Mental Crowd Simulators

I want to give you all the advantages I can. Taking an important test is stressful. Stress can make it difficult to focus. I want to take that stress away so you can walk in to take the exam with confidence.

Then, I rush to my friends. They have got to remember what I am supposed to say. They of course think I am kidding because I have only practiced my speech, what? 2 times!!!??? They think I have practiced it

One of the problems I faced was after many hours of practicing, I still found my self still having a memorization issue. Due to that reason, my speech was a little here and there. However, I believe after my speech the audience had a fundamental knowledge of my topic.

Now, giving a speech can be a little stressful so I will put into practice what I preach, that is...always remember the ABC to the XYZ of public speaking. ABC..Always Be Confident, ?XYZ..Xamine Your Zipper. (check zipper).

I remember the first time the speech assignment was given out. It was simple because it was about introducing myself in six words within thirty-seconds. I couldn’t think of any words at all until the night before when I finally made up my mind about the most common words that my friends choose for me. I thought thirty-seconds was very short, but when I got in front of the room, it was long. I notice I stilled have fifteen seconds left when I finished my speech. After a few more speeches I was getting better, by pacing myself and not rushing to

When it comes to listening to someone talk about a topic longer than a couple minutes and I am not writing anything down I start to day dream. There are some tactics that I could take to improve my listening skills to help me become better at my speeches. Correspondingly, while listening to other people give speeches I could take notes on what I liked and disliked about the way they presented their speech. By listening to their speech I could be getting feedback for my own and it could help me make my speech better. Not only could I take notes on others speeches, but I can also volunteer to be one of the first ones to give mine. If I volunteer to be, not the first one, but one of the first ones to go I would not be so focused on thinking about my speech and would be able to relax and listen to others. As shown above, I have set specific goals for myself to achieve and I believe I can accomplish

I have learned to project my voice better, while maintaining a firm position. These things have help me focus more on giving the speech than worrying about myself. I still need to work on calming myself down during my speech. I will be able to do this by collecting my thoughts beforehand and remind myself that I know my topic. I am giving the speech to let people know what I know about my topic.

This essay will explore how deindividuation theory might explain the looting behaviour that can sometimes accompany crowd riots. The core concepts and assumptions of the deindividuation theory will be critically evaluated. The potential strengths and limitations of this theory will be considered, as an explanation of crowd looting. The social identity approach on crowd behaviour will be used in contrast of the deindividuation approach. Research and evidence will be used from social psychology to formulate an argument.

Of course, this seems obvious. But if you feel confident that you’ve thoroughly prepped, you’ll feel more confident walking into the test.

For as long as I can remember, public speaking has always been one of my greatest weaknesses. Whether it’s a simple in-class presentation or a speech in front of an auditorium filled with people, I can barely get my words out from the anxiety and

Many people face the feeling of fear when they have to deliver a speech in front of an audience. However, the presentation is not that frightening as long as a speaker is familiar with strategies ,that can be employed to make a successful speech. Even if they spoke in front of an audience ,like any mental work ,the preparation of the speech tends to be the creative process.When the speaker does this and is prepared, the audience can enjoy listening.

The question that I intend to study is: How do shy people react in a crowd? (do they become aggressive/ assertive as per mob psychology, or shrink as per their personality)? There are various theories regarding the mode of behavior in a crowd. Some, such as Freud, posit that people' behavior changes in a crowd and they become more restless and less individualistic. Mob theory, in fact, is born form this which asserts that crowds are the source of volatile conduct where diverse people gang together for a particular cause. Minds merge and each person's enthusiasm becomes increased as a result. On the other hand, you have the Convergence theory that posits that the cause is born beforehand and that people join the crowd in order to put their cause into practice. The crowd, in other words, enables them to accomplish their objective and it makes them more enthusiastic and entrenched in their mission. Social psychologists leBon (1895) and Zimbardo (1969) see the crowd as an instigator of individuation. Stimuli such as mergence into a larger whole, the rush of the environment, the pressure of the crowd, the sensory overload and so forth blur mental input and causes a deindivdualistic individual to appear. One thing that is remarkable about all of these theories is that they tend to generalize assuming categorical behavior to all individuals and providing the aspect of 'crowd' with anthropomorphic qualities. Indeed, Schweingruber and Wohlstein (PsyBlog.com) point out that crowd

Public Speaking is a form of communication that is used in everyday life. When tasked to speak before a group of people, it can often be challenging, but keeping the audience engaged is the hardest job of all. Preparing a speech takes multiple steps; the best part about it is that no matter the topic of the speech, the process never changes.

Daydreaming is a temporary reprieve from reality, whether if it’s during the shower, a few minutes before bed, or while you’re on the

In the past, I have given speeches, but never in the style of how we did it in this class. Previous speeches I have given have been read aloud directly from a paper I had written. I have never given a speech that required memorization or speaking based off of a key-word outline, so this experience was very new to me.