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The Module 13 was about I-social formation and about socialization in general. I believe, this information is very relevant nowadays and therefore is very useful for everyone. But we had no test this time. Because.... .  . . . . . . This Module was the last in the course of Social Psychology. I really like the course! And I want to express my gratitude to the organizers, and Professor of Social Sciences Gulevich Olga Alexandrovna. Thank you for the really useful information that will help me in the community. And, of course, thanks my teacher for giving this platform. Because now we can to gain some knowledge online. It is a great!!!

The next speaker was Saiyyna Popova and she spoke about the methods that will help us to improve our skills of presenting informative speeches. 1.  Introduction: ( 10 points) ·           What technique(s) was used in the introduction?  The speaker used the technique "Asking a rhetorical questions" ·           Any link-element? Yes. " Every day we share information with each other. It is one of the most widely used and important ways of communication. However, it is hardly possible to say that everybody knows how to present informative speeches efficiently and clearly." ·           Was the thesis statement given? " And this leads to my thesis statement :Your goal is to give such informative speeches that all listeners would understand and become curious and interested about. You should share facts you have learned through experience, observation, listening and reading and show them in a new way. But most importantly, make sure that the audience wil

The next task for this week was to demonstrate one of the episodes from Rowan Atkinson - Going On Your First Date! This is the original video: I chose the scene "In the restaurant" Look at what I did, it seems so funny to me. I tried so hard! 😂

Hello everybody!!! It is time for challenge #6!!! I'm in a good mood. But we are still on distance learning and it depresses. So, let's forget the bad stuff and start a new challenge! It called: "Call a taxi and apologize for a fake call to a taxi driver" Have you ever lied for the sake of kindness? I know one a qoute: "- I never lie for the sake of kindness, he murmured, smiling. - One of my many flaws" These words belong to Lisa Kleypas, she is one of the best-selling American author of historical and contemporary romance novels. Do you agree with that? Early, I thought that I would never lie, even for the kindness.. But over time, life makes it clear that lying for kindness can sometimes help. As, for example, in my case. So, I gained strength, thought that I would speak to a taxi driver. Then I doubted again: "Is it necessary?" I take myself up sharply. And finally, I called a taxi. The driver was a man. I dressed up. Do you kn

So, in this week we had 2 performances and the theme was " Effective Speech Delivery.  Kinesic Component". It consisted of 2 parts again. And the 1st part was presented by Alexandra. She spoke about: 1) Approaching the speaker’s platform; 2) Maintaining eye contact; 3) Good posture. 1. Introduction: ( 10 points) ·          What technique(s) was used in the introduction?  The speaker used the technique "Giving a quotation" and and also she asked a rhetorical questions. ·          Any link-element? Yes. " Through the use of eye contact, body posture, gestures, and facial display, you enhance your message and invite your audience to give their serious attention to it, and to you. You can control this visual factor by learning how to manage your body in front of the audience." ·          Was the thesis statement given?  Today we are going to talk about  Approaching the speaker’s platform;  Maintaining eye contact;  Good posture. ·     

Welcome to the Module 12 of Social Psychology!!!! And it was about "Intergroup Conflicts". This module was informative and, as for me, one of the very interesting! I took a lot of useful notes. And, as usual, here is my result of test: 13 out of 15. I think, it is good. I memorized the material and I may say, it could help me in future.  Do you like this Module? What can you say about it?

Since this week’s presentation was about Effective Speech Delivery, we were given activity exercises that can help us to deliver our speech effective! I made a video in which I did all of exercises. Something I did well, but something, in my opinion, is not very good. Anyway I tried to do all of my best, and I will to continue to do it. 1.  CONTROLLING YOUR BREATHING Task 1. Check your diaphragmatic breathing with the following exercises: a) on the floor, lie on your back and place a book over diaphragm area just above the waist. As you slowly inhale and exhale, the book should rise and fall. Work for this same action when you are standing up. Put your hand where the book was, and rapidly pant like a dog. Notice that you hand should move out as you inhale and in as you exhale; b) standing up, place your hands just above your waistline, with the tips of the middle fingers touching each other. Slowly take a deep breath through the nose, and feel your hands being pushed ou

Nowadays, people always talk about time flies. Do not have enough time to doing this and that. Time is gold. Time is money. But how many of us know how to use time wisely? What is urgent in your life and what is important to your life are often very different things. Is there anything we can do? If we all have 24 hours in a day, how do we actually use them more effectively? The answer is a time management.  Social ecologist Peter F. Drucker once said: “Until we can manage time, we can manage nothing else.”  Never is this truer than when describing the importance of time management skills for people. Effective time management doesn't mean doing more things or doing them more quickly. Effective time management means getting more of the important work done in a day.  Good time management leads to improved efficiency and productivity, less stress, and more success in life. Do you manage your time wisely?  Well, today I introduce you some useful tips: Eliminate half