Test 1 changes

1. Test 1 changes • I've decided to reduce the test to 4 questions (instead of 5) • Please BRING A BLUE BOOK to the test • Know your Lab Section number • Contact me for special accommodations! • Speech with subtitlesnew idea • Extended time • Lower distraction environment goodwin@iastate.edu Lect 4F

2. 3 Responsibilities of the Informative Speaker • To say something worth hearing (sound information). • To say something that can be heard (clear organization). • To say something that will be heard (audience engagement) Lect 4F

3. Organization WHY?--an experiment. Divide your group into Subgroup A and Subgroup B. Each group will observe some pictures while the other covers its eyes. Then the observing group will write down what they remember seeing. Finally, we'll compare: which subgroup remembered more? Lect 4F

4. Which subgroup recalled more? Why? Were there exceptions? Why? What does this have to do with your speech organization? Lect 4F

5. Patterns of organization See the textbook pp. 207-217 for the 5 main patterns of organization. Basic principle: you should be able to say why your points are organized 1-2-3, and not 2-3-1! Lect 4F

6. I. The sword is constructed to combine sharpness and strength. Because of the way it is constructed, II. Different parts of the sword have different uses. Because these uses all require mind, not brute strength, III.The sword also has a specific symbolic significance. Lect 4F

7. # ∑ Conveying your organization using Connectives I. The sword is constructed... II. Different parts of the sword... The sword has a symbolic... I. The sword is constructed to combine sharpness and strength. II. Different parts of the sword have different uses. III. The sword also has a symbolic significance. Lect 4F

8. Main Points Central Idea I.AAAAA AAA AAAA. "AAA AAA, BB BBB, CCC CCCC CC." II.BB BBBB BBB BBBBB. III.CCC CCC CCCCC. Lect 4F

9. The sword is constructed to combine sharpness and strength. The different parts of the sword have different uses. The sword symbolises the superiority of cultivation over brute strength. "Chinese Swordsmanship" Main points Central Idea Because of the way it combines sharpness and strength, the sword has specific uses, and has come to symbolise the superiority of cultivation over brute strength. Lect 4F

10. More practice! Pull out your copy of the 10 Analysis Questions... Lect 4F

11. Good analysis & evaluation Applies the right concepts from the course. To the right details in the speech. Notices gaps--and fills them. Uses good judgment in evaluating. Lect 4F

12. 9. What is the one positive comment about the speech that this speaker most needs to hear now? (Not including delivery.) 10. What is the one negative comment about the speech that this speaker most needs to hear now? (Not including delivery.) Uses good judgment? Focus on the three responsibilities of the informative speaker: -to say something worth hearing (information) -to say something that can be heard (organization) -to say something that will be heard (engagement) Lect 4F

13. Be accurate.... ....but also respect the speaker. See "How to give feedback" (online reading) for suggestions. Lect 4F

14. What is the speaker's General Purpose? What is the speaker's Specific Purpose? What is the speaker's Central Idea? What are the speaker's Main Points? What Pattern of Organization is the speaker using? 4. Give one example from the speech of each of three different kinds of Connectives (if possible). If the speaker fails to use a Connective between any of his/her Main Points, identify the gap and suggest how the speaker could have filled it. The 10 Analysis Questions What is the speaker's General Purpose? What is the speaker's Specific Purpose? What is the speaker's Central Idea? What, if anything, does the speaker do to achieve each of the functions of a Speech Introduction? If the speaker misses one, what could he/she have done to fulfill it? What are the speaker's Main Points? What Pattern of Organization is the speaker using? Give one example from the speech of each of three different kinds of Connectives (if possible). If the speaker fails to use a Connective between any of his/her Main Points, identify the gap and suggest how the speaker could have filled it. Identify three Sources which the speaker refers to (if possible). If the speaker neglects to cite orally the source of any quotation, statistic, or other technical information, identify the gap, and suggest how the speaker could have filled it. What functions does the speaker use his/her Visual Aid(s) to perform? Identify three different ways the speaker engages the audience in the body of the speech. What, if anything, does the speaker do to achieve the functions of a Speech Conclusion? If the speaker misses one, what could he/she have done to fulfill it? What is the one positive comment about the speech that this speaker most needs to hear now? (Not including delivery.) What is the one negative comment about the speech that this speaker most needs to hear now? (Not including delivery.) Lect 4F

15. What is the one positive comment about the speech that this speaker most needs to hear now? (Not including delivery.) 10. What is the one negative comment about the speech that this speaker most needs to hear now? (Not including delivery.) Lect 4F

16. Outlining Which of these preparationoutlines passes the "squint test"? Lect 4F

17. "90% of the game is half mental." --Yogi Berra Lect 4F