Preparation Outline

PREPARATION OUTLINE

 

NAME: Hunter Fischer                                                                                   SECTION: _____________

 

TITLE OF SPEECH: The Takeover of Netflix

Make sure to label learning styles throughout.

 

Introduction

I.          Attention Catcher:

How I got started using Netflix…

            Slow Tuesday night with no homework and wondering what a good family movie would be to watch. My family mentions all the great Disney and Pixar movies that we used to watch together such as, The Lion King and Monster’s Inc.

I mention that I had recently seen Toy Story 3D in theatres and thought it was fabulous. I wanted my family to experience it’s magnificence, so I thought of a way that I wouldn’t have to run all the way up to Red Box to get the movie.

After playing Call of Duty for my normal 3 hours at a time I noticed an ad for Netflix, so I decided what the hell, I’ll try it. Turns out that Netflix gives a 30-day free trial so I used mother’s credit card and began surfing through the options. There I found Toy Story 3 and we had a great family movie night.

The net day however, Netflix had taken hold of me…

 

II.         Listener Relevance Link:

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III.        Speaker Credibility:

            As an experienced Netflixer, I would say that I am very adapted to watching movies online and ordering them through the mail.  

 

IV.        Thesis Statement:

            Why Netflix requires an enormous amount of self-control.

 

V.         Preview:

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Transition (optional):

 

 

Body

I.          First Main Point: How Netflix got started and it’s road to success.

           

Listener Relevance Link: http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/27/news/newsmakers/hastings_netflix.fortune/

 

            A. Subpoint: Reed Hastings first had the idea of starting a business where there were no late fees for movies and they were more readily available.

             1. Sub-Subpoint: Because of the new arrival of DVD’s he shipped one to his home in California where he received it completely unscratched and still playable. From there his idea took off and he began a business where DVD’s could be rented through the mail.

             

2. Sub-Subpoint: All in all, his business became a huge success because of the users need for easy access to any movie they want. How convenient is logging on to a website and ordering a movie? Or nowadays one doesn’t even have to wait for it in the mail, he or she can simply stream it directly to their TV, laptop, or gaming system. Now people are okay with waiting until movies become available on Netflix instead of making the haul to the movie theatre.

           

1. Sub-Subpoint: This is relevant to us as consumers because now we have the ability to choose any movie we want and watch it instantly. This can be taken as a fabulous new achievement for society, or it can lead us to spend hours and hours watching useless Hollywood product.

           

Transition: I will now share my experience with Netflix to illustrate both the positives and negatives that it provides.

 

II.         Second Main Point: Over the summer and throughout college I have noticed how Netflix has altered my social life and time management skills.

           

Listener Relevance Link:

           

A. Subpoint: My relationship with Netflix started as a casual one where I would simply watch a movie at a time once or twice a week. I was simply too busy to spend days at a time watching movie after movie. I began to notice a change in myself when I would have to force myself to walk away from the TV in order to get a few minutes of studying in. During finals week and weeks before that, my grades suffered dramatically from the excess amount of time I was spending with my ass on the couch watching TV. The real problem began when I had no other obligations during the summer. My time was spent literally watching Netflix for days at a time. My schedule was set up to where I would wake up, watch Netflix, eat, continue where I left off, work, finish where I had left off. Netflix had taken over.

 

            B. Subpoint: The transition to college proved to be a difficult one on account of I had grown accustomed to be nothing more than a slug and moved from the fridge to the TV for hours on end. With school starting up again I realized that I had to make a decision deep inside myself put the gleaming hold of Netflix behind me. This proved more difficult than I had originally thought.

            1. Sub-Subpoint: since the start of my days at UK I have already spent around 55 hours watching Netflix. I get my homework done, but then its straight to the laptop. My day is centered around time watching Prison Break, a fantastic show. With more than 80 episodes it is more than equipped to take up more time than I need to watching it.

 

Transition: By using my struggle with this fabulous business I can help an already functioning person successfully enjoy Netflix without having it take over their life.

 

 

III.        Third Main Point: How the average user can maintain a functioning lifestyle without becoming a Netflix addict.

 

            Listener Relevance Link:

            A. Subpoint: By limiting the time someone watches it to a weekly schedule one can enjoy it but not let it take over their daily lives.

             1. Sub-Subpoint: Self control takes a huge role in maintaining a healthy schedule.

             2. Sub-Subpoint: Only watch the shows or movies that truly interest you and go from there. Don’t use Netflix as a time waster, but rather a device that enlightens you to the wonderful movies that are being produced.

            B. Subpoint: Only use it in your free time.

             1. Sub-Subpoint: watch it with friends so you’re not a bum that sits by themselves watching show after show.

             2. Sub-Subpoint:

 

 

 

Transition:

 

Conclusion

I.          Restatement of Thesis: Use self-control to help yourself enjoy it, but not overindulge in it.

II.         Summary of Main Points:

            a. only watch it in your free time.

            b. choose shows that truly interest you

            c. keep in mind that there are always better thing that you could be devoting your time to.

 

III.        Clincher:

            Short story of how I once spent 6 hours watching Netflix nonstop.

References

List the references you used in the speech. Format them according to MLA style (use your quick reference book).

 

Netflix Outline

I can’t imagine my life without Netflix…

 

Short History of Netflix

·         The idea in creating the company

·         Why it became such a success

·         The millions of movies that it offers and how that is possible

·         The evolution of it from DVD’s by mail to internet streaming

 

My start with Netflix

·         How to use Netflix

·         How I found out about it from my buddies

·         Why and how I started using it

·         How I got hooked

 

Netflix through my life

·         My constant addiction to watching tv shows

·         When and where I use it

·         Why it is so addicting

 

Netflix’s affect on society and the movie business

·         How it has affected my motivation

·         Takes up so much time

·         Subscriptions have soared and its effect on dvd sales and cable subscriptions

My Social Identity

             Since 2004, Facebook has been an integral part of this ever-changing world we live in. The Social Network, which is a movie based on the infamous creation of “thefacebook,” displays the websites upbringing from the founder, Mark Zuckerburg. The idea for the site began as one solely for Harvard students to connect with each other, which explains the sites original name: TheHarvardConnection. Zuckerburg then ran with the idea and began to think globally rather than simply Harvard. He envisioned a social media website for the world to enjoy; almost as much as he would enjoy his own profit. Once he had the program up and running, the attention never stopped. Everyday millions of people were visiting the site to friend new people, to look at photos, or to simply state what was on their mind for the world to look at. The genius idea has led to over 400 million people flocking to the site a month. Today there more than 500 million active Facebook users, which makes it the most popular social media site to date.

 

The picture explains itself.

           As the illustration above shows, there is no ignoring the impact that Facebook has on today’s society. Zuckerburg is now a billionaire while we, the average citizen, continue to help him rake in the cash by visiting the site multiple times a day. In order to investigate the magnitude of Facebook’s impact, I will examine my personal use of it in my life up to this point. By looking at my addiction to Facebook, I will be able to understand how it “informs and even structures my identity.”

            Because of security reasons, my mother wouldn’t let me get a Facebook account until I was in high school. Even then, I did not know what I was getting myself into. Not a day went by my freshmen year when I wasn’t checking my “wall” and “messages” for any news/updates. Whether it was in hope of gaining popularity, or meeting some classy high school freshmen girls, I simply needed to check it every day. At one point my weekends became successful only if I had no less than five friend requests.

 

 

 

            It’s pathetic that my goal was to gain cyber friends now that our class has actually sat down and contemplated the concept of a social identity. When checking my friend requests I usually spend about 4 seconds deciding whether I will accept or ignore my request. I am assuming that most people are similar to me, which is why I now feel stupid for putting so much of my time into a request that the other person would simply accept regardless of whether they wanted to be friends with me or not. This is because it’s not really being a friend, it’s simply a mutual agreement to let other people know that you acknowledge your new “friend” and will allow him or her to view your pictures and status’. The fact that the word friend has developed into this meaning is shocking. “Friending “sustains an illusion of closeness in a complex world of continuous partial attention,” said Roger Fransecky, a clinical psychologist and executive coach in New York (2,894 friends). “We get captured by Facebook’s algorithms. Every day 25 new people can march into your living room. I come from a failed Presbyterian youth, and there was a part of me that first thought it was impolite not to respond. Then I realized I couldn’t put them all in a living room — I needed an amphitheater.”’ Fransecky points out that the definition of a “friend” has changed to where we think just because someone has accepted to be our Facebook friend means that we actually know them.

 

Just because Facebook has changed the definition of a friend does not mean it is being destructive. There are countless reasons why Facebook is a very useful tool in everyday life. Since college has started, it has allowed me to belong to groups, clubs, and numerous other activities that I would have been unaware of had the social website not existed. I joined the Kappa Alpha order and most of our communication comes from the home page of the fraternity. Because of the accessibility of information on Facebook, we need to realize the benefits that it has brought with its skyrocketing popularity. Although the plethora of information is nice to have at the push of a button, our attachment to it can sometimes remain subliminal. We have Facebook on our computers, phones, tablets, which leave anything we want to know only a click away. Some may say that this could have a negative impact on society as a whole because it could lead to dependence on technology or lethargic behavior.  As long as we become aware of the presence that Facebook and other social media websites have on us, then we can use it to our advantage. There is no reason to not use Facebook as a tool to stay in contact with people, to make plans, or to join organizations. It is simply our responsibility to make sure it is used in that manner, and not obsessively.

My Social Media Identity

Since 2004, Facebook has been an integral part of this ever-changing world we live in. The Social Network, which is a movie based on the infamous creation of “thefacebook,” displays the websites upbringing from the founder, Mark Zuckerburg. The idea for the site began as one solely for Harvard students to connect with each other, which explains the sites original name: TheHarvardConnection. Zuckerburg then ran with the idea and began to think globally rather than simply Harvard. He envisioned a social media website for the world to enjoy; almost as much as he would enjoy his own profit. Once he had the program up and running, the attention never stopped. Everyday millions of people were visiting the site to friend new people, to look at photos, or to simply state what was on their mind for the world to look at. The genius idea has led to over 400 million people flocking to the site a month. Today there more than 500 million active Facebook users, which makes it the most popular social media site to date.

As the illustration above shows, there is no ignoring the impact that Facebook has on today’s society. Zuckerburg is now a billionaire while we, the average citizen, continue to help him rake in the cash by visiting the site multiple times a day. In order to investigate the magnitude of Facebook’s impact, I will examine my personal use of it in my life up to this point. By looking at my addiction to Facebook, I will be able to understand how it “informs and even structures my identity.”

            Because of security reasons, my mother wouldn’t let me get a Facebook account until I was in high school. Even then, I did not know what I was getting myself into. Not a day went by my freshmen year when I wasn’t checking my “wall” and “messages” for any news/updates. I cared more about what my Facebook page looked like than what my room looked like. The pictures were carefully picked to show how cool I was or how much fun I had. Whether it was in hope of gaining popularity, or meeting some classy high school freshmen girls, I simply needed to check it every day. At one point my weekends became successful only if I had no less than five friend requests. It’s pathetic that my goal was to gain cyber friends now that our class has actually sat down and contemplated the concept of a social identity. When checking my friend requests I usually spend about 4 seconds deciding whether I will accept or ignore my request. I am assuming that most people are similar to me, which is why I now feel stupid for putting so much of my time into a request that the other person would simply accept regardless of whether they wanted to be friends with me or not. This is because it’s not really being a friend, it’s simply a mutual agreement to let other people know that you acknowledge your new “friend” and will allow him or her to view your pictures and status’. The fact that the word friend has developed into this meaning is shocking. “Friending “sustains an illusion of closeness in a complex world of continuous partial attention,” said Roger Fransecky, a clinical psychologist and executive coach in New York (2,894 friends). “We get captured by Facebook’s algorithms. Every day 25 new people can march into your living room. I come from a failed Presbyterian youth, and there was a part of me that first thought it was impolite not to respond. Then I realized I couldn’t put them all in a living room — I needed an amphitheater.”’ Fransecky points out that the definition of a “friend” has changed to where we think just because someone has accepted to be our Facebook friend means that we actually know them.

Just because Facebook has changed the definition of a friend does not mean it is being destructive. There are countless reasons why Facebook is a very useful tool in everyday life. Since college has started, it has allowed me to belong to groups, clubs, and numerous other activities that I would have been unaware of had the social website not existed. I joined the Kappa Alpha order and most of our communication comes from the home page of the fraternity. Because of the accessibility of information on Facebook, we need to realize the benefits that it has brought with its skyrocketing popularity. Although the plethora of information is nice to have at the push of a button, our attachment to it can sometimes remain subliminal. We have Facebook on our computers, phones, tablets, which leave anything we want to know only a click away. Some may say that this could have a negative impact on society as a whole because it could lead to dependence on technology or lethargic behavior.  As long as we become aware of the presence that Facebook and other social media websites have on us, then we can use it to our advantage. There is no reason to not use Facebook as a tool to stay in contact with people, to make plans, or to join organizations. It is simply our responsibility to make sure it is used in that manner, and not obsessively.

"Is Google Making Us Stupid?"

           So many unnerving topics are brought up in this article that is it difficult to even begin to think about the impact that Google has really had on our society. I believe the most shocking point brought up was the fact that Google has changed how we actually think and read. It is obvious to me that my attention span is similar to a puppy’s when reading articles on the internet; scanning the text for important headlines all the while glancing at the colorful and sometimes sensual ads in the outer columns. There is simply too much information to really sit and indulge yourself into what the words on the page are trying to get you to realize. I had never thought that maybe our minds used to be different when words were read on paper rather than a screen. Without the endless distractions, it would be easier to fully comprehend complex articles. It is almost some form of technological ADD.

           Since we were all born in the late 20^th Century, it is difficult to imagine a world without efficient systems. Our world is now based on making things faster, more effective, and less time consuming. The creation of Frederick Winslow Taylor’s “discrete steps” to make an industrial factories output greater has now resulted in our entire world shaped upon this same idea: productivity. It was his mind that created an ideology that called for a “best method” process. Google expanded on this to create a “best method” of research. This has resulted in any information we desire being available at the click of a hyperlink. The availability of everything we need to know is fabulous, but also worrisome. There is no need for lengthy reading to find a small fact, which leads our brains searching for a faster way to find what we seek. This is a scary thought because of the effect that it has on our own intelligence. With artificial intelligence doing all the work for us, why do we even need to think?

Rhetoric

As a whole, this article went way over my head. That’s actually an understatement; it skyrocketed straight past me and never turned back. I got lost in his complex vernacular, and his arguments did not make sense, even after reading them over and over. The entire concept of the article can be taken from the fourth chapter or part of his article. Basically rhetoric is similar to persuasion, but it contains many qualities that define it as rhetoric. These qualities include the scenario, a clear message, organization, emotion, tone of speech, and proper thematic elements of the argument.

 When he used examples to further explain his ideas, I began to comprehend his statements more. Such as, “the pollution of our air is also a rhetorical exigency because its positive modification — reduction of pollution strongly invites the assistance of discourse producing public awareness, indignation, and action of the right kind.” In other words the rhetoric of pollution is a positive one because it implements that we should all be more aware of the impact were making on the earth. I had never thought as pollution as a positive argument, but since the idea of pollution includes a negative impact, it steers us away from polluting into thoughts of improving the problem.

 I found the main proposal of the article to be this: “rhetoricians distinguish among and characterize the types of speeches (forensic, deliberative, epideictic;) they treat issues, types of proof, lines of argument, strategies of ethical and emotional persuasion, the parts of a discourse and the functions of these parts, qualities of styles, figures of speech. They cover approximately the same materials, the formal aspects of rhetorical method and discourse, whether focusing upon method, product or process; while conceptions of situation are implicit in some theories of rhetoric, none explicitly treat the formal aspects of situation.” A rhetorician uses all different types of speech to make his or her point clear. Not only does he or she make the point clear, he or she uses the emotion of the argument and the situation surrounding it to connect further with the audience. This pertains directly to the discussion in class on ethos, logos, and pathos. It is just as important to connect with the audience using emotion, as it is using logic. Different situations bring about different arguments; therefore, it is crucial to incorporate all three types of rhetoric into your argument.

Sources

I will be doing my essay on my Facebook account.
Sources:
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245251.php
http://socialnetworking.procon.org/
http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/facebook-effect-social-network-changed-world-122656206.html
http://www.understandmedia.com/pdf/SJMLE-Vol1.pdf
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/05/is-facebook-making-us-lonely/308930/