COMM 131 Speaking & Listening: Alexander Graham Bell Presentation

This presentation provides an overview of the life and accomplishments of Alexander Graham Bell, a famous Canadian inventor. It highlights his birth, family background, and major contributions, including the invention of the telephone and the development of the graphophone. The presentation discusses the benefits of his inventions to the world, such as improved communication and assistance for the deaf community. It also includes interesting facts about Bell's personal life and his dedication to teaching the deaf. The presentation concludes by emphasizing Bell's significant impact on Canada and the world, praising his unique contributions and his commitment to helping others rather than focusing solely on financial gain. Desklib provides a platform for students to access similar presentations and solved assignments for academic assistance.

Famous Canadians
Alexander Graham Bell

Biography
• Born on March 3, 1847 and died on August 2,
1922 (Grosvenor & Wesson, 2016).
•His father and brother were involved in elocution
practices.
•Bell’s wife and mother were deaf.
•His brothers died of tuberculosis.

Major Contribution #1
• Bell used to research to get groundbreaking results
for the deaf.
•The invention of Telephone was one of his major
contribution.
•The invention was done in the year 1876 (Watson,
2017).
•The establishment of the Bell Telephone Company.

Major Contribution #2
•The second major contribution is the evolution
of Phonograph.
•Volta Laboratory
•Graphophone introduced around 1880s.

Benefit to the world
•The invention of telephone paved way for a new
style of communication
•Sending and receiving aural messages became
faster.
•Information could be passed in easily during wars
and other such events.
•The Telephone brought the world close to each
other (Stone, 2015).

Benefit to the world
•It helped the deaf to get their ideas transferred.
•The graphophone recorded the sound.
•The use of voice transmits and saving them for
further reference was enabled with his invention.
•The trends in communication were changing
slowly.

Facts
•Invention of the telephone was for his lover who
later became his wife (Waite, 2017).
•He considered photophone as his greatest
invention.
•Huge respect given after his death by silencing all
telephones for a minute.

Tutor of the Deaf
•Alexander Graham Bell worked for the
development of deaf people.
•This more a result of his personal life.
•He taught at Boston university the students
about vocal and speech physiology.

Conclusion
•Alexander Graham Bell is a figure that has made
Canada proud for such inventions that have
impacted the entire nation. His contribution are
unique and will remain so forever. His contribution
for the deaf has been immense and his
characteristic which shows he does not believe in
money making is an exceptional quality.

Reference
Grosvenor, E. S., & Wesson, M. (2016). Alexander Graham Bell. New
Word City. ISBN 1612309569, 9781612309569
Stone, A. (2015). How America Got On-line: Politics, Markets, and the
Revolution in Telecommunication. Focal Press. Retrieved from:
https://content.taylorfrancis.com/books/download?dac=C2014-0-
40624-2&isbn=9781317462620&format=googlePreviewPdf
Waite, H. E. (2017). Make a Joyful Sound: The Romance of Mabel
Hubbard and Alexander Graham Bell: an Authorized Biography. Pickle
Partners Publishing. ISBN 178720832X, 9781787208322
Watson, T. A. (2017). The birth and babyhood of the telephone. Library
of Alexandria. ISBN
1465616608, 9781465616609