Elocution Pretest

Wednesday, March 31, 2010 | |


washington: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sa71wpIiqw
lotos-eaters: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysxqv2C600U
st.patricks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fnApbWtQ5Y
picture: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lZYKJUrDqE

The ultimate meaning of Tooled Education is to continue the method of modern teaching prototyped by the Art X demonstration in Athens, Georgia in 1952.

The most succinct definition of purpose is the idealized automation of lessons of education. No element of education is so heavily depended upon as the lecture. Lectures vary in their length, style, and intent, but they remain the most basic form of communication: oral explanation of a chosen subject.

Ultimately, it will be imagery that will become the hallmark of Tooled Education, but almost all lessons begin and end with an instructors voice. With this constraint in mind, the study of elocution is a vital building block of the Tooled Education instructor. This will prove important to both the live instruction aspect of a curriulcum as well as the recorded elements of method.
The above hyperlinks demonstrate a pre-test of the writer's current ability to lecture.

Method:
The subject read 4 passages from the text book:
CHOICE READING FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ENTERTAINMENTS AND FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS COLLEGES AND PUBLIC READERS WITH ELOCUTIONARY ADVICE,

edited by: Robert McLean Cumnock, L.H.D. Original Copyright 1878

Recorded oral rehearsal of elocution exercises and subsequent self evaluation of recordings the participant will improve diction and improve his ability to communicate.

Observations concerning methodology:
The video quality is poor, for the sake of speed, but in future uploads I will try to improve the method of compression for a better image. The posture and mouth shapes are still acceptably legible on the pretest videos.

Observations concerning elocutionary performance:
The subject should first attempt to digest the piece before performance to anticipate appropriate pauses and to add emphasis. The subject needs to consider memorizing the material and addressing the audience with eye contact. Overall, the subject needs to adjust the effort of clear articulation to a more natural quality of speech.

Interpretation:
Certain elements of this pretest are more important than others, after a completion of the exercises and advice of the textbook, the subject should read the same passages for comparison.




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