“This I Believe” essays - listening response
In speech class, we’ve been reviewing informational speaking and speech in a technological world. In doing so, we’ve been listening to NPR’s “This I Believe” essays.
While listening to the essays, students considered the following questions. They’ll be sharing their responses on this blog and we’d like to extend this conversation beyond our classroom, so please comment on our blog to share your ideas with us.
After listening to the “This I Believe” essays, respond to the following:
What do you understand about podcasting now? What did you notice about the technology? The sounds?
Which “This I Believe” essays did you listen to? Why did you select those pieces? What stood out to you about the essay? What aspects were memorable? What was effective about the piece?
What did you notice about the introduction the speech? What was interesting about the introduction?
