Greek Orator - Week 2

In order for an individual to be an orator, the Greeks believed they had to be morally good, in which I greatly agree.  An orator is given the benefit of publicly speaking to an audience, in order to come to a "truthful conclusion".  I believe the orator should have the qualities of being morally good because unless he(or she) can be truthful to themselves and others, then they shall possess the skill of persuading the audience into good as well.  If an individual wanted to be an orator, yet had an awful past of mischief and dishonesty, their words and perception of intellect would be not as credible, and even worse fraud and faulty.
The connection between goodness, truth, and public communication all underlies in the hands of the audience and how the audience perceives the speaker.  Public communication should always be honest, bare, and to the point because that is what people want.  The speaker who delivers the speech should have a goodness quality to them.  We wouldn't elect a president or even a police officer for that matter whom once was a prisoner of going against justice.  The audience, (like myself), would only want to elect politicians who are heart-felt, morally good because we believe that the politician would want goodness as well for the people.  Although, the world is not perfect and neither are all individuals, public communication does have it's faults (modernly) recruiting speakers who are not truthful.  Most of this is the media, (usually opposing a politician) who conveys lies to the audience to persuade their decision.  All in all, a speaker must be good (morally) and must only speak the truth to enhance honest communication for the public.

Speaker I Admire -Week 2

A speaker I admire is Ray Bradbury, the author of several infamous books, including my all-time favorite, Fahrenheit 451.  Although Bradbury recently passed away, his words of wisdom through literature and interviews will always be remembered.  If you are not familiar with Bradbury, his literature allowed readers to broaden their imagination and view the world in a different perspective.  Also, in his speeches, he was constantly able to convince his audience "Do what you love and love what you do".  Bradbury's power to persuade others into living their life full of passion comes mainly from pathos.  His words dug deep into the feelings of individuals in order to arouse what life meant to them.  He was able to persuade me in believing that your passion in life will not only make you happy, but make you successful, because achieving happiness itself, is a success. 
The personal qualities I have in order to persuade others is: charm, an educational background, reasoning, experience, and organization. I am able to persuade an individual due to the presentation of myself through appearance and proper etiquette of speech.  I have an educational background to various studies due to college and my work force.  Also, my reasoning is proficient due to my experience with a customer service background.  Being organized when presenting topics, ideas, and facts are important because I would not want the audience to get "lost" within my reasoning.
Aristotle's classification scheme works for my personal qualities because I am partly credible, able to use logic reasoning, and imply the overall sense of emotions in context of what I need to persuade.

Introduction- Week One

Hello Everyone!  Because my blog is public, I will go by the alias name of Hazel.  I am 20 years old, and feel as though I can accomplish anything I put my mind to due to motivation.  I have attended Sierra College for about 5 semesters now( not including summer) and have fallen deeply in love with our campus.  This is my first time taking an online course, (out of the 15 units I have this semester I have 2 online classes), and I am very excited about the outcome.  I will obtain my AA in Financial Accounting and AA in General Business by the end of fall semester.  My career goal as of formerly is to become a CPA (Certified Public Accountant) after transferring into a state college (Either Sacramento, San Diego, or Sonoma).  I have taken a business communications ground course at Sierra, and found it to be the most important and useful course for a college student. Communication is a top priority for the job market today, and without proper etiquette, manners, and attitude, it is extremely hard to be successful. I have the highest hopes in obtaining valuable skills from this course that I can use in the marketplace for interviews, job proposals, and everyday life experiences.  I hope this class can surpass my expectations in allowing me to become more successful day by day.