[MOOC2] Introduction to Public Speaking by University of Washington

I took a lecture named ‘Introduction to Public Speaking’ by University of Washington. I have never had a class about speech before. So I decided to take this lecture. What I like the most in this lecture is professor’s speech. He’s speech was clear so It was easy to understand. This lecture gives us how to focus on each important skills of speaking. It presents designing clear presentations, delivering them an engaging way. and It introduce the celebrate’s saying about speech. It was interesting. I think It would be better If they provide lecture note or transcription, though.anyway I want to take this class in my school too. It was fun.

-lecture note

the speaker responds to a set of constraints
-topic
-audience
-occasion
-setting
there is no single form of successful speaking.
have to focus on each important skills. that you can adapt.
-designing clear presenstations
-delivering them an engaing way

1.4
introduce celebrate’s sayings.

the art of public speaking instruction imitaion practice
arranging a speech is way hard than arranging esseay

[Session2-7]Goldman Sachs invests in firm behind Korean food delivery service app

Article Link: http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20141127000834

Summary/Opinion: Woowa Brothers, the operator of South Korea’s largest mobile food ordering and delivery service app, Baedal Minjok, said Thursday it has raised 40 billion won ($36 million) from U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs in a new funding round. The investment bank said it will have additional funding plans for the Korean startups, which are based on an innovative idea, to help it beef up marketing efforts and increase its footing in the global markets. Baedal Minjok actually is raising a lot of money. I thought this attracted investment companies. The investment companies are interested in amazing ideas that korean businessman got. And most of the Ideas are mobile based idea.

Vocabulary:

• foray:
• Definition: a quick sudden attack
• Korean equivalent word: 모험적 시도, 공격
• Synonyms: attack, assult
• Antonyms:-
• Companies continued foray into biosimillar.

• landscape:
• Definition: a section or expanse of rural scenery, usually extensive, that can be seen from a single viewpoint.
• Korean equivalent word: 풍경, 관점
• Synonyms: view,secenary
• Antonyms:-
• the landscape of the higher education will change.

• initiative:
• Definition:an introductory act or step; leading action:
• Korean equivalent word: 처음의,리더쉽있는
• Synonyms: leadership
• antonyms:-
• I am initiative person

[Session2-6]Health Benefits Of Drinking Water During Winter

article link: http://www.boldsky.com/health/wellness/2014/health-benefits-of-water-for-winter-season-055402.html

Summary/Opinion: For winter, people usually forget drinking water, curling up indoors, drinking hot coffee or tea. but you’d better drink water, or water spiced with herbal. In the article they suggests 4 benefits of drinking water in the winter. First is for Internal body functions. It does majority of the body works like maintaining body temperature,chemical reactions and transportions of nutrients. Second, the water cleans the organ systems. The organs such as kidney and liver require a good amount of water to function. Third,when the winds are dry, they tend to extract moisture from our skin. This leads to dry and flaky skin and chapped lips.In order to help the body cope with the loss of the water, a healthy intake water is necessary. and the last is aid in digestion, we eat the same amount of food. so we have to take same amount water like summer.

I thought we don’t really need to drink water unless we are thirsty. But from this article I get to know how much we need to drink water still in the winter.

Vocabulary:

• lubrication:
• Definition: to apply some greasy and oily substance
• Korean equivalent word: ㄱㅣ름을 바름 매끄럽게하기
• Synonyms: greasing, lubing, oiling
• Antonyms: –
• He lubricated the old machine.

• intake:
• Definition: the place or opening at which a fluid is taken in to the channel
• Korean equivalent word:  섭취하다
• Synonyms: input, profit
• Antonyms: –
• Her protein intake is 1000g per day.

• moisture:
• Definition: condensed or diffused liquid, especially water
• Korean equivalent word: 습기있는 촉촉한
• Synonyms: fog humidity
• Antonyms: aridity dryness
• Snail need to be keep moisturised.

[Session2-5]’Condom availability’ weighed for high schools

article link: http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/buffalo-public-schools/condom-availability-weighed-for-high-schools-20141001

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Summary/Opinion: The Buffalo city public school decided to give out condoms in high school. This decision is comes from the uncomfortable data that 44% of students have had sex but 35% of the students among who are sexually active, didn’t use condoms. actually condoms already been available for students who are enrolled in school health programs, but the district is now considering an expanded. So they are going to reach out to the stakeholders and listen to the opinions.

I had a debate with this Topic at last class. My view was against with giving out condoms in highschool. But This situation is quite different with our topic that had debate the other day. out topic was giving out condoms in korean high school. anyway it was impressive that This topic is pretty hot in US. I wonder when It will be big issued in Korea though.

Anyway , I am still against with giving out condoms for free in highschool in Buffalo either. The distrit said they decied from the shocking survey, but you should be clear with the essential reason. They said in the article they had an alcohol or used drug before they had sex. From this, I don’t think they didn’t used condoms because of ” not having condoms for free from school”. They didn’t use condoms because They had impromptu sex without responsibility. What students really need is the education about having responsibility in having safe sexul activity.

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Vocabulary:

• be bound to:
• Definition: accountable, in charge
• Korean equivalent word: ~할 의무가 있다.
• Synonyms: pledged, subjected
• Antonyms: unaccountable
• she is bound to in this part.

• stakeholder:
• Definition: one with the vested interest
• Korean equivalent word: 주주, 이해당사자
• Synonyms: partner, shareholder
• Antonyms:-
• They will have a commision from stakeholders in the meeting.

• trailblaze:
• Definition: administer
• Korean equivalent word: 선구하다
• Synonyms: attend , control, handle
• Antonyms: abandon
• He must be the trailblazer for fliming 3D movies.

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Related Links:

same issue video: http://www.wgrz.com/story/news/local/2014/10/02/condoms-buffalo-high-school/16606467/

offering free condoms in penn highschool: http://video.foxnews.com/v/2053881530001/high-school-offers-free-condoms-to-students-in-pennsylvania-/#sp=show-clips

[Session2-4] Work efficiency, time management key for female business leaders

article link: http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140106000837

summary/opinion: It is known that to become a female leader, women should have ‘gentle leadership’ like male. But in this article, the interviewee Park hyun-nam ,the first female branch head of a foreign investment bank in Korea, said , women need just work efficiency and time managment which is both essential for a mutiple roles of a parent and a business women. She said, “More than 50 percent of the workforce at most banks are women in their 20s. In comparison, only about 20 percent of women in their 40s remain working there, with the number shrinking to less than 5 percent for women in their 50s,” ,stressing that the glass ceiling is still thick.  And she said The unconditional support of family and company is important, too. For male, They are associated with strong social ties like college, high school or middle school. but for women they are judged on their specific achievement.

I am pretty interested with this article because Im the one who are attending womens university. and I had a class named with women’s leadership. In this class I always studied about breaking glass ceiling. and professor said to break that glass ceiling she acted like man more than real man. but from this article , I understand that the important thing is work efficiency and time management key. I recommend this article to my class mates.

Vocabulary:

• enlist:
  
• Definition: to enroll , usually voluntarily
• Korean equivalent word: 협조를 요청하다 도움을 얻다
• Synonyms: admit ,enter, gather hire
• Antonyms: cancle fire
• she enlisted for an transmission in her major.

• dissipate:
• Definition:to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel.
• Korean equivalent word: 나ㅇ비하다
• Synonyms: waste, consume
• Antonyms: bulid, save
• she always sing when she’s at home. but never sing on the outside. That is dissipating her talent

• foremost:
• Definition: first in place, order, rank, etc.:
• Korean equivalent word: 첫번째 대장
• Synonyms:primary, prime, chief, principal, paramount.
• Antonyms: least secondary.
• To become the foremost of the company, she worked really hard.

Related LInks:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_ceiling : about glass ceiling on Wiki.

[Session2-3]Obesity bigger cost for Britain than war and terror

Ariticle LINK: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/nov/20/obesity-bigger-cost-than-war-and-terror

Summary/opinion: The study found that the cost of obesity  is bigger than armed conflicts and smoking. Costing the country nearly £47bn a year, It is the major global economic problem. and It is generating an annual loss equivalent to 3% of the GDP.There should be over 44 interventions to bring back the obesity rate to normal. The costs are from not just being fat. It is because obesity brings the disease that come along with like diabetes. £638m a year on obesity prevention programmes – about 1% of the social cost, the study finds.But the country spends about £6bn a year on the medical costs of conditions related to being overweight or obese and a further £10 billion on diabetes. This is why obesity is regarded to economic problem.

I am surprised that the loss from obesity takes that bigger, even a lot than smoking. This study was from UK, but I think Korea could also be in this situation pretty soon. For nation health and the nation economy, we should aware about our health.

Vocabulary:

• fragment:
  
• Definition: a part broken off or detached
• Korean equivalent word: 조각, 부분
• Synonyms: portion, particle, piece
• Antonyms: lot , whole, total
• The fragment of her resume was under the bed.

• jostle:
• Definition: to bump, push, shove, brush against, or elbow roughly or rudely.
• Korean equivalent word: 거칠게 밀치다
• Synonyms: hustle, scramble
• Antonyms: leave alone
• The Family jostled in a small house.

• cater:
• Definition: to provide food, service, etc., as for a party or wedding:
• Korean equivalent word: 음식을 공급하다
• Synonyms: supply, provision
• Antonyms: ignore
• The mayor of the city Seoul catered the homeless, wasting the Taxes from taxpayers that nobody is included the homeless.

[Session2-2]The Plan to Turn NYC’s Old Pay Phones Into Free gigabit Wi-Fi Hot Spots

article LINK: http://gizmodo.com/the-plan-to-turn-old-payphones-into-free-gigabit-wi-fi-1659688867

summary/opinion: The New York city is planning to turn old pay phones into wi-fi hot spots. Earlier this year, New York put out a request for proposals for plans to overhaul the existing payphone system, which is not that useful any more. The thing will be called Links, and it will not only be serviced in rich street but also other streets as well. For economic part, It is expected to cost 200million $ for roll out these LInks. but it is also expected to generate 500 million $ for the city over 12 years. the display will contain public service announcement, and the commercial advertisement. But There is concern for privacy, too. with this, they assured that collected data of the users will be anonymized and it can’t track back to you.

Vocabulary:

• overhaul:
• Definition: to make necessary repairs on; restore to serviceable condition
• Korean equivalent word: ㄱㅐ혁,혁신 고치기
• Synonyms: fix renew improve
• Antonyms:break destroy
• I have to overhaul my car.

• decrepit:
• Definition: weakened by old age; feeble; infirm
• Korean equivalent word: 노후한, 노쇠한
• synonyms: fragile shaking
• Antonyms:firm good healthy
• The tire of this car is decrepit, so he is going to change it to new one.

• deploy:
• Definition:to arrange in a position of readiness, or to move strategically or appropriately
• Korean equivalent word: 배치하다 효율적으로 사용하다
• synonyms: expand open use
• Antonyms: conclude, end finish
• I deployed clerks between the aisles to know how the customer pick the commodity.

[Session2-1] Study Finds Alternative to Anti-cholesterol Drug

article LINK : http://nyti.ms/1xeAZCg

summary:

The study finds alternative to anti-cholesterol drug.

Even Statin was existing, but there was people who cannot tolerate statin or do not responds them sufficiently.

The new study indicates that the crucial factor is LDL, and the lower the levels, the better.

In the Study , Ezetimibe and the combination of the drugs ,Vytorin by Merck, has no side effect.

The Ezetimibe already had the results that it is useless in 2006. but it was from lack of process.

The new study shows that to reduce heart diseases and cardiac diseases, both statin and ezetimibe is effective,

but ezetimibe can be the alternative to who cannot tolerate statin.

Vocabulary:

bypass:

synomym:avoid, ignore,circumvent

korea equivalent: 수술로 만드는 관모양의 통로, 우회하다

personal sentence: he had bypass surgery because he had the plaque in his vessle.

surrogate:

synonym: alternate

korea equivalent: 대신하는

personal sentence: the surrogate teacher had problem being farmiliar with students.

assign:

synonym: allow, authorize, commit, app0int

korea equivalent: 배정하다, 할당하다

,personal sentence: To go exchange student, the homestay family is assigned by agent.

My Passion 2 [Market]

I choose one of my passion as market.

The reason why I choose market is,

First, I major economics. So i am interested with how the market works.

I learn theories, but In the reality, there’s more than theory.It is need to be regarded.

Looking at the articles about market is like Looking at the textbook about real economics.

Second, Paying attention to Market, It is helpful to understand what is issue.

and you can predict what kind of industry will grow. Thus It will help what company I would like to apply.

Third The new market is always full of fresh ideas. It is fun to look at those ideas too.

MOOC Review1[Epidemiology:The Basic Science of Public Health]

I took a class about epidemiology. The reason I took this class is,

First, One of my passion is Health. and I presented Ebola for my midterm presentation. so I was pretty interested in Epidemiology.

Second, the lecture isn’t for student who major biology or medical. It is just basic of Epidemiology. So, even though I am not used to with biology or medical stuffs, I tried this lecture

I took a second week lecture,which is about The field of Epidemiology.  the Epidemiology’s field was really wide than I thought. and I found out that chronic disease can be epidemiology. and one more surprising fact was that Injuries and accidents occur under certain patterns and conditions. usually I thought injuries and accidents occur randomly. I liked the content of this lecture. It wasn’t only common facts but important facts.

This lecture system also encourage me to concentrate with it. First, It offers subtitle at the bottom of the video. (of course it is english) It really helped me a lot. because There was some words that I can’t catch.

Second, There was Quiz between and the end of the lectures. because I have to find out the answer, I had to listen carefully.

Third, I liked the pictures and texts on video to help the students. It has proper pictures and texts about the lectures. It was interesting.

Forth, The lecture showed some examples about the tasks. It helpd out with understanding.

It was great Lecture, and If I have any time, I would like to take all the lectures in this course.