EAST WEST INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE,

SEREMBAN (KKB-UITM)

FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT

DIPLOMA IN OFFICE MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY

PAIRING ASSIGNMENT (CASE STUDY)

COURSE:
COM165
PUBLIC SPEAKING

PREPARED FOR:
MISS NURUL ‘IZZAH BINTI HAMZAH
CLASS: BA132

PREPARED BY:
STUDENT ID NAME
2022570971 NUR ERWANI NAZIRAH BINTI ERWAN SHAM
2022708741 NURZULAYQA NAJLA BINTI AHMAD
2022714847 RUSDIYANA ALYSHA BINTI RUSDI

Submission date:
19 DECEMBER 2022

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT…………………………………………………3
1.0 INTRODUCTION………………………………………………….4
2.0 SUMMARY………………………………………………………...5
3.0 SPEECH ANALYSIS……………………………………………..6
3.1 The Introduction…………………………………………………6
3.2 The Body………………………………………………………..7-8
3.3 The Conclusion………………………………………………….9
3.4 Delivery Method………………………………………………..10
4.0 DISCUSSION…………………………………………………….11
5.0 CONCLUSION…………………………………………………...12
6.0 REFERENCES…………………………………………………..13

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Alhamdulillah, my greatest thanks to Allah S.W.T. because this group project

can be successfully completed. First of all, we would like to thank our lecturer, Miss
Nurul ‘Izzah Binti Hamzah for his valuable advice and constant guidance throughout
the process. She has inspired us greatly throughout completing this group
assignment. His willingness to share knowledge, support and motivation contributed
tremendously to the success of this group assignment.

An honorable mention goes to our families and friends for their understanding
and supports in completing this project. Without their support, we would not be able
to face many difficulties while doing this group assignment. In addition, we would like
to thank all my classmates for giving the fullest support, cooperation, ideas, and
undeniable efforts that have shown to complete this assignment. We could not make
it without the effort and cooperation of all of you.

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

The title we chose represents how gaming can be a force for good.

Persuasive speeches include the ones listed below. Noah Raford is the speaker who

delivered the speech titled "How Gaming Can Be a Force for Good," which was

finally delivered on October 20, 2022, at the TED Talk Event. The speaker chose this

topic to encourage us to recognize what's really going on in gaming and virtual

worlds and then harness those forces to create the future we want. The speaker also

wishes to persuade the audience that games have a positive side as well as a

negative side.

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2.0 SUMMARY OF THE SPEECH

In this speech, Noah Raford explains that video games are already the

world's dominant form of entertainment. They're three times larger than the entire

global film and music industries combined. Every year, the top streamers on Twitch

receive on average twice as many views as the biggest Hollywood movies. And

collectively, we spend twice as much time watching and playing video games as we

do use all other forms of social media combined. That's a lot of eyeballs. Games

sales are huge, but the real action is in in-game economies where people spend over

130 billion dollars a year buying and selling virtual goods online. Everything from

outfits to avatars, to vehicles to weapons, to dances to architecture to music, to

access to live events, and more.

In this talk, Noah Raford persuades the audience about gaming extremism.

The extreme game version looks like Hezbollah’s own custom-made video game

called Special Forces, designed to recruit young people and train them to kill their

enemies. White nationalist groups are hosting Call Of Duty tournaments online to

attract more people and there are also Roblox games where we can drive our own

car through Black Lives Matter protesters or assume the role of Kyle Rittenhouse and

shoot anti-fascist protesters. All that games are wrapped in a layer of Discord servers

and also youtube channels and podcasts.

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3.0 SPEECH ANALYSIS

3.1 Introduction

The introduction to a speech should make a good impression on its

audience so that they are more engaged in the talk that is given as an

introduction is the key to the successful delivery of the speech. The speaker,

Noah Raford does gain the attention and interest of the audience at the

beginning of his speech. He started a few questions where the audience need

to think about the answers to the questions before moving to the topic that the

speaker want to talk about. For example, at minute 0:05, he asked the

audience how much they spend money on video games than physical clothes.

Another specimen people spend 130 billion dollars for games to get more

clothes, avatars, vehicles, and dances in the games that are more interesting.

In this video Noah Raford wants to argue about video games are going to

become the platform that people use the most. This speech also tells the story

of Hassan Ibn Sabbah is a charismatic young preacher who lived about 1000

years ago so people get the point of his speech.

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3.2 The body

Noah Raford delivered this speech in an orderly manner to make it

simpler for the audience to follow along. The speech was arranged in

chronological order. Its first point starts with his story about Hassan Ibn

Sabah. We can see in the story that Noah Raford is attempting to convey the

message that games can be the start of our life in the future. For example, it

can be one of our income. It can help us to make money because in the future

they are more technology that exists. In this era, children start learning by

using technology. Noah Raford starts his speech by asking the audience “do

they spend more money on virtual fashion in video games than physical

clothes?” He says about a third of all teenage gamers in America do. He asks

again to the audience “do they think the government is actually run by a

secret cabal of demon-worshiping perverts?”

Furthermore, the speaker talked about Hassan Ibn Sabbah. Hassan

Ibn Sabbah was a charismatic young preacher who lived about 1000 years

ago. Hassan Ibn Sabbah had cultivated a myth that he could send people to

heaven and bring them back again without actually having to die. Hassan

didn’t actually have that power, but before a mission, the story goes, he would

dose his soldiers with massive amounts of hash. Their enemies actually called

them the “Hashshashin” which also uses the word assassin.

Last but not least, Noah Raford persuades the audience about gaming

extremism. The extreme game version looks like Hezbollah’s own custom-

made video game called Special Forces, designed to recruit young people

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and train them to kill their enemies. White nationalist groups are hosting Call

Of Duty tournaments online to attract more people and there are also Roblox

games where we can drive our own car through Black Lives Matter protesters

or assume the role of Kyle Rittenhouse and shoot anti-fascist protesters. All

that games are wrapped in a layer of Discord servers and also youtube

channels and podcasts.

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3.3 Conclusion

As the speech approaches its conclusion, Noah Raford told the

audience, with interest, if you are a media company, you should be talking to

experts in radicalization. If you are a game company, you should be speaking

to those who don’t understand gaming dynamics and the communities around

them. If you’re a church or a religious institution, you should be understanding

how people use these tools to build beliefs and what they’re believing.

Noah Raford also said that, if you are a parent, you should be playing

games with your kids, to understand the world that they’re growing up in and

to have a conversation with them about the role that they might play in it. He

also asks the audience who is going to be our modern-day Hassan? And he

asks again “and will the games of tomorrow be games of subjugation and

domination?

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3.4 Delivery Method

As we all know, keeping the audience's attention is one of the most

important aspects of delivering a speech. Noah Raford gave an excellent

speech without even looking at a script because he had planned and

practiced his speech beforehand. He used a technique called "speaking

extemporaneously."

The audience clearly hears his booming speech. He had an excellent

technique for modulating his intonations and voice volume based on the

topics he was discussing. For example, he emphasized important points by

speaking in a high-pitched tone. He understands how to carefully control his

speaking pace. At different points, he slows down and speeds up his speech

depending on the situation. This makes him an excellent speaker because it

demonstrates his charm and makes him appear less uneasy.

When giving a speech, your personal appearance is just as important.

Noah Raford was dressed formally in a black suit. His attire was well received

by the audience because he did not overdress and added to the competition

concept. He was very good at controlling his body language. He did not

overuse hand gestures and only used them to help him emphasize his ideas

in specific areas of his speech. He also managed to keep eye contact with the

audience throughout the speech. He is one of the speakers we admire

because of his qualities.

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4.0 DISCUSSION

Noah Raford's speech was inspiring, and he persuaded us simply by

telling us a story about Hassan Ibn Sabbah who is a charismatic young

preacher who lived about 1000 years ago in an age full of drama, conflict, and

social change. Hassan Ibn Sabbah became famous because creating the

Order of Assasins: a fanatically devoted group of young men that are known

as fedayeen (those who sacrifice themselves).

The fact that he shared something so simple but so beneficial to many

people in so many ways. A story about Hassan Ibn Sabbah gives the

audience new knowledge which can make them think that they can have a

nature such as being a brave person like Hassan Ibn Sabbah.

Overall from the speech, Noah Raford managed to deliver his speech

successfully to the audience which can make them understand that video

games can also lead to a good example. At the same time, his delivery can

also persuade the listeners to change the pattern of thinking that video games

do not 100% lead to harm, as is always thought by all people, especially the

parents who always think that these video games will bring bad things to their

children. For example, their children will neglect important things such as

schoolwork by playing online games.

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 5.0 CONCLUSION

In the end, what we can say is that Noah Raford's speech about "How

a game can be forced for good" was well delivered and it got the attention of

all the listeners. Noah also provides complete study materials to be presented

to the listeners who are willing to take the time to listen to his speech.

Noah also uses pictures and videos as material to make it easier for

the listeners to better understand what he is saying and that is also one of the

attractions for the listeners not to feel bored when listening to Noah's speech.

he used the stage well to make his speech appear more confident.

There is one thing that can be changed by Noah which is not to explain

too much because it can cause the listeners to feel bored. He can talk about

important points and explain them in more depth using a more fun way so as

not to make his speech flat.

On the whole speech, what we can take is, video games not only bring

the bad things but they can also bring something good if we look at it from a

positive point of view and we must change our thinking pattern that not all

things involve these video games bring bad things. In addition, video games

can also strengthen relationships with family or outsiders whether we know

them or not.

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6.0 REFERENCES

TED. (2022, October 20). How Gaming Can Be a Force for Good | Noah Raford |

TED. YouTube. https://youtube.com/watch?v=XdqV66m7Los

Wikipedia contributors. (2022, August 2). Noah Raford. Wikipedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Raford

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