In reading Luntz much of the material was a review for me.  I have been taught many of these rules since my first English class.  However, the three rules that jumped out at me were Rule 1: simplicity, Rule 2: use short sentences,  and rule 8: visualize.

The article discusses our perception in terms of visuals.  It discusses the difference between hearing a story from someone and actually seeing what happened.  The ethics come into play by how technology is utilized.  Nowadays it is hard for even a trained expert to tell if a photo has been altered.  Pictures chosen for magazines can be altered or have parts omitted.  As technolohy increases it will become more difficult to tell between what is real and what is perceived as real.

1. Peter Rabbit
2. Hiro Nakamura
3. Jimmy Cricket
4. Dorothy Flyfaster
5. Randy Mindset

I feared the worst prior to opening the video file of my pitch.  I feel I started off smoothly, and my use of the word “uh” was minimal.  It’s true that, for the most part, when you are giving a speech the feelings you have are all in your head.  As I was watching, even as the number of fillers and stalling tactics increased, I honestly couldn’t tell that I was nervous.

I voted for Andrew's idea not only because of his excellent use of rhetoric, but because his idea was of much interest to me.

I have been taught that the best way to begin a presentation is to ask a rhetorical question.  This is not something new to me.  Ever since my first speech class I understood it was sound advice.  I did in fact utilize this tactic for my presentation, and I honestly do not know of another way to start one.  I dressed the way I did because I felt the subject I was talking about was not extremely formal, but still required a bit of decency.  Dark jeans and a long sleeve shirt worked just fine for me.  I spoke slightly faster than I would have, had

1. Good communicator
2. Risk-taker
3. Confidence
4. Awareness
5. Persistance
6. Goal oriented
7. Customer oriented
8. Flexibility
9. Vision
10. Adaptability
11. Leadership skills
12. Positive attitude
13. Knowledge of self

As an entrepreneur, you will most likely have something you wish to accomplish.  In order to do this, one must have the ability to persuade others to see things a different way.  This is not always done in person, and because of that, it would be required of the one persuading to be able to write correctly and efficiently.  I enrolled in this class so that I may better my writing abilities, as well as my persuading skills.

My name is Doug Romba.  I am a junior in the school of Technology with a major in Building Construction Management.  I live in Northwest Indiana in a town called St John.