TEXT:

O’Hair, Stewart, Rubenstein. A Speaker’s Guidebook: text and reference, 2004

This course is designed to further develop your ability to research, construct, outline and deliver speeches building on the foundation of your work in Oral Communication. In this Honors section of the course there will be a special emphasis on competitive forensics, leading up to your participation in the Annual LaGuardia Speech Contest. The course has an e-laboratory component which will be used to assist you in your research, the development of presentation aids, and as an aspect of the project to be undertaken with a Museum of Modern Art educator.

Attendance policy:

It is essential that you attend all classes. Credit will not be given if you miss more than 5 hours of class work (6 hrs = failure, 5 hrs = final grade drops one full grade, 4 hrs, final grade drops ½ grade). You are allowed 3 hrs (e.g., one single hr class plus one double hour class = 1 full week) absence for any reason (no distinction is made between "excused" and "unexcused" absences). Lateness: Similarly, lateness should be avoided. You are late if you arrive after attendance has been taken (approx. 5 minutes after the class is scheduled to begin); 20+ minutes late = 1 full hour. absence).

Grading:

Your course grade is based on 100 points possibly being accumulated during the term. The breakdown is as follows:

Participation (class discussion, small group work, etc.)	10%
Speech of self-introduction	5%
Quizzes and tests, e-laboratory and written projects	15%
ePortfolio project	10%
Speech to Inform	20%
Speech to Persuade	30%
Final Exam	10%

Topics, Readings and Assignments

Week 1

Introduction to Course. Goals, policies, introductory activities
syllabus, your questions, some preliminary class activities. Read Chapter 1 Becoming a Public Speaker; Chapter 2 Giving it a Try: Preparing Your First Speech. Assignment. Prepare to present a Self-introductory speech in class.

Week 2

Topic Selection and Public Speaking Basics. Read Chapter 3 Listeners and Speakers; 6 Analyzing the Audience; Chapter 7 Selecting Topic and Purpose. Assignment: Choose a topic for you Speech to Inform and begin researching it. Examine: Sample Informational Speech in textbook.

Week 3

The Informative Speech. Read Chapter 4 Ethical Public Speaking; Chapter 5 Managing Speech Anxiety; Chapter 8 Developing Supporting Material; Chapter 9 Locating Supporting Material; You could also benefit by taking a look at Chapter 10 Using the Internet to Support Your Speech. Assignment: Prepare research packet for small group analysis of research to date.

Week 4

Organizing and Outlining. Read Chapter 11 Main Points, Supporting Points, and Transitions; Chapter 12 Types of Organizational Arrangements; Chapter 13 Types of Outline Formats. Assignment: Prepare a rough draft of the speaking outline for your Speech to Inform.

Week 5

Developing the Speech to Inform. Read Chapter 14 Developing the Introduction; Chapter 15 Developing the Conclusion; Chapter 16 Using Language to Style the Speech. Assignment: Complete and present your Speech to Inform (a copy of your speaking outline must be provided the instructor including a bibliography of works cited in your speech).

Week 6

Verbal and Nonverbal Delivery. Read Chapter 17 Methods of Delivery; Chapter 18 The Voice in Delivery; Chapter 19 The Body in Delivery; Chapter 24 The Persuasive Speech. Assignment: Choose a topic for your Speech to Persuade suitable for the LaGuardia Speech Contest and begin research. Examine: Sample Persuasive Speech in textbook. Mid-term exam.

Week 7

Developing Arguments. Read Chapter 25 Developing Arguments for the Persuasive Speech; Chapter 26 Organizing the Persuasive Speech. Assignment: Draft introduction of Speech to Persuade.

Week 8

Organizing the Persuasive Speech. Assignment: Draft Speech to Persuade. Submit research packet.

Week 9

MoMA Project. Assignment: Complete work on Speech to Persuade. (a copy of your speaking outline must be provided the instructor including a bibliography of works cited in your speech).

Week 10

Presenting the Persuasive Speech. Assignment: Present Speech to

Week 11

Speaking Beyond the Classroom. Read Chapter 29 Business and Professional Presentations OR Chapter 30 Speaking in Other College Courses (for an in class activity). Assignment: Extract key word notes from the reading you’ve selected for a brief—1 to 1½ minute---lesson on what you consider to be an important point of the reading for presentation next week.

Week 12

Presentation Aids. Read Chapter 20 Using Presentation Aids in the Speech; Chapter 21 Designing Presentation Aids; 21 Using Presentation Software. Assignment: Present short lesson from key word notes. You should try to use a presentation aid.

Week 13

Finals. Final project and final exam.