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TS149 - Excellent Persuasive Speech Example (Closed Captions Available)

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Speech class in class speech about how you can and should be a hero. **************************************************************************************** UPDATE: I really want to thank everyone for the kind words and creative criticism. I also would like to thank my instructor, Suzanne Shumway, for her patient awesomeness and for her recording this video to post in the first place.

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Video Analysis: Group Leadership: Toy Story

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Video Analysis: Group Leadership: Toy Story

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Cartoon Video on Leadership Characteristics | ASL Resources Training & Consultancy

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Psych of Leadership project - analyzing a character in a movie

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Video Analysis: Group Leadership: (The Godfather and The Dead Poets Society)

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Video Analysis: Group Leadership: (The Godfather and The Dead Poets Society)

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LEADERSHIP LESSONS IN THE CLASSICAL MOVIES

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Video Analysis: Group Leadership: Invictus

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Powerful Learning from This Scene in Invictus: What is Your Philosophy on Leadership?

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Video Analysis: Group Leadership: Space Jam

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Video Analysis: Group Leadership: Space Jam

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Michael Jordan's Secret Stuff! Space Jam

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Remember The Titans - Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, Adjourning

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You can't just switch on teamwork. It takes time for a new team to "gel" and work to its full potential. What's more, team members go through stages as they move from strangers to co-workers.

Bruce Tuckman's Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing model describes these stages. When you understand Tuckman's model, you'll know how to help your new team to become effective - faster. Let's look at how.

Click here to view a transcript of this video.

Where Does Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing Come From?

Psychologist Bruce Tuckman came up with the memorable phrase "forming, storming, norming, and performing" in his 1965 paper, "Developmental Sequence in Small Groups." [1] It describes the path that teams follow on their way to high performance. Later, he added a fifth stage, "adjourning" (also known as "mourning") to mark the end of a team's journey.

What Happens at Tuckman's Forming Stage?

In the beginning, when a new team forms, individuals will be unsure of the team's purpose, how they fit in, and whether they'll work well with one another. They may be anxious, curious, or excited to get going. However they feel, they'll be looking to the team leader for direction.

This may take some time, as people get to know their new colleagues and one another's ways of working.

What Did Tuckman Mean by Storming?

In the storming stage, people start to push against the established boundaries. Conflict or friction can also arise between team members as their true characters - and their preferred ways of working - surface and clash with other people's.

At this stage team members may challenge your authority or management style, or even the team's mission. Left unchecked, this can lead to face-to-face confrontations or simmering online tensions.

If roles and responsibilities aren't yet clear, individuals might begin to feel overwhelmed by their workload or frustrated at a lack of progress.

How Do I Recognize the Norming Stage?

Gradually, the team moves into the norming stage. People start to resolve their differences, appreciate one another's strengths, and respect your authority as a leader.

Now that they know one another better, your team members will feel more comfortable asking for help and offering constructive feedback. They'll share a stronger commitment to the team's goals, and they should make good progress toward it.

What Does the Performing Stage Look Like?

Now your team is in flow and performing to its full potential. With hard work and structured processes, the team is likely to achieve its goals efficiently.

Judith Stein, from MIT's HR department, says of this stage, "Roles on the team may have become more fluid, with members taking on various roles and responsibilities as needed. Differences among members are appreciated and used to enhance the team's performance." [2]

What About Tuckman's Adjourning (or Mourning) Stage?

Many teams reach this stage naturally. For example, projects come to an end, or permanent teams are disbanded and people redeployed.

People who like routine, or who have developed close working relationships with colleagues, may find this time difficult.

Using the Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing Tool

Follow the steps below to ensure that you're doing the right thing at the right time:

1. Identify the stage that your team is at from the descriptions above.

2. Consider what you need to do to move on to the next stage.

3. Schedule regular reviews of where your team is at, and adjust your behavior and leadership approach accordingly.

Tuckman's model isn't a one-way street - teams may go back and forth between stages. When you hit the performing stage, keep observing your team's progress in case it slips back. For example, a new team member can disrupt the group dynamic, or a new business direction might mean you have to reevaluate your team roles and goals.

Leading Through the Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing Stages

Forming to Storming

To establish clear objectives for the group at this first stage, create a team charter. And help team members to set personal goals so that they can see how their work will fit with the bigger picture.

Storming to Norming

Storming can make or break a team, so it's essential that you establish processes to track the progress and success of tasks.

Norming to Performing

Use your regular one-on-ones to encourage individuals to step back, review their goals, and take responsibility for them.

Performing to Adjourning

When the team has settled into the performing stage, you can focus on other goals and new areas to benefit the business. Free up more time for yourself - and boost team engagement - by delegating tasks and projects.

You should also make time for the group's personal development. Discuss with your team what opportunities and resources are available to them, such as the Mind Tools toolkits.

Adjourning (or Mourning)

If any team members feel uncertain about what's ahead, boost their confidence and career prospects by praising them at company meetings. And offer to provide LinkedIn recommendations and references if they're moving on.

Key Points

Psychologist Bruce Tuckman described how teams move through stages known as forming, storming, norming, and performing, and adjourning (or mourning).

You can use Tuckman's model to help your team to perform better. First, identify the stage your team is at, then use our tips to move them through the stages.

Remember, teams can slip back a stage, too. Use Tuckman's model to continually review where you team is at - and make any necessary changes to get back on course.

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You can't just switch on teamwork. It takes time for a new team to "gel" and work to its full potential. What's more, team members go through stages as they move from strangers to co-workers. Bruce Tuckman's Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing model describes these stages.

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Small Group Role Identification Practice

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Small Group Role Identification Practice

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The Princess Bride (1/12) Movie CLIP - Anybody Want a Peanut? (1987) HD

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The Breakfast Club (2/8) Movie CLIP - Social Clubs (1985) HD

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What's the best way to talk about weaknesses at job interviews? When you're asked about your weakness or aspects about yourself that you want to respond, It's important to respond carefully. You don't want to cast any doubt on your ability to do the job. However, you also don't want to come across as arrogant or dishonest by claiming that you don't have any weaknesses.

There are several different ways to answer when you're asked during a job interview what your greatest weakness is.

You can mention skills that aren't critical for the job, discuss skills you have improved on, or turn a negative into a positive.

How to Answer What Is Your Greatest Weakness

Even though the question is about weaknesses, your answer should always be framed around positive aspects of your skills and abilities as an employee.

Discuss Non-Essential Skills

One approach to answering this question is to analyze the key skills and strengths required for the position you are interviewing for, and then come up with an honest shortcoming that is not essential for success in that job.

For example, if you are applying for a nursing job, you might share that you are not particularly adept at conducting group presentations. In this case, it will be critical to underscore your strength in one-on-one communication with patients while providing an example of your difficulty with presentations to large groups.

Mention Skills You Have Improved

Another option is to discuss skills that you have improved upon during your previous job, or that you are actively working on improving. This shows the interviewer that you're committed to self-improvement.

In this case, you can begin your answer by talking about where you started, discussing the steps you took to better yourself, and then mention the outcome.

For example, you might say, "One skill I improved in the past was my salesmanship skills. As a product manager who works with internal teams and does not interface with clients or sales prospects, I don't do much, if any, 'selling' in my role. However, since I do communicate quite frequently with the sales team, I felt it might benefit me to have a greater understanding of their sales strategies and tactics.

I took a sales skills course online and not only did it improve how I work with sales teams. Now, when I join sales meetings, I have a much better idea of what's going and feel more effective communicating with the sales team. This course also helped me build upon the skills I use to 'sell' my vision for the product internally. "

If you use this strategy, be sure not to mention anything that you improved upon that would be critical to the job for which you are interviewing, as you don't want your qualifications for the job to be questioned.

Turn a Negative Into a Positive

Another option is to turn a negative into a positive. For example, a sense of urgency to complete projects can be turned into a positive: e.g., you are a candidate who will make sure a project is done on time. Or, perhaps you find yourself with an attention to detail that leads you to triple-check every item on a spreadsheet and proofread every email you sent two times.

Regardless of what you say, it is critical to indicate that you are aware and mindful of this trait, and capable of preventing it from interfering with your productivity. For instance, building on the example above, you might say, "I have a very strong attention to detail. Sometimes, this attention to detail can turn into perfectionist tendencies. In the past, I found this leading me to triple-check every item on a spreadsheet, or closely proofreading emails to ensure I've communicated what I'm trying to get across in a clear, concise way, or fiddling with the layout of a presentation to ensure that it is perfect. I've since learned to successfully budget my time and gauge which tasks require, and actually benefit from, this precise attention to detail."

Keep in mind that how you answer job interview questions about weaknesses matters just as much as what you say.

Examples of the Best Answers

It's important to note that the term "weakness" isn't used in the sample answers - you always want to focus on the positive when interviewing.

Organization hasn't always been my strongest point. I've always been inclined to prioritize tasks that directly impact the bottom line, and maintaining a pristine desk or an organized inbox didn't seem to truly move the needle in terms of my output. Over time I've learned that keeping a clean workspace- both physically, and digitally - do support my ability to focus and enhance the efficiency of my workflow. I've implemented a time management system that enables me to stay organized without encroaching on my other responsibilities.

When I'm working on a project, I don't want just to meet deadlines. Rather, I prefer to complete the project well ahead of when it is due. While this means I never miss a deadline, it also means that sometimes I can find myself rushed when I'm working. I've since learned to slow down, be more patient and give each project the careful attention it deserved.

I like to make sure that my work is perfect, so I tend to perhaps spend a little too much time checking it. However, I've come to a good balance by setting up a system to ensure everything is done the first time correctly. I also time myself when I work to prevent myself from spending too much time on one project, and guaranteeing I'll have enough time to get to the rest of my work.

I used to wait until the last minute to set appointments for the coming week, but I realized that scheduling in advance makes much more sense. I'm now much more proactive about scheduling meetings, and this allows me to plan and segment out my work for the week without having to guess at when I'll need to leave time for meetings.

I've learned to make my perfectionism work to my advantage. I have become proficient at meeting deadlines, and with my attention to detail, I know my work is accurate.

Sometimes, I spend more time than necessary on a task or take on tasks personally that could easily be delegated to someone else. Although I've never missed a deadline, it is still an effort for me to know when to move on to the next task, and to be confident when assigning others work. In my recent position, I implemented a project management tool that allowed me to easily oversee the progress of all the tasks I assigned, which helped me feel much more comfortable delegating work.

Numbers have not always been my strong suit. Fortunately, as a copywriter, I can focus most of my time on the creative process of writing rather. However, in recent years I have begun to familiarize myself with the digital analytics tools used in the various websites and apps I write for, and found that when you add context, "numbers" can actually be quite enlightening.

I used to like to work on one project to its completion before starting on another, but I've learned to work on many projects at the same time, and I think it allows me to be more creative and effective in each one.

As an undergrad, I used to leave assignments until the last minute, but with the workload of graduate school, I had no choice but to schedule my time very effectively. This has translated into an excellent sense of time and project management in my professional work.

Be Prepared for Variations of the Question

You can use these samples as inspiration for your own response. Note that it's important that your answer be authentic, and tailored to your own circumstances. Of all the questions that you are likely to be asked in an interview, this is not one where you want to risk coming across as disingenuous. If you're coming up blank, reviewing examples of weaknesses may help get your wheels turning.

Keep in mind that an interviewer may ask a variation of this question, such as "What part of the job will be most challenging for you?" Be sure to familiarize yourself with these variations. In addition, a question about your greatest weakness is often paired with an equally (if not more) important question about your greatest strength.

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Thursday, March 7, 2013

When it comes to school, I rank group projects pretty high on my list of "worsts." Okay, sometimes you luck out and get to work with a friend and it all goes smoothly. But more often than not there's a whole lot of tension, uneven workloads and a constant need to want to scream at somebody.

GIF Girl is always super focused in school (okay, most of the time at least), and when she's confronted with news of a group project... let's just say it's not the highlight of her week. But lucky for us, GIFs can make it funnier! Let's take a look on how this assignment plays out:

My assigned group is finally meeting outside of class the night before our project is due. I ask who has ideas for how to do this last section.

Okay, nobody. I ask one member to pull out the outline that we worked on yesterday in class.

We get to work. By that I mean, I am trying to do work and everyone else is just gossiping.

I decide to vent my frustration on the pace this project is going.

Even though we're not done yet, everyone decides they need to leave at 7 p.m. That just leaves me with the whole unfinished project.

Since we've accomplished nothing, I get to pull an all-nighter.

I finally finish sometime around 4 a.m. I can only imagine what my teacher is going to say when we turn this in.

I decide I am just going to just spill the whole truth about how I did all the work in the group evaluation.

But when the time comes I worried about being too mean. I'm just too tired to even care, so I just give them okay reviews.

A few weeks later, grades come back. I got an A! All that extra workload at least has paid off!

Wait... EVERYONE in my group got an A?! Ugh, totally should have written my honest evals.

I'm just begging that our next class assignment is individual projects. Please. Seriously.

How do group projects usually go for you? Do you find that you end up doing most of the work? Would you rather do group projects or work alone? Tell us in the comments.
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When it comes to school, I rank group projects pretty high on my list of "worsts." Okay, sometimes you luck out and get to work with a friend and it all goes smoothly. But more often than not there's a whole lot of tension, uneven workloads and a constant need to want to scream at ...

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I'm not talking about the social aspect. My group is nice, and we all talk.

but how come i always end up in a group where everyone acts incompetent and takes forever to finish their part of the project. i end up doing most of the work anyway when i'm tired of waiting for them..

i'm not trying to complain about people, but i've just been waiting here for my group members to send their parts. they haven't yet, and i have to wake up incredibly early tomorrow and i'm exhausted.

i might just end up doing their crap myself...

has this happened to any of you?

this one guy in my group called me saying that another group member told him not to do a particular thing since he finished it. i then told him that he should do this instead, and he hung up????? ***.

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I'm not talking about the social aspect. My group is nice, and we all talk. but how come i always end up in a group where everyone acts incompetent and takes forever to finish their part of the project. i end up doing most of the work anyway when i'm tired of waiting for them..

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10 year old intellect, Dalton Sherman's keynote speech

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The worst introduction I've ever heard: "I'd like you all to stand-up. Now clap. You've given me a standing ovation and now I have to earn it."

Guess what? The speaker didn't earn the standing O she forced me to give. In fact, she turned me off immediately. I spent more time playing Bejeweled on my phone than listening to her.

The most precious gift you receive as a speaker is the audience's attention. Research shows that audiences remember most what they hear FIRST. (This is called the primacy effect for you theory nerds). Just like the dandruff shampoo, Head and Shoulders, reminds us - "You never get a second chance to make a first impression."

The problem is that most introductions suck because they're challenging to craft. It's the time where you are most nervous. Couple that with the added pressure of needing to shine and you are set up for failure. Let's discover how to begin your speech with a win.

Purpose of an introduction

An introduction needs to accomplish the following:

1. Capture your audience's attention

2. Build rapport with the audience (also know as establishing your credibility or showing goodwill)

3. Overview of where you are going in your presentation (remember the sexy organization post this is when your preview has that juicy goodness).

Here's the trick you need to accomplish these goals in a short amount of time: The rule of thumb is that an introduction should be less than 10% of your total speech.

The trick is to avoid the pitfalls.

5 ways to blow your intro

Last year I wrote a series of articles about openers that lose your audience's attention is less 30 seconds. Here are 5 openings to avoid:

The dictionary defines - If I wanted to know how the dictionary defined something, I'd look it up.

Tell a joke - Don't put more pressure on yourself. If your joke bombs that'is what the audience is going to remember.

Me, me, me - No one wants to hear how awesome you are in the intro. Make it relevant to your audience.

The startling statistic - "Wow that statistic scared the crap out of me." - Said no audience ever.

I'd like to talk about - Your complete lack of creativity for not coming up with a more interesting intro gets you starting off on the wrong foot.

The truth is that I'd bet every single one of us (myself included) have used one of these speech introduction techniques at some time. Now, we all know better, right?

Begin with a win

Creativity is key when captivating your audience. My advice is to brainstorm many openings and be relentless in your pursuit for the best attention-getter. If it doesn't feel right to you, keep revising. Here are some types of attention-getters to get those creative juices coursing through your brain.

Stories - Captivate and engage. Humans are storytelling creatures. We get lost in stories. Storytelling invokes emotions and lets your audience seem themselves in your speech.

Quotations - Brilliant minds have come before you have written about your topic. Use a quotation to captivate and inspire thought.

State the importance - Related to storytelling, but telling your audience why this topic is important to them at this exact moment is a great way to intrigue and establish goodwill.

Make a lasting, memorable impact on your audience with a well crafted introduction. Begin with a win. Need more help? Check out the slideshare below.

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The worst introduction I've ever heard: "I'd like you all to stand-up. Now clap. You've given me a standing ovation and now I have to earn it." Guess what? The speaker didn't earn the standing O she forced me to give. In fact, she turned me off immediately.

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Pixar's John Lasseter, Presentation of Cars Land Grand Opening Speech - Video

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Pixar's John Lasseter, at the nighttime Cars Land Grand Opening Ceremony with a small speech to dedicate the new "land' on June 14, 2012.

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The Valedictorian Speech that will change your life

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Special Occasion Speech (Award Acceptance)

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Sample special Occasion Speech-- Crazy Aunt Sue