speech common syllabus

8/18/2019 Speech Common Syllabus

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SpeechMr. Dustin Pace

Room [email protected]

Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel .-Ralph Waldo Emerson

It usually takes more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech .-Mark Twain

Class Syllabus

Ha-hmmm… check, one, two…thp, thp, thp… is this thing on? Welcome, ladies and gentlemen,to speech class! [Pa se or lo d cheering awkward silence"# $o ha%e, no do &t, heard o atesworse than death" Well, or man' people,there is one that stands a&o%e all others( p &licspeaking" )o, * am s re most o 'o are looking orward to this class as m ch as, sa', a rootcanal, or the ne+t tele%ision show starring harlie )heen" $o pro&a&l' think the state o *dahomerel' likes to tort re seniors &e ore the' grad ate &' making them end re something most

people dread more than death itsel &e ore allowing them to grad ate" Well, 'o ma' &e partl'right a&o t the tort re, & t learning to comm nicate well and speak with poise is among the most

&ene icial skills with which 'o can lea%e high school" ow, * know 'o are thinking I’m not going to be a public speaker, or a comedian, or a politician, so why do I have to take speech?.ka', 'o &etter make s re 'o are seated /which 'o sho ld &e an'wa'!0 &eca se *1%e gotsome di ic lt news or 'o " Regardless o which career path 'o choose, 'o will ha%e tointeract with people" *n act, to e%en get a 2o& 'o will ha%e to go thro gh an inter%iew and,irrespecti%e o how knowledgea&le and well-3 ali ied 'o are or the position, 'o m st &e a&leto con%ince the inter%iewer/s0 that 'o are the &est candidate" 4n' g esses as to how 'o mightdo that? That1s right" 5nless 'o possess s perh man telepathic a&ilities, 'o will ha%e to sespeech" )o, open 'o r mind, clear 'o r throat, and get read' to o%ercome 'o r ears and &ecomea &etter orator"

Course Description

)enior )peech is a one-semester co rse aimed at introd cing st dents to the &asic concepts ocomm nication" *t aims to make st dents not onl' &etter comm nicators, & t &etter rhetoricians6

people capa&le o sing so nd and ethical rhetoric and o anal'7ing other orms ocomm nication or s &tle sage o logos, ethos and pathos"

Instructional Materials

Projects in Speech ommunication. Per ection 8earning"

!he "reatest Speeches o# $ll !ime. 9ideo" :;;


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Course utline

!nit 1" Communication #asics

1. $he %undamentals o& Communication2. ral 'an(ua(e). *on+erbal Communication,. 'istenin(-. In&luences on Communication

!nit 2" Interpersonal Communication

. /&&ecti+e Interpersonal Communication Strate(ies0. Interpersonal 'istenin(

. Sol+in( Problems and Mana(in( Con&lict9. Inter+ie s

!nit )" 3roup Communication

14. $he Po er o& 3roups11. 3roup Dynamics and 3oals12. 3roup Discussions1). Parliamentary Procedure

!nit ," Public Speakin(

1,. Preparin( to Speak 1-. Researchin( 5our Sub6ect1 . r(ani7in( 5our Speech

10. Preparin( Supportin( Materials1 . !sin( 'an(ua(e /&&ecti+ely19. Presentin( 5our Speech

!nit -" $ypes o& Presentations

24. $he Speech to In&orm21. $he Speech to Persuade22. Speeches &or Special ccasions2). Competiti+e Speech /+ents

!nit " Mass Communications

2,. Mass Communications in Society2-. $echnolo(y in /+eryday 'i&e

Speeches /) &2ect to hange0

1. Introduction Speech 814 points " 4 short =who * am> speech /:- min tes0 to help &reak the ice and oster comm nit'" *t will &e an all-or-nothing grade" *n other words,e%er'one who presents gets ll credit!


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2. Instant Replay 824 points " 4s in a sports &roadcast, st dents will prepare and present ashort scene demonstrating the comm nication process in small gro ps" The' will

per orm it thro gh once witho t interr ption" Then, the' will do a repla' withcommentar', stopping at planned moments"

). :;ho 824 points " 5sing 4&&ot and ostello1s amo s sketch as a model,

st dents will de%elop a short sketch in pairs demonstrating a con%ersation in which one part' is contin all' mis nderstood &' the other",. Silent Mo+ie 824 points " )t dents will create a short silent-mo%ie scene to demonstrate

non-%er&al comm nication" o %ocal tterances /talking or otherwise0 or se o te+t will &e permitted" There ore, acial e+pressions, hand gest res, and &od' mo%ements arere3 ired to con%e' meaning" 5se o a =silent mo%ie so ndtrack> /ie" m sic witho tl'rics0 is oka'" This assignment ma' &e per ormed li%e or %ideo recorded"

-. ?cti+e 'istenin( 824 points " Rather than speaking, st dents will listen to a speechwhich will &e pa sed periodicall', at which time the' will &e asked to respond to a3 estion relating to the content o the pre%io s section" This assignment is designed tomake st dents aware o the integral %al e o acti%e listening"

. ?rt Critic 824 points " )t dents will &e pro%ided with a piece o a&stract art" Eachst dent will then present an interpretation o the piece to the class to demonstrate thewa's in which di erent people &oth comm nicate and interpret in ormation"

0. no 5our ?udience 824 points " *n pairs, st dents will present two :-min tecon%ersations on the same topic, irst as high school peers and then as a high schoolst dent with a grandparent, to demonstrate how we alter o r speech depending on o ra dience"

. Poetry ut 'oud 824 points " )t dents will select a piece o poetr' /long eno gh that ittakes at least @A seconds to recite0 to memori7e and per orm or the class" *t will &egraded on memori7ation, poise, and %ocal d'namics"

9. Aob Inter+ie 824 points " *n pairs, st dents will prepare and present an inter%iew or as mmer 2o&" With one as the inter%iewer and the other as the inter%iewee, st dents willill strate the steps in the inter%iew process" 4 terward, each inter%iew will &e disc ssed

&' the class to increase awareness o &est inter%iew practices and responses"14. 3roup Presentation 8,4 points " *n gro ps o A or B, st dents will choose rom a list o

topics a&o t which to prepare a presentation" )t dents will &e graded on how well the'interact with their gro ps and their in%ol%ement in the act al presentation" 4s in

pro essional presentations, gro ps will &e re3 ired to se technolog' and %is al aids tohelp con%e' in ormation"

11. $B *e scast 824 points " *n small gro ps, st dents will create a newscast, incl dingdi erent areas o co%erage /news, sports, weather, and ad%ertisements0" This sho ld &e%ideo recorded and edited"

12. ?d+ertisement 824 points " )t dents will prepare and present a C-A min te pers asi%espeech in the orm o a long ad%ertisement or in omercial" *t ma' &e or a prod ct, iss e,or political campaign"

1). %inal Paper and Speech 82- o& &inal (rade " )t dents will compose a research paperand :D-:A min te speech on the in l ence o media on comm nication, &oth written andoral" The thesis statement will &e s &mitted &' the end o the 3 arter and m st &eappro%ed &' the teacher" )t dents sho ld cite at least :D rep ta&le so rces in M84

ormat and incl de m ltimedia in the presentation" More in o to come…


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Class / pectations

The class will &e challenging, & t i 'o ollow these &asic e+pectations, 'o W*88 s cceed(

1. #/ E/R/.2. Come to class on time and prepared to learn.). Respect yoursel&F your classmatesF and the teacher.,. Participate.-. Do not lea+e a mess.

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3radin( Policy

?ttendance and Participation 14Hui77es and ?ssi(nments 1-Speeches -4%inal Paper and Speech 2-

'ate ?ssi(nments8ate 4ssignments will &e penali7ed 14 per day late. *n cases o planned a&sences, missedassignments are d e #/% R/ you lea+e.

3rade Scale94 144 J ?

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