In review

I certainly have done a better job improving my voice, and my confidence. I believe that I still have to work on my hand gestures/fidgeting. I also need to stop looking at random things, such as the clock, people outside, and the wall.

speech

I need to memorize my points better, make eye contact to everybody in the room. I also need to start with a hook, and stand up straighter. I was happy i didn't use notecards, because I don't like them, and I feel like I was better without them.

I need to improve on looking at the audience more. I also need to improve on being more enthusiastic. My voice was strong enough, but I slouched a bit, and it's hard to tell if I am confident or not. I was a little nervous, and i forgot to add some of the points on my outline, like birthdate, and what I plan to purue later. After the first item, I relaxed more and was able to improve on my speech and save my grade.

Cast List

Katherine - Rosie O'Donnell
Petruchio - Tom Cruise
Tranio - Jack Black
Baptista - Christopher Walken
Gremio - George Clooney
Lucentio - Ben Stiller
Bianca - Jessica Alba

Parody

Look at me, I’m white and nerdy
I wanna roll with
The gangstas
But so far they all think I’m too white and nerdy

"First in my class here at MIT
Got skills, I’m a champion at D&D
MC Escher--that’s my favorite MC
Keep your 40, I’ll just have an Earl Grey tea.
My rims never spin, to the contrary
You’ll find that they’re quite stationary.
All of my action figures are cherry
Steven Hawking’s in my library.
My MySpace page is all totally pimped out
Got people beggin’ for my top eight spaces.
Yo, I know pi to a thousand places
Ain’t got no grills but I still wear braces."
(Weird Al Yankovic, "White and Nerdy"--parody of "Ridin'" by Chamillionaire)

http://grammar.about.com/od/pq/g/parodyterm.htm

Farce

After losing his job and his girlfriend on the same day, Larry decides to join his neighbor, Bill (Bill Engvall), and his buddy, Everett (DJ Qualls), for a weekend of drinking and target practice. But they are mistaken for Army Reservists by the Sergeant Kilgrove (Keith David) and sent to Fallujah, Iraq – and mistakenly ejected in a Humvee somewhere over Mexico. Convinced they’re actually in the Middle East, they save a rural village from bandits and become heroes. But Carlos Santana (Danny Trejo) wants revenge on the heroes.


http://www.movietome.com/movie/362247/delta-farce/index.html?tag=fs_nav;summary&om_act=convert&om_clk=fstabs

Anecdote

In 1831, Edgar Allan Poe was allegedly expelled from West Point for neglecting the dress code during public parade. It is said that he mocked the dress instructions by appearing naked, with a rifle over his shoulder, wearing a white belt and gloves. He was released from the academy for "gross neglect of duty".]


http://history.inrebus.com/index.php?m=05&y=09&d=19&entry=entry090519-141715