Interviewing tips from Mike Wallace

1) Started a question with a story that included Clemens Wallace made it personal.
2) Quoted sources stating that Clemens used steroids. They weren't empty accusations.
3) Gave Clemens a chance to voice his opinion about sources speaking out against him.
4) Never talks over Clemens
5) Asked clerical questions
6) Wallace clearly did his research

Help your peers exercise

1. The theater is currently preparing for its next production "Meet me in St. Louis."

2. Recent budgets cuts has had little effect on the program.

3. The band has been touring for six months.

4. Angel Nava, the Arts and Programming Adviser for Student Involvement, said that "participants can listen to the artists' descriptions of their sculptures."

5. Everyone enjoyed the rally. 

6. The festival held more than 150 attendees Sept. 14 through 16.

7. Eric W. Hoffman is a clinical assistant professor in The Edward R. Murrow College of Communication.

8. “It's always great seeing such a wonderful turn out each week,” Smith said.

9. The festival, now in its third year of operation,  is sponsored by the Pullman Chamber of Commerce.

10. “I love shopping in this kind of environment," she said. "It is much better than inside a grocery store."

VPLAC = Visionary Performing Literary Arts Committee
RTOP = Regional Theater of Palouse
CEREO = Center for Regional
PCC = Pullman Chamber of Commerce
PFM =
FFA = Future Farmers of America
CFSL = Centers for Fraternity and Sorority Life
AWSWU =
PRUS =
CSA =

*avoid acronyms!

How to Look at Agendas

a) 2 members of Pullman city council are Francis Benjamin and Keith Bloom.
c) The need for the local food bank is now greater than ever due to the Libyan conflict.
d) Whether citizens of Pullman should be able to grow their own medical marijuana, as well as how many plants should be allowed to grow. The maximum number of plants allowed currently is 45.
e) A consent agenda is not updated on a regular basis and are very brief, wheras a regular agenda is updated regularly and are very detailed and precise.

Whitman County Agenda
a) The board released a proclamation in celebration of the Oldaer Americans community group.
b) There have been 4 cases of swine flu on campus in September 2009.
3) There are 600,000 doses available in the state of Washington.
4) There are 360 doses of vaccine available in Whitcom county.

C ougar Communicators Toastmasters is meeting on the 20th and 27th of this month.

Active vs Passive

1. Police in riot gear fired rubber-coated bullets into the crowd.

2. The boss informed the employees of the layoffs later in the day. 

3. LeBron James missed a three-point shot with five seconds left in the game.  

4. Participants in the survey were asked about their changes in political affiliation.

5. Raoul avoided tall buildings and mountain roads because of his fear of heights,

6. The Legislature is considering the bill.

7. The earthquake destroyed the tiny island.  

8. The class is reading the book.

9. An experimental operation was performed at the hospital yesterday.

10.The downed airliner covered the wheat field eith debris.

Speech lede exercise

1) After WSU's appropriation's were cut by 54 percent earlier this year and tuition was increased 14 percent, District 9 Sen. Mark Schoesler stated that higher education is at risk due to the failing economy.

2) An associate professor at the WSU School of Biological Sciences spoke to the zoology club Wednesday night and stated that climate change is having a negative impact on the future of many amphibian species.

Easter Egg Hunt outline

1) What is the event taking place? Where is the Easter egg hunt?
2) History of the egg hunt at Riverfront Park
3) How do the kids prepare for the race? How did they feel about the egg hunt?
4) How did Boy Scouts from Group 22 help with the event?

2 ledes

Here are two ledes, one from my one of my favorite books and the other from my favorite television show.
1) "When he was barely thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow."
                        -To Kill a Mockingbird

2) "Tonight's the night, and it's going to happen again and again..."
                        -Dexter