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addresses issues relating to life and living.
Based on the last blog post about the 7 wonders of the world, here is a
list of the New7Wonders of the world and the countries they are located in.
The results from the 100 million votes were not ranked because according
to the Swiss corporation that organized the event in 2007, all seven are equal
in ranking.
The Great Wall of China – built in 700BC, located in
China.
Petra –312 BC, located in Jordan
The Colosseum- 80 AD, located in Rome, Italy.
Chichén Itzá - 600 AD, located in Yucatán, Mexico
Machu Picchu-1450AD, located in Cuzco Region, Peru.
Taj Mahal- 1643 AD, located in Agra, India
Christ the Redeemer- 1931AD, located in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil.
As you can tell by now, there
were a couple of controversies with other people who did not accept the list.
The result of one of the
major controversies lead the Swiss corporation to add a honorary status to the Great
Pyramid of Giza- 2560 BC in Giza Necropolis, Egypt.
Hello beautiful people, thank you
for stopping by my blog. If this is your first time, welcome. This is a
lifestyle blog that addresses issues relating to life and living.
Today’s topic is about the wonders
of the world. I have always heard about the 7 wonders of the world but recently,
I paid a little attention to it.
The New 7 Wonders of the World
This semester, my Art History class
has made me more interested in finding out more about the wonders of the world.
Here are 3 questions that I had in
mind:
1. Why do they
have to be 7?
2. Who decides
what is a wonder of the world and what isn’t?
3. What makes
these wonders so special?
Here are some answers I found:
1.The number 7 adopted, based on guidebooks
popular among Hellenic sightseers. The sightseers were Greek and they believed
that the number 7 represented perfection and plenty, and because it was the
number of the five planets known anciently, plus the sun and moon
2.Over 100 million voters around the world vote
for what should be on the list. A Swiss corporation called “The New7Wonders of
the World” organized the event and hosted the voting site where millions around
the world voted for their top 7 wonders of the world. The last announcement of
the new 7 wonders was held on 07/07/07 to represent perfection.
3.The fact that they can be recognized worldwide
as phenomenal creation, whether manmade or natural makes them a wonder.
Hope you have learned something
about the wonders of the world. Below is video of the official announcemt of
the New7Wonders of the world.
Trailer: Official Declaration of the New7Wonders of the World
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life issues.
Todays post is about 5 things to consider while preparing a
speech. If you are not preparing a speech at the moment, read the post anyways
because you know, no knowledge is wasted.
A man on stage, specking to an audience.
Top 5 Things to Consider While Preparing a Speech
1. CONSIDER THE SUBJECT:
You might have been given a theme or topic
to speck on or it may be totally up to you to decide what you will be speaking
on. Either way, you need to know what you will be speaking about. Take out time
to study the subject. For every minute you spend speaking, you would need about
an hour of preparation. So if you have a 10-minute long speech, you need at least
10 hours of study and research on the subject. However, if you are a
professional in the field, you might not need that much time to understand the
subject of your speech but you will defiantly need time to put your knowledge
and experience in order and context of the particular speaking engagement.
2.CONSIDER THE AUDIENCE:
Your audience has sacrificed their time to
listen to you, do not waste their time. Do some research to find out more about
your audience? Consider the following questions:
·What is the average age and gender of my
audience?
·What is the education level of my audience?
·Will my audience be hostile, supportive or neutral?
·Will my audience have to be convinced on the
importance of the subject?
·What is the attention span of my audience?
No matter how beautiful, well
organized, graceful and refined a speech is, the only judge whether or not a
speech is good or bad is the audience.
3. ORGANIZE YOUR SPEECH:
Make sure you have an Introduction, a body
and a conclusion. Use good transitions to go from one part of your speech to
the other.
4. INCLUDE ANALOGIES:
An analogy is a comparison of an idea or
event. It aims at explaining an idea by comparing it to something that is
familiar. It can be a real story that emphasizes a concept. As much as analogies
are good to consider, it is important to make sure they make sense and can be
understood by your audience. You can make sense out of an analogy by explaining
how it relates to the concept you are comparing the analogy to.
5. CONCLUDE WITH A BANG:
Conclusions must be short and conclusive.
Your conclusion has to be formal and clearly defined. A good conclusion can be
used to save a bombed speech. Sometimes a very bad speech is saved by a very
good conclusion.
I hope this post has been helpful. This blog post was inspired
by some important concepts I got after reading “How To Talk So People Will
Listen” by Steve Brown.
I recommend this book for anyone who is interested in
developing their communication skills.
