First,
[size=medium]I CAN'T GO OUT AND BUY AN ORPHEUS/HD600/ETC JUST FOR THE SPEECH![/size] Sorry

And I'm not interested in getting suspended with the HeadPhetish stuff. Perhaps a model (person) with the headphones on?

Also, this should *not* be technical. The target audience thinks "How a Computer Mouse Works" is technical.

Oh, and the deadline is Friaday, so get that infinite number of typewriters repaired so the monkeys can get to work

Ok, eric....if you're not gonna be co-operative, don't come asking for help. j/k

Well....my only suggestion would be to SHOW your Etys...if you are willing. Don't let others listen - you won't get em back.

Cover the basic types (closed/open, circumaural/supra-aural, earbud/canalphone,); cover the basic "presentations" (accurate, full, thin, or "grado").

That should take up most of the time.

Make sure you keep your audience riveted - I once, in communications, got an A+ and held a bunch of slightly, um, slow 7th graders spell-bound for 10 minutes talking about an imaginary use for a TV remote!!!!!

Good openings always help - and be confident.

Make sure your delivery is crisp - HOW you say it is more important than WHAT you say, quite often...

Good Luck, once again

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Oh my goodness! This truly is a pathetic hobby

So what the point of showing a bunch of 9th graders an etymotic headphone when they don't know the sound of it? They don't even know what it is and have never heard of it. K, eric, just "donate" your etys to your teacher, that'll ensure you a good mark no matter what you do

Forget about the Etys. I'd be worried your audience might accidently "lose" them. Any cheap earbuds would suffice for showing how small headphones can be. Also show open/closed/circumaural/supraaural. Also show 'em pics of various models from Sennheiser, Grado... heck, show 'em a pic of the R10s... wooden headphones ought to give them a shock! Be sure to emphasize that headphones do sound different. You should probably spend more time on the Grados, since Grados have an exciting sound.

Well, if it helps, I would do the following:

1- Sumarize the origins of headphones. Now, it is hard to find info on this subject, but according to thay mate Jason (sorry if I can't remember your name dude), headphones where invented as telephony accesories by none other than Graham Bell. That's why the old cans look like two sets of half telephones joined together.

2- Define when do they became audio products per se. I think that would be with the first radios, since they (I think) only had a very small output, before the invention of the electromagnetic speaker.

3- Talk about Walkman. If something pushed headphones to the public eye, it's the Walkman.

4- Now, go for different types, as exemplified in Headwize. You know, transducer types, earcup types, etc.

5- Current state: SHow them the best of them all. Use charts and reviews, wich you can easily find on the net.

I hope this helps. Take care. And show them your Etys

nothing bores people faster than technical info. so i kept my speech as untechnical as possible. the only technical part was trying to explain the difference between a dynamic and an electrostatic can, where i just gave a quick and simplistic explanation. most of the speech was about how the different characteristics affect the sound, and why it is important for the audience to consider these factors when buying a set of cans. and i used transparencies of cans, and models wearing the cans which i got from headphone phetish. the only inappropriate pic i used was of the lesbian chicks, but i only had it just in case they stopped paying attention. but it seemed to work, and it was one of the more memorable presentations. (the whole class started cracking up for)

5 minutes go by quickly. i used up all my time just talking about the different types of cans in terms of drivers, fit, and open vs closed.

showing a set of cans while you're up front seems ok. but, i think passing out cans may be a bad idea. the class will focus on the item instead of the speech. not to mention your cans may incur damage at the hands of students.

I just don't get that webiste : http://www.anime.co.za/headphet/Index.asp
What the hell kind of fetish is that?
Oh well, whatever floats your boat I guess.

I'm lucky enough to go to a school where theft isn't much of an issue. However, I don't think I'll pass around my Etys, since that stem-tube-thing looks pretty fragile. Maybe my dad's Grados, they seem a bit tougher than they look and the sound is an immediate, "NOW I know why people pay $100 for these things! They sound a helluva lot better than the cans that came with my PCDP!", whereas the Etys take ~1 week of listening to appreciate.

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oh, fetishes get worse than that my friend, believe me! heh heh heh--um, never mind.

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You have linkage to a picture of that?

Honestly, doing a presentation on headphones will probably bring about teasing/confusion, etc. Choose something different.

Oh please...at that age, you'd be teased for being Jesus...who gives a crap.

Fortunately people do grow up...well mostly....ok some.

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here: http://www.anime.co.za/headphet/Pictures91.asp

yes eric, don't do anything that might bring about teasing! Be totally anonymous, don't let anyone knwo that you're different, be just like everyone else, no matter how boring that is!