http://comm205fall208rao.umwblogs.org Just another UMW Blogs weblog Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:39:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last night's event will garner round the clock media attention for days to come. There are a number of important stories to follow: the historical significance of this election, how this election will change America's status in the world, and what is in store for the President-elect. But for this ... http://comm205fall208rao.umwblogs.org/2008/11/06/election-night-result-president-elect-obama/ Microsoft labs created a program that will take a set of your pictures of a location and will put them together in a 3D environment that you can navigate through. It is free and easy to use- go to photosynth.com for more info. Included below are some photosynths I created ... http://comm205fall208rao.umwblogs.org/2008/10/10/photosynth/ What a difference a week makes. As big a deal as Barack Obama's acceptance speech was last week, the selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as Sen. McCain's running mate has dominated the news cycle. From the news that her 17 year old daughter is 5 months pregnant, to coverage ... http://comm205fall208rao.umwblogs.org/2008/09/05/sen-mccains-acceptance-speech-sept-4-2008/ Be sure to check these out: Announcing: Speaking Center Fall Workshops! Each workshop below consists of a brief presentation on the topic, with opportunities for individual follow-up discussions in a relaxed atmosphere: Speech Basics: Tuesday September 23 at 5 p.m. Stumped on how to spice up your speeches? Let the Speaking Center help you ... http://comm205fall208rao.umwblogs.org/2008/09/04/speaking-center-workshops/ There is a very long backstory to tonight's acceptance speech by Barack Obama. As over-exposed as he may appear to be, there are still many Americans who do not know much about Obama, and the acceptance speech is his opportunity to reintroduce himself to the American public, and outline what ... http://comm205fall208rao.umwblogs.org/2008/08/29/sen-barack-obamas-acceptance-of-democratic-nomination/ Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart once famously stated that while it was difficult to define what pornography was, he 'knew it when he saw it.' You all know an effective presentation when you see it- and hopefully you can do more to define and describe what makes it effective. In ... http://comm205fall208rao.umwblogs.org/2008/08/25/what-makes-a-presentation-effective/ Welcome to the blog for Comm 205 taught by Dr. Anand Rao in Fall 2008. This blog will host course materials, student grade pages, as well as the blog entries for student comment (announced in class). The password for protected class pages will be provided in class. Student grade pages ... http://comm205fall208rao.umwblogs.org/2008/08/24/hello-world/