Watch Sheryl Sandberg’s 2016 Commencement Speech at UC Berkeley and write a post. Also, write two replies for others’ postings. Imagine that you are in that graduating class. Be sure to include support from this week’s reading and lecture in your discussion board responses. What are the things that Sandberg does well? What are the things you would have had her change? Why do you think she adheres to some tips but not others? I thought Sheryl maintained great eye contact with the audience. She ha a nice opener connecting with the 2016 Graduating class. She did a nice job telling us about the 3 P’s and then recapping them, I thought that strengthened her points. She had a ton of emotion in the speech, she spoke about the struggles she needed overcome following her husbands death. Although it was a long speech I think the time was appropriate for the occasion. a I don’t think some of her jokes landed. Her shots at men, distracted me from what was important in her speech.(Alumni women accomplishments) I thought she could’ve considered the audience and the mood of the occasion. While her perseverance was impressive, the speech was dark at times. She considered the audience and tried to connect, as she often referenced food and bars the students would be familiar with. She showed emotion but I don’t know that it was appropriate for a commencement. I like how she would tell you what she would talk about, break each point down and then summarize the points she mentioned. There were points that I didn’t care for like the shots at males, and I thought talking about death at a graduation speech was maybe not the best narrative. But then the speech made me feel compassion and empathy for her and I was happy she fought through the struggles and over came the tragedy. I think overall this was a very effective speech. 1. Sandberg gave a commencement speech at UC Berkley. She did some things well. She maintained eye contact throughout her speech. She also articulated her words and made sure everyone could hear her speech. She also kept her composure at all times, even when talking about her husband’s passing. She did a good job talking about how she faced adversity, just like the college students did. She did a good job telling her story and explaining why this school held a special place in her heart. She did a good job adding jokes in her speech to lighten the mood. 2. There are some things I would have Sandberg change. She did not appeal to the emotion of the audience. The audience members were happy. They were there to celebrate a special and happy occasion. Her speech evoked sadness when she talked about her husband’s passing. This may have been an appropriate story for a different event. She should have kept the speech lighthearted and happy to fit the mood of the occasion. I would also tell her to make the commencement speech shorter. Twenty-five minutes is a long time to keep the audience’s attention. Additionally, the audience is there to celebrate their family and friends, not listen to a speech. 3. I think she adheres to some of the tips and not others because she was not taught the elements of an effective special occasion speech. She may not have known about appealing to the audience’s emotions and making sure the speech suits the occasion. UC Berkley may have also not given her a time constraint, so she may have thought she could go for as long as she wanted. Sandberg may have thought that her approach to the speech was different and would be memorable to the graduating students. Learning Goal: I’m working on a communications discussion question and need support to help me learn. Watch Sheryl Sandberg’s 2016 Commencement Speech at UC Berkeley and write a post. Also, write two replies for others’ postings. Imagine that you are in that graduating class. Be sure to include support from this week’s reading and lecture in your discussion board responses. 1. What are the things that Sandberg does well? 2. What are the things you would have had her change? 3. Why do you think she adheres to some tips but not others? Purchase answer to see full attachment Explanation & Answer: 250 words Tags: Sheryl Sandberg Speech User generated content is uploaded by users for the purposes of learning and should be used following our company’shonor code & terms of service.

MLA In-Text Citations: The Basics

Guidelines for referring to the works of others in your text using MLA style are covered throughout the MLA Handbook and in chapter 7 of the MLA Style Manual. Both books provide extensive examples, so it’s a good idea to consult them if you want to become even more familiar with MLA guidelines or if you have a particular reference question.

BASIC IN-TEXT CITATION RULES

In MLA Style, referring to the works of others in your text is done using parenthetical citations. This method involves providing relevant source information in parentheses whenever a sentence uses a quotation or paraphrase. Usually, the simplest way to do this is to put all of the source information in parentheses at the end of the sentence (i.e., just before the period). However, as the examples below will illustrate, there are situations where it makes sense to put the parenthetical elsewhere in the sentence, or even to leave information out.

General Guidelines

• The source information required in a parenthetical citation depends (1) upon the source medium (e.g. print, web, DVD) and (2) upon the source’s entry on the Works Cited page.
• Any source information that you provide in-text must correspond to the source information on the Works Cited page. More specifically, whatever signal word or phrase you provide to your readers in the text must be the first thing that appears on the left-hand margin of the corresponding entry on the Works Cited page.

IN-TEXT CITATIONS: AUTHOR-PAGE STYLE

MLA format follows the author-page method of in-text citation. This means that the author’s last name and the page number(s) from which the quotation or paraphrase is taken must appear in the text, and a complete reference should appear on your Works Cited page. The author’s name may appear either in the sentence itself or in parentheses following the quotation or paraphrase, but the page number(s) should always appear in the parentheses, not in the text of your sentence. For example:

Wordsworth stated that Romantic poetry was marked by a “spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings” (263).

Romantic poetry is characterized by the “spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings” (Wordsworth 263).

Wordsworth extensively explored the role of emotion in the creative process (263).

Both citations in the examples above, (263) and (Wordsworth 263), tell readers that the information in the sentence can be located on page 263 of a work by an author named Wordsworth. If readers want more information about this source, they can turn to the Works Cited page, where, under the name of Wordsworth, they would find the following information:

Wordsworth, William. Lyrical Ballads. Oxford UP, 1967.

IN-TEXT CITATIONS FOR PRINT SOURCES WITH KNOWN AUTHOR

For print sources like books, magazines, scholarly journal articles, and newspapers, provide a signal word or phrase (usually the author’s last name) and a page number. If you provide the signal word/phrase in the sentence, you do not need to include it in the parenthetical citation.

Human beings have been described by Kenneth Burke as “symbol-using animals” (3).

Human beings have been described as “symbol-using animals” (Burke 3).

These examples must correspond to an entry that begins with Burke, which will be the first thing that appears on the left-hand margin of an entry on the Works Cited page:

Burke, Kenneth. Language as Symbolic Action: Essays on Life, Literature, and Method. University of California Press, 1966.