People. we are overusing the word Awesome - Jill Shargaa
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Jill Shargaa argues that overuse of the word "awesome" has diminished its meaning. She presents examples of things that are truly awesome like the Pyramids of Giza or Apollo 11 landing on the moon, compared to mundane things often referred to as awesome like finding money in your pants or saving a file as a PDF. Through humor and examples, Jill persuades the audience to reserve "awesome" for things that inspire great admiration or fear, and to find other words to describe good or pleasant experiences.
People. we are overusing the word Awesome - Jill Shargaa
- 1. Jill Shargaa - Please, please, people. Let's put the 'awe' back in 'awesome' Link to Video: https://youtu.be/uSD6RlqHwOk Jill Shargaaisa comedianandpublicspeaker.Here she presentsonthe use of the wordawesome inrelationtothingsthat are actuallyonlymerelygood. Definitions Awesome:Extremelyimpressive ordaunting;inspiringgreatadmiration,apprehension,orfear. Schlep:Carryon onesback Schmuck:A foolishorcontemptibleperson. Listening One: Usingnote-form,summarisethe mainpointsof the presentation. 1. Whichof these thingsare Awesomeandwhichare NotAwesome? Awesome NotAwesome Returningtoa restaurant The Pyramidsof Giza A sandwich Woodstockmusicfestival. D-day(alliedinvasion) The Wheel Findingmoneyinyourpants HoneyBees Game of Tennis The Grand Canyon Photography A free parkingSpace Savinga file toa pdf Apollo11, landingonthe moon /14 Listening Two: 2. What are Jillsthree mainpointsorarguments? /3 3. What are three persuasivetechniquesusedinthe presentation?
- 2. /3 4. What are the effectsof these three persuasivetechniques? /3 5. What tone or tonesdoesshe use throughoutherspeech? (Beginning/Middle /End) /3 6. What isan example of the rule of threethatJill Shargauses? /1 7. Describe whatJill saysaboutthe use of the wordAwesome. /1 8. What keywordsare used,discussconnotationsorthe effectof these words. /3 9. How isthe audience positionedbythispiece? /1 TOTAL SCORE: /32