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This course provides an overview of public speaking fundamentals, including informative and persuasive speeches. Attendance is crucial, and exams and speeches have assigned dates. Grading includes participation, group projects, interviews, and more.
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SPC 1315 / SPC 1321Fundamentals of Public Speaking / Business & Professional Speaking Monday – Friday (Mon) Wed-Fri, (Mon) Wed-Fri Mon-Tues
Syllabus overview • Be here on time, ready to start at 9:00 • Reasonable break time each day • Outline shows test and speech dates • Tests-- no make ups without major, unexpected issue -- Test 1 Friday • Speeches must be done on assigned days -- Minor Speech 1 this week
Syllabus -- Grading • Introductory Speech 50 points • Group Projects & Evaluation 50 points • Motivational Speech 50 points • Interview Project 50 points • Informative Speech w/VA 100 points • Persuasive Speech w/ VA 100 points • Three Exams 100 points each • Participation/Attendance/Critiques Impromptu Speeches 100 points
Syllabus -- Attendance • Hard to pass a Winter Mini Term if you miss • One day = one week of a long semester • Attendance counted in hours • Be sure to check the syllabus about the attendance policy; expect to be in class each day • Major event / partial class • Work on speeches during some class time
Syllabus -- Attendance • Students arriving late are marked absent. • Class begins at the scheduled starting time and resumes 10 minutes after in-class break. • Arriving late or leaving at any time during class will result in being marked absent. • You will be marked for one hour of absences for each hour of class meeting time. • We meet 2 hours each day
Course schedule... • Emily Witsell, Gee Library • Greg Shirley &/or Tina Boitnott -- Career Development • For tomorrow: • Read Chapters 1-3 • Bring a typed list of three or more Informative Speech Topics, AND a list of three or more Persuasive Speech Topics
Before the ‘big’ topics... • Your first planned speech this week is a 4-minute Informative Speech about ... • "The Three Most Important People in My Life." • Create a typed full sentence outline • Create a 4 x 6 typed note card • Three 1-minute main points plus a :15 Introduction and :15 Conclusion • Do some research – report three ‘main points’ by tomorrow
Before the ‘big’ topics... • Your second minor speech is a ‘Motivational’ speech • Topic at the end of this week • Speech work time Monday, Outline and note card by Wed. night, Speeches next Friday • :15 intro, 1:00 main points, :15 conclusion • ‘something people should believe in’ • Emotional and/or rational appeals • 3 reasons why they should agree with you
The two major speeches... • #1 -- Informative • 10 minutes • Tell us about something interesting to you • Find sources and cite them in the speech • Research day on Monday 12/31 • Outline Wed. 1/2, Speeches Thurs-Fri • Persuasive • Continued...
#2 -- Persuasive • Convince us of something • Change a belief, move us to action, etc. • 10 minute speech • Requires more library research • Evidence, proof, reasoning • Outline work in Week 3 • Speeches done on the last class days
Informative examples • (1) ‘How to play lead guitar’ • (2) ‘How the Internet works’ • (3) ‘How the 4G cell phone system is different from 1G, 2G and 3G’ • (4) ‘The differences in major political systems’ (democracy, authoritarian, monarchy etc.) • (5) Developments in Artificial Intelligence • (6) Types of cars that might replace the internal combustion engine • (7) How to get started investing in the stock market
Informative examples • (8) How the Romanov family influenced Russian society • (9) How the Beatles changed popular music, • (10) ‘Understanding Iraq’ • (11) Differences in styles in artistic painting, (12) The process of mummification, • (13) Composing a symphony • ..... etc.
Informative... • Maybe take something within your major you expect to need to know more about, maybe that was in a class lecture, so you know some starting points, but you expect to be able to find out more about it. • Basically, tell us about something we would enjoy knowing more about and that you can speak about authoritatively (see linked PowerPoint) • DO NOT make it to convince us of something – that will be the Persuasive Speech.
Informative • Pick something you’re interested in. • NOTE: You CANNOT modify another class project or someone else’s speech to create your speech—that is plagiarism. If your speech content is plagiarized, you fail the course. • After thinking of topics, see the discussion in the book about topic selection. • Otherwise, think about a particular skill or knowledge area you could find some sources on and share more about with the class in a 10-minute speech that uses ‘visual aids’– also called ‘presentation aids.’
Persuasive • Takes greater work in finding ‘proof’ or ‘evidence’ • Depends on a sound logical analysis • Specific Proposition will be stated... • Specific Organizational pattern will be followed...
Propositions... • Proposition of fact • Draw inferences from available date • Is / is not • Proposition of value • Good or bad, right or wrong • Proposition of policy • Most common, most complex • Advocates specific course of action • Should / should not
Organizational Patterns • Problem-solution (p. 148) • Comparative Advantages (p. 324) • Refutation Pattern (p. 325) • Motivated Sequence (like Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs) 1. Attention 2. Need 3. Satisfaction 4. Visualization 5. Action • You must use one of these -- list at top of outline • Sample outline will also be provided
Persuasive Examples • Violence on TV leads children to be more violent • All Americans should be required to be available for military service at the age of 18 • The U.S. should break all diplomatic and economic relations with China • You should only buy American-made products • Barack Obama is not an American citizen
More persuasive examples • George W. Bush should have been impeached • Barack Obama should be impeached • Soft drinks are killing you • Who really killed John F. Kennedy • Proof that extraterrestrials exist • Proof that ghosts exist • Same-sex marriage should not be allowed • Etc.
Reminder on Speech Topics • The Most Influential People • Content by tomorrow, outline due Wednesday evening (email) and Thursday (hard copy), deliver on Monday • Informative - Major Speech 1 • 3 Topic ideas Wednesday, outline end of next week, speech first of 3rd week • Persuasive - Major Speech 2 • 3 Topic ideas Wednesday, outline end of 3rd week, speech in the final week
Tests • #1 over Chapters 1-8 this Friday 12/21 • Thursday 12/27 – Test 2 (Chaps. 9-14 and 32 & 35) • Test 3 on Thursday 1/3 • See course outline, copy of syllabus, outline and note card samples, etc. at... http://www.tonydemars.com ... OR look under Faculty Web Pages
So what else? • Look back through syllabus today • Class this week M-F • Scheduled 7/2-3 then 7/5 • Start working on mock job interview -- make appt. and visit next week with résumé for review & discussion
Break on the way • Resume at 1:00 -- be back and ready • Start writing down speech topic ideas • Notice the requirement of NOT using Google searches but instead looking for material using academic research • Be prepared to follow up with a library contact after class visit this week
Break! • Welcome to the class • Uncertainties? Tony.demars@tamuc.edu • Be sure to have Minor Speech plan ready to turn in at the start of class tomorrow and Informative & Persuasive on Wednesday • Start now on topic ideas • Back in your seat at 1:00