.
The next way I researched tom Brady was by looking up his younger life on the internet. I then clicked on his Wikipedia article and found myself with a boat load of information about tom Brady as a child! I found out that he was born in San Mateo California, he attended high school at juniper highschool and didn't start to play football until he was a freshman in high school. I also learned that he was a varsity athlete in not only football, but basketball and baseball as well! Not only was he a three sport athlete, but he was a hall of famer at his high school as well. Plus, he got drafted for baseball out of high school, but decided to go to the university of michigan and peruse his football career.
So now I had tom Brady's young life researched, so I had to figure out his draft process into the nfl. The way I researched this was by watching the Brady 6. This is a documentary about tom Brady and how he was drafted in the 6th round and 199th overall, and the fact that he had 6 quarter backs drafted in front of him in that draft. I learned about how he was very overlooked because of his poor physical features, his poor arm strength, and everything else they said at the nfl combine. This gave me a great look at how tom Brady was looked at by all the scouts coming out of college and it was awesome to learn about.
So that is basically how my research went. When I figure out how I'm actually going to do my ted talk and finish my slide show I will probably do some more research. I am just glad that I did my project on tom because I already know so much about him already. I will have a great ted talk and I'm excited for you to see it!!!
Ted talk research
November 18th 2015
Mrs. Guarino
My research is better than yours
When choosing my ted talk subject, I wanted to pick a subject that I would have to do minimal research on. So, I decided I would do tom Brady. I have been watching tom Brady, and doing research on him my whole entire life. I don't understand why people in our class are doing these weird topics when they could just pick something that they know very well.
So, the first way that I have researched tom Brady is by missing zero of his games since I have been around 7 years old. I think the best way to research an athlete is to watch him play in his sport. When watching tom Brady, you can tell about his life, and all the troubles he has gone through. He shows that chip on his shoulder, and the way that he is always striving for excellence. Also, tom Brady is the so called " star " athlete on the patriots so the people who are broadcasting the game are always talking about his backstory and where he came from. I have learned that he has the most post- season wins in history, he has the most wins in history, and that he is an enormous stud. So that is the first way that I have researched my hero, but to learn more about tom, I had to go deeper.
The next way I researched tom Brady was by looking up his younger life on the internet. I then clicked on his Wikipedia article and found myself with a boat load of information about tom Brady as a child! I found out that he was born in San Mateo California, he attended high school at juniper highschool and didn't start to play football until he was a freshman in high school. I also learned that he was a varsity athlete in not only football, but basketball and baseball as well! Not only was he a three sport athlete, but he was a hall of famer at his high school as well. Plus, he got drafted for baseball out of high school, but decided to go to the university of michigan and peruse his football career.
So now I had tom Brady's young life researched, so I had to figure out his draft process into the nfl. The way I researched this was by watching the Brady 6. This is a documentary about tom Brady and how he was drafted in the 6th round and 199th overall, and the fact that he had 6 quarter backs drafted in front of him in that draft. I learned about how he was very overlooked because of his poor physical features, his poor arm strength, and everything else they said at the nfl combine. This gave me a great look at how tom Brady was looked at by all the scouts coming out of college and it was awesome to learn about.
So that is basically how my research went. When I figure out how I'm actually going to do my ted talk and finish my slide show I will probably do some more research. I am just glad that I did my project on tom because I already know so much about him already. I will have a great ted talk and I'm excited for you to see it!!!
Sunday, November 15, 2015
Peter Pan review
Adler Demac
Mrs. Guarino
Peter Pan review
November 15th 2015
To start, I liked the vibe that I got when I walked into the blackbox. There was an electric feeling and everyone was so excited, mixed with the music and people hustling to their seats. Then the director came on and gave her little speech that everyone knew they had to hear but just wanted to see the play already. The starting scene was interesting, and I liked how the lighting put all the focus on the narrator of the play. Finally the play started and we saw the mother, the father, the daughters and the two sons. I thought that the dog was funny too( like everyone else). I liked the way that the beds were set up and I liked the way that Maddie played the little boy. Then Peter Pan came on the stage and I was a little confused where he came from. He wakes up the daughter while looking with tinker bell for his shadow. I thought that the daughter would have dated a little more surprised but that is just me. Then they take their trip to never land which is followed by a rapid scene change which is a little awkward but is really the only thing that can be done to change the scenery. I liked the way that Peter pans friends were played, and I liked the way that the pirates were played. Abby was probably the best pirate in my opinion. I liked the way that they made so many jokes about the pirates hand and when Peter tells them to let go the Indian. Speaking of the Indians, I did not understand a word they said but maybe that's how they were suppose to be played? In any case, the fighting scene was alright but Peter Pan and hook could not seem to hit each others sword, they would just swing and miss which was kind of funny but I thought they could have done a better job. The intermission came and I had to leave because I had to go and see my brother at college with my dad. I'm sure that the ending was awesome and I was as to have to leave early.
Mrs. Guarino
Peter Pan review
November 15th 2015
To start, I liked the vibe that I got when I walked into the blackbox. There was an electric feeling and everyone was so excited, mixed with the music and people hustling to their seats. Then the director came on and gave her little speech that everyone knew they had to hear but just wanted to see the play already. The starting scene was interesting, and I liked how the lighting put all the focus on the narrator of the play. Finally the play started and we saw the mother, the father, the daughters and the two sons. I thought that the dog was funny too( like everyone else). I liked the way that the beds were set up and I liked the way that Maddie played the little boy. Then Peter Pan came on the stage and I was a little confused where he came from. He wakes up the daughter while looking with tinker bell for his shadow. I thought that the daughter would have dated a little more surprised but that is just me. Then they take their trip to never land which is followed by a rapid scene change which is a little awkward but is really the only thing that can be done to change the scenery. I liked the way that Peter pans friends were played, and I liked the way that the pirates were played. Abby was probably the best pirate in my opinion. I liked the way that they made so many jokes about the pirates hand and when Peter tells them to let go the Indian. Speaking of the Indians, I did not understand a word they said but maybe that's how they were suppose to be played? In any case, the fighting scene was alright but Peter Pan and hook could not seem to hit each others sword, they would just swing and miss which was kind of funny but I thought they could have done a better job. The intermission came and I had to leave because I had to go and see my brother at college with my dad. I'm sure that the ending was awesome and I was as to have to leave early.
Intro, body, conclusion for ted talk
Adler Demac
Intro: talk about who Tom Brady is, and my personal experiences with tom Brady.
- talk about his statistics and how he overcame the odds of being picked 199th overall.
- talk about his Super Bowl appearances.
Body: talk about how he has impacted the lives of millions of patriots fans
- how he has changed the game of football
- how he is a fierce competitor
- how he never is satisfied and always trying to better himself
Conclusion: talk about why he is such a great leader
- talk about what he has done to concrete himself as he best quarterback of all time
- talk about how tom Brady has changed my life forever and ever.
- drop the mike
Intro: talk about who Tom Brady is, and my personal experiences with tom Brady.
- talk about his statistics and how he overcame the odds of being picked 199th overall.
- talk about his Super Bowl appearances.
Body: talk about how he has impacted the lives of millions of patriots fans
- how he has changed the game of football
- how he is a fierce competitor
- how he never is satisfied and always trying to better himself
Conclusion: talk about why he is such a great leader
- talk about what he has done to concrete himself as he best quarterback of all time
- talk about how tom Brady has changed my life forever and ever.
- drop the mike
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Blog about what makes a good ted talk
Adler Demac
Good ted talk blog
Mrs. Guarino
November 12th 2015
The traits of a good ted talk
When looking at the ted talks in class, it was obvious that some were better than others. We watched the one about multipontentialites, another one on being successful, and one about the wonders of the ocean. When watching the 3 of these, it was obvious that some were better than others. There was just some thing that put it above the other ones, and that is how entertaining it is. On a teen-age level at least, it is most important to keep the audience engaged, and interested in the talk. The best way to do this is to keep it interesting and not ranting.
When watching the ted talk on multipontentialites, it was obvious that she was losing the attention of the audience, and was also talking to a specific audience. Also, as we discussed in class, she had her microphone way to close to her mouth so you heard her take huge breaths of air in between each sentence. She also contradicted herself at the end saying to embrace what you are rather than doing what she said and taking on all of your interests which confused me. This girl had an interesting topic but she lost my interest after about 5 minutes. I think that hers was the worst od the 3 that we watched.
My second favorite was the one about being successful. Now while I think that he was a credible source and a funny guy, I believe that he picked a topic that was very original. I'm sure that there have been many ted talks on what makes a person successful so I wasn't that interested in the topic right odd the gecko. His was the shortest which I liked because it kept my attention for he full 4 minutes or however long it was. Like I said, this guy did a lot of good research, but his topic was not original which I didn't like.
So that leaves my favorite ted talk, the 5 minute clip that was on the wonders of the ocean. Now while this video was not narrated by the best, or funniest speaker, it had incredible videos that caught everybody's attention, and never let go. I am willing to rate that as the top ted talk solely because of the videos, and because of how cool and interesting those visuals and videos were.
So it is pretty clear the what makes a ted talk good in my opinion is the ability for the talk to capture, and keep the audiences attention. Whether it is through the act of visual aids or videos, or picking a topic at grabs the audiences attention, the audience can't get bored for however long your talk is.
My blog is not enough words so I need to continue to write. I think that you shouldn't take points off if the blog is close to 500, but just in case I'm going to continue to talk and bring up my word count. And I have enough words now.
Good ted talk blog
Mrs. Guarino
November 12th 2015
The traits of a good ted talk
When looking at the ted talks in class, it was obvious that some were better than others. We watched the one about multipontentialites, another one on being successful, and one about the wonders of the ocean. When watching the 3 of these, it was obvious that some were better than others. There was just some thing that put it above the other ones, and that is how entertaining it is. On a teen-age level at least, it is most important to keep the audience engaged, and interested in the talk. The best way to do this is to keep it interesting and not ranting.
When watching the ted talk on multipontentialites, it was obvious that she was losing the attention of the audience, and was also talking to a specific audience. Also, as we discussed in class, she had her microphone way to close to her mouth so you heard her take huge breaths of air in between each sentence. She also contradicted herself at the end saying to embrace what you are rather than doing what she said and taking on all of your interests which confused me. This girl had an interesting topic but she lost my interest after about 5 minutes. I think that hers was the worst od the 3 that we watched.
My second favorite was the one about being successful. Now while I think that he was a credible source and a funny guy, I believe that he picked a topic that was very original. I'm sure that there have been many ted talks on what makes a person successful so I wasn't that interested in the topic right odd the gecko. His was the shortest which I liked because it kept my attention for he full 4 minutes or however long it was. Like I said, this guy did a lot of good research, but his topic was not original which I didn't like.
So that leaves my favorite ted talk, the 5 minute clip that was on the wonders of the ocean. Now while this video was not narrated by the best, or funniest speaker, it had incredible videos that caught everybody's attention, and never let go. I am willing to rate that as the top ted talk solely because of the videos, and because of how cool and interesting those visuals and videos were.
So it is pretty clear the what makes a ted talk good in my opinion is the ability for the talk to capture, and keep the audiences attention. Whether it is through the act of visual aids or videos, or picking a topic at grabs the audiences attention, the audience can't get bored for however long your talk is.
My blog is not enough words so I need to continue to write. I think that you shouldn't take points off if the blog is close to 500, but just in case I'm going to continue to talk and bring up my word count. And I have enough words now.
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