Date

Topics

Assignments

Week 1

Sept. 9-11

Introduction to course; syllabus review

Four types of speech delivery-- memorized, read, extemporaneous, impromptu; interview exercise  

Text: Ch. 1, 2, 16

Public Speaking Anxiety by Motley

Week 2

Sept. 14-18

Ethics and free speech; achieving and maintaining confidence

Preparing your first speech; avoiding errors on first speeches;

mnemonic devices; pausing; lead-ins and conclusions

Prepare introduction

Text: Ch. 3, 4, 5,

Week 3

Sept. 21-25

Listening skills; dealing with noise (physical or external, personal or internal, semantic)

Audience analysis: listening, analyzing, adapting

Self-introduction speeches

Ch. 6, 7, 8

Listening journal

Week 4

Sept. 28-Oct. 2

Self-introduction speeches

Nonverbal and verbal communication

Selecting topic for speech commentary

Ch. 17, 18, 19

Journal due -----

Week 5

Oct. 5-9

Supporting your speech: illustrations, analogies, statistics

Using Internet and library sources

Speech commentaries 

Ch. 9-10

Week 6 

Oct. 14-16

Oct. 12 Columbus Day

Speech commentaries

Library orientation

Goals of informative speech; guides for organization

Ch. 24; submit topic for informative speech

Ch. 11, 12, 13

Week 7

Oct. 19-23

Editing and word selection

Speech commentaries

Ch. 14-15; prepare informative speech

Week 8

Oct. 26-30

Informative speeches

Prepare speech evaluations

Week 9

Nov. 2-8

Informative speeches

Persuasion and argument; Maslow’s hierarchy of needs; Monroe’s motivated sequence

Ch. 25-26; submit topic and research and prepare persuasive speech

Week 10

Nov. 9, 13

Nov. 11 Veterans Day

Presentation aids; using PowerPoint

How not to use PowerPoint
Persuasive speeches

Ch. 20, 21, 22; Prepare persuasive speech

Week 11 

Nov. 16-20

Persuasive speeches

Prepare speech evaluations

Week 12

Nov. 23, 25

Persuasive speeches

Prepare for final speech

Week 13

Nov. 30-Dec. 4

Final speeches

Submit topic for and prepare final speech

Week 14 

Dec. 7-11

Final speeches

Journals due ----

Week 15

Dec. 14

Final speeches

Final evaluation: Dec.

Prepare final evaluation