Please watch this video and comment on it with regards to the importance of understanding one's audience and what the danger of only focusing on a single story can have on your ability to reach people as a public speaker. Remember you will also have to address other classmates’ comments either in your comment or as a reply to their comment(s).
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Sarah Theel
2/13/2016 10:47:58 am
By only having a single story, that is what people or places become, creating a stereotype. It becomes their only story, making people incomplete and robs them of their dignity. The single story emphasizes how we are different rather than similar. But multiple stories have more power. There is so much more behind a person than just a single, stereotyped story. As a public speaker, telling all your stories creates credibility for yourself and interest from the audience.
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Hilary McEwen
2/13/2016 03:38:04 pm
I agree with Sarah about the idea of creating credibility for yourself through telling many different stories rather than just a single story. By telling only a single story, it creates somewhat of a barrier in people's minds that would prevent them from thinking outside the box. This is what will lead to stereotypes.
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Delaney Ortiz
2/14/2016 03:14:52 pm
I agree with Sarah that everyone has more than one story in their lives that is important to who they are. In Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's talk she explains the importance of having many stories rather than just one. Multiple stories are more powerful than just a single one. She uses examples from her own life to show how stories are important to who we are and how people view us.
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Alondra Ortiz
2/15/2016 12:06:54 am
I agree with what Sarah said about how having a single story creates stereotypes. A single story only shows things to be one way and one way only. It sort of makes us close-minded to things being different than how we know them. I thought this speech was really interesting because it is very true that a single story and the way in which we tell stories can really make an impact on the way we view other places or other people.
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ryan beisty
2/16/2016 02:25:24 pm
i agree with Sarah. Examples in the speech such as Chimamanda's roommate thinking that she can't use a stove, highlight how single stories can have an impact on the way we think of others. If we were to always here the whole story we would be able to realise that despite some differences, we as people are also very similar regardless of where we are from. If we only hear the single story we are not hearing the whole truth and therefore the opinions we form on others are not legitimate ,as what we think would most probably be very different had we heard the whole thing
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Kainani Peters
2/14/2016 10:38:19 am
I thought this speech was very interesting. She said the way you create a single story is by showing people as one thing and as only one thing, over and over again. I thought her room mate story was funny, but it also had many layers behind it. The room mate was criticizing her about all of the stereotypes you would see on TV or in the news. So I agree with Sarah about how with only one story it can make people incomplete and rob them of their identity and that so much more is to a person than just the surface.
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Lindsay Willden
2/14/2016 10:08:23 pm
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie had a really interesting message about the need to have multiple perspectives about race, ethnicity and culture. I thought it was particularly insightful when she said that stereotypes aren't wrong, just incomplete. I agree with Kainani when she said there is more to a person then what they seem on the surface. It is important to look deeper and be well educated on matters that are more global then meets the eye.
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William Saumier
2/15/2016 11:56:23 am
I was able to watch this TED talk before and thinking about what really stuck with me was her point about how Africa is much more urbanized than what we believe it to be; more than just plains. After watching this video again, I know that Africa is usually viewed upon as one of the poorest continents but that is only because we continue to feed ourselves the same idea over and over again about how this is the only way this is.
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Sofi Gonzalez
2/15/2016 12:56:24 am
I agree with Sarah about how storytelling builds the speakers credibility. It helps the audience feel more connected to the speaker and through this, the overall message becomes more powerful. Our stories make us who we are and the only way for people to know us, our beliefs, and what we stand for, is by sharing as many stories as we can.
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Juliet Balsamo
2/15/2016 07:27:14 am
she talks about the danger of a single story, if one tells a single story from a certain point of view it makes it hard to identify with the character or the person creating a stereotype of whatever the topic or story is I agree with Alondra that it creates stereotypes.
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Brittny Saldaña
2/16/2016 09:53:25 pm
I agree Juliet, talking about only one point of view from a story creates a heavy bias which may lead to stereotypes and maybe even prejudice.
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Ashley Donaldson
2/15/2016 12:18:28 pm
I agree with Lindsay, I liked how she said that stereotypes are incomplete, not wrong. We should not judge a book by its cover. When you only know a single story, you don't get all of the facts or the whole picture. I also agree with Kainani. There is more to a person than what one sees and to learn about them you can't just go off of a single story or stereotype. It is important to get all the stories or facts to get a better understanding of something or someone.
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Masha Yi
2/15/2016 07:44:23 pm
I also agree with Lindsey and how she brought up different perspectives. Going off of that, it is very important to see all sides of an issue, to avoid a bias. Just because you hear one story, doesn't mean you understand all perspectives of the issue. If we bring ourselves to judge based on this one story, we cannot truly help anybody, and in turn we are hurting ourselves, them, and the issue.
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Sam
2/23/2016 01:51:10 pm
I thought this speech was compelling and interesting when the speaker spoke about stereotypes. The speaker said to tell your story is by showing people as one thing. The speaker and her roommate are funny and had some important experiences that people can grow from
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Kristian Johansen
2/23/2016 11:30:09 pm
What I learned from this video is that the danger of a single story lies in its ability to stereotype and project an image of a group of people to another group of people. This can be the only image that they have of that group and so can give them a thought and image about them that is incomplete which makes people very narrow minded and ignorant about all the other parts of the group. I think Wills comment on the fact that we keep thinking the same thing about Africa is because we keep feeding ourselves the same information about it and this is the "single story" we tell ourselves.
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