Next Few Days

I want to make a note that there is a bad winter storm in effect starting tonight through Wednesday!! Please be on alert for cancellations that may occur as a result and further instructions for the class!!

I am NOT cancelling class as of this post! I am merely suggesting that you stay alert and tuned in here and in blackboard for possible cancellations over the next few days!!

Take a look...

Following the speeches,we will begin working on Chapters 2- 4. Please take a look at these chapters and decide which you would like to do a mini- app. Remember that you will have to do two mini- apps this semester. You have chapters 2- 10 to choose from. However,it is on a first come, first serve basis and I will only allow a limited number for each chapter. We will have sign ups next week on Feb. 1st!!!!

Notes on today's class

There were questions today about sources:

1. They should appear on the final slide of your powerpoint in a bibliographic or work cited format. If you have questions about this formatting, put "purdueOWL" in any search engine. This is an up to date site about all things scholarly papers!!

2. You should also cite pictures you get from the internet and you should vocally cite any information you use in your speech.

3. Time: 4- 6 min.

4. I do not recommend music playing during your presentation. Keep clips to 30 seconds unless you consult me ahead of time. Make sure to check with me about ANY questionable material you plan to use in advance. I will cut you off if I feel you are being offensive or innappropriate.

5. There is no rough draft due for this speech, I only ask for your outline. You may turn in the one I have already looked at. I prefer a revised version with sources.

Informative Speech Rubric

Informative Speech with Research Evaluation Sheet

Speaker_______________________ Topic_____________________ Time_______


Outline:

10 Organization
All parts of the outline are clear yes/no/marginal
Followed outline yes/ no/ marginal

10 Powerpoint
Sources: cited
Presentation of main ideas: logical/ adequate/ confusing

Speech:

10 Introduction

Thesis clear/marginal/not clear/none
Preview of Main Points well organized/weak/none

15 Body
Transitions smooth/adequate/weak or not enough or none
Main ideas well-supported/adequate/weak


10 Conclusion
Summary (restating thesis) strong/adequate/weak/none
Final impression strong/adequate/weak/none

20 Delivery
Rate normal/fast/slowVolume normal/loud/soft
Eye Contact consistent/sometimes/never
Enthusiasm above average/adequate/lacking/none
Facial Expressions appropriate/average/deadpan
Gestures Natural/mechanical/distracting/lacking/none
Articulation good/adequate/weak
Pronunciation good/adequate/weak
Vocal Pauses None/few/many
Tone/vocal variety appropriate/marginal/monotone
Word choice clear/specific/marginal/inappropriate
Dress/Grooming appropriate/needs improvement/inappropriate

75 Total Score:

Speech Order and Groups (1:30 class)

Remember I had to adapt the order to make the most of the three days. What is listed is the expectation. If you are not prepared when you are scheduled, you will not give your speech unless you have written documentation. NO EXCEPTIONS!!!

Thursday, January 25

1. Kelley
2. Yashika
3.
4. Devin
5. Tiffini
6. Michael
7. Ryan
8. Kimberly
9. Alexandra

Tuesday, February 1

1. Cristin
2. Evan
3. Kyle
4. Brittany
5. Alissa
6. Latoi
7. Tara
8. Aerial
9. Kiara

Thursday, February 3

1. Emily
2. Mariah
3. Jared
4. Daria
5. Jessica
6. Kenneth
7. Nichole
8. Jon
9. Corey
10. Scarlett

Groups are as follows:

Alex, Cristin, and Brittany

Tara, Aerial, and Mariah

Jared, Evan, and Latoi

Ryan, Michael, and Kyle

Kiara, Emily, and Kimberly

Kelley, Tiffini, and Devin

Scarlett, Alissa, and Yashika

Daria and Jessica

Kenneth and Nichole

Speech order and Groups for speeches (3:00 class)

Remember I had to adapt the order to make the most of the three days. What is listed is the expectation. If you are not prepared when you are scheduled, you will not give your speech unless you have written documentation. NO EXCEPTIONS!!!

Thursday, January 27

1. Ellen
2. Malorie
3. Brooke
4. Emily
5. Sonya
6. Brian
7. Lauren
8. Erik
9. Terry

Tuesday, February 1

1. Jill
2. Erin
3. Jacob
4. Kassy
5. Audrey
6. Cody
7. Lynsee
8. Elena
9. Kara

Thursday, February 3

1. Samantha
2. Ruby
3. Jennifer
4. Michael
5. Casey
6. Courtnie
7. Ashley
8. Kelleigh

Groups are as follows:

Lauren, Audrey, and Brian

Samantha, Brooke, and Mallory

Sonya, Lynsee, and Kassy

Terri and Ellen

Jill and Ruby

Erin, Elena, and Jennifer

Cody, Emily, and Kara

Jacob, Michael, and Erik

Courtnie, Ashley, and Casey

Important Class Notes 1/20

Tuesday, January 25th class is optional. It is a workshop for speeches and I will be in class to answer any questions you may have. You will not be counted absent, however, you will be responsible for being prepared for your speech.

Two, Speeches must have three sources. I am not being particular. They should be cited on your powerpoint and verbally if applicable.

Three, I will be posting a grading rubric here, so you can see how you will be graded. I will also post the speech order over the weekend. If you were absent, take a look at your spot!!

Four, Make sure you only have three cue cards and 3-5 slides on your powerpoint. Powerpoints are required unless you talk to me beforehand. Sources should appear on the last slide of your powerpoint.

Five, turn in your outline when you give your speech, you may turn in the one you turned in today or a revised version(preferable). Your speech should be 4-6 minutes!!!!

Thank you. Final suggestions: Remember, less is more and the simpler the better for organization, control, and audience comprehension.

Have fun with it!!

Sources!!

Please include three possible sources for your speech. I am not going to be super strict about the validity and scholarly nature of these sources. However, you will need three sources!!

Keyword outline due thursday, Jan 20

The outline should include the folloowing:

I. Introduction
A. Attention getter
B. Thesis stmt.

II. body
A. Main idea
B. Main idea
C. Main idea

III. Conclusion
A. Restate thesis stmt
B. Lasting thought

TYPED and I will be collecting them!!

For Tuesday, Jan. 18th

Review chapters 11-14 on speech presentations.
Choose three topics you are considering for your informative speech.

If you have trouble finding topic ideas, go to a search engine and type in "speech topics for informative speeches" and check out the links offered.

Chapter 1 Notes

Chapter 1 Notes:

- Why do we communicate? How do we communicate? When do we communicate? Where do we communicate? Who do we communicate with?
- Three ways…action (one way), interaction (exchange), transaction (shared exchange- constitutes) (8-9)
- Symbols (arbitrary- abstract- [ambiguous])/ Signs (causal- concrete)—meaning (single/multiple/contextual/socially constructed) (10-14)
- Presentational (version, opinion), representational (fact) –nonverbal/ verbal
What do the authors mean when they say, “your communication with other people presents them with a way of looking at the world that is based on how you prefer them to see it”? (15)
Frames (frame of reference) (knowledge base) – framing assumptions
Intentionality (conscious, deliberate behavior)
What is meant by, “In light of our relational perspective on communication, you can usually make assumptions about the level of intentionality of people you know, and you make these assumptions from you know about them personally”? (17)
Five types of communication: (18)
Successful: intentionally sent/ accurately received
Miscommunication: intentionally sent/ inaccurately received
Accidental: unintentionally sent/ accurately received
Attempted: intentionally sent/ not received
*Danger: unintentionally sent/ inaccurately received
Give an example for each of these modes of communication.

Explain the meaning of communication as defined on page 19- 20 in italics.
“Communication is the transactional use of symbols, influenced, guided, and understood in the context of relationships, taken for granted understandings, meanings, and reality that it represents and creates as ways for people to share an understanding of the world that they inhabit together”.

Speech Notes Ch 11-14

Speech Formatting:
Ch11: Preparation
*Go online and search speech preparation: how do they differ from the book? Why?
* Go online and find a topic database. Find three topics that interest you for an informative speech. Do the topics that you picked meet the criteria?
* Characterize your audience. First impressions and then using brief interviews and surveys.
Analyzing the audience
- Relationship with the speaker
- Relationship with the topic
- View of the occasion
- Attitudes, beliefs, values
Topic
- Consider yourself, your audience
- Brainstorm, current issues, individual inventory, suggestions
Purpose/ Thesis
- Basic objective: inform, persuade
- Specific purpose: exactly what you want to achieve
- Thesis includes goal of speech, ways to achieve goal:
- The purpose of this speech is to inform the class on how give a speech using informative, persuasive, and group dynamics.
- The purpose of this speech is to inform the class on how to develop an informative speech using a topic, an outline, and proper supplemental tools.
- The purpose of this speech is to inform the class on how to develop a persuasive speech using verbal language, non verbal cues, and strong support.
- The purpose of this speech is to inform the class on how to create a group speech using teamwork, shared visions, and a set of rules.

Evidence
- Operational definitions
- Facts vs. Opinions
- Comparisons/ Contrasts
- Testimony (Expert/ Lay)
- Examples
- Statistics (Beware: fabrications, time, average discrepancy, pop. base, how the question is asked, wisely used- effective)
- Statistics ( Proper usage: explain to audience, use sparingly, credible source, simplify , personally involve yourself with statistics for impact)
- Consider quality, quantity, effectiveness
- Source selection: unbiased, peer reviewed, expertise, recency, credibility
- Visual aids (VA): Do they…
- Enhance audience understanding, appreciation, retention, attention and speaker credibility?
- VA’s should be..
- Fully prepared
Limited in number
Relatively simple (6x6 rule)
Inoffensive
Easily seen
Fully discussed
Incorporated seamlessly (they flow)
Secondary focus
There job is to highlight and supplement …

Ch12: Development
*Go online and find sample outlines. How do they fit with the book‘s structural format?
* Complete your outline and then use these notes as a checklist.
*Offer specific instances where you use each of the organizational patterns.
Body
- Points Principles :
- Main- Sub (credibility, logic, and emotionally connected):
- Unity (focused, only necessary information to support thesis)
- Balance (equal parts- time, scope, and importance)
- Guidance (guide, direct audience through speech- control)
- Transitions (connecting lines between main points)
- Organizational Pattern:
- Order of main points for optimal audience comprehension:
- Chronological (time sequence- history/ development)
- Spatial (physical relation- layouts)
- Causal (cause and effect, demonstrating links and patterns: persuasion)
- Q/ A (pose question and then answer- specific concerns: persuasion)
- Topical Pattern (specific categorical information- types of things, ties issues to topic)
- Problem/Solution/ Elimination (problem and solution, and preferences: persuasion)
- Introduction
- attention getter:
- illustration, personal reference, provocative facts/ stats, question, quotation, humor
- thesis: purpose, summary statement
- credibility, relational connection, orientation information to familiarize audience with topic
- Preview: (chronological set up)
- Conclusion
- Wrap up signal/ phrase: “Finally”, “As I draw to close”, “ to conclude”
- Restate thesis: purpose, summary statement
- Summary of main points discusses: “Today I discusses A, B, and C..”, “To review…A,B, and C”
- Audience motivation: “ In the future…”, I suggest that research look at…” , “ I would be interested to know more about…”, “ This project has me thinking about…” (Clincher, relational reinforcement: persuasion)
Ch13: Relating
*Find three sources online that support your topic. How are they similar, how do they differ?
*Consider your audience. Where do you think they stand on your topic? Take a poll. Analyze your audience using the Social Judgment theory.
*Think of a syllogism and enthymeme for your speech.
Informative Speeches: definition/ description
- Expository: in depth analysis: definition
- Process: how to speech: description
Strategies
- Develop relational connection: Why does it matter to you? How does it affect you?
- Narrow focus: stick to the thesis
- Adapt to complexity: summarize, help audience understand
- Clear and simple
- Clear organization and guide audience
- Stress significance
- Choose your language: concrete, abstract, descriptive
- Relate unknown material to common knowledge
- Motivate your audience
Persuasive Speeches: convince, actuate
- Convince: impact audience thinking
- Claim of policy: call to action
- Claim of value: belief (good, bad, helpful, harmful)
- Claim of fact: true or false (representation)
- Claim of conjecture: determined true or false (presentation)
- Audience approaches: reinforce thought, change thought, create new thought
- Actuate: impact audience behavior
- Reinforce existing behavior
- Alter existing behavior
- Cease existing behavior
- Enact new behavior
- Avoid future behavior
- Proofs: Pathos ( emotional appeals), Logos ( logical reasoning – inductive/ deductive), Ethos ( credibility)
- Syllogism: A is true, B is like A, and therefore B is true. ALL is high quality, Great Value is similar to ALL, and Great Value is high quality.
- Enthymeme: syllogism missing a piece. ALL is high quality and Great Value is like ALL. You figure out the rest. IPODS are MP 3 players. MP 3 players must be like IPODS.
- Social Judgment Theory: audience relation to topic: latitude of acceptance ( range of positions), anchor position ( preferred position), latitude of rejection ( unacceptable points), latitude of non commitment ( positions of flexibility)
- Variables: audience involvement (recognition, significance, importance), assimilation effect ( in your latitude of acceptance- strongest), contrast effect ( in your latitude of rejection- strongest)
Ch 14: Delivery
*Search public speaking apprehension on the internet, what is your impression of this topic? Why?
*What are the pros and cons of each of the delivery styles?
*What are your physical tendencies when giving a speech? Why?
Guidelines:
-Be yourself, be conversational, avoid drawing attention to mistakes- pause, regroup, and go on
Styles:
-manuscript delivery (speech wrote out) good for accuracy NOT IN CLASS!
- memorized delivery (speech from memory) optional
- Extemporaneous delivery (speech with minimal notes) YES!!
Goals:
- Enhance credibility: dynamic and energetic, calm composure, social able, inspiring
- Increase audience understanding: guide the audience, tell a story: anticipate audience needs before speech not during
- Connect on a relational level with audience: talk with them and not at them: identification
Components:
- Personal appearance: appropriate, clean and kept, avoid distraction- enhance credibility
- Vocalics: Pitch (appropriate to statement; vary- high/ low), Rate (steady- not to fast or slow), Articulation (Be clear and distinct, avoid mumbling and slang), Volume (adjust accordingly- not too loud or too soft), Pauses (breathe), Nonfluencies (avoid: like, um, er, you know, ok…)
- Eye contact ( Scan audience, focusing in on multiple individuals throughout)
- Facial expression and Body Language – gestures ( appropriate and fitting to speech- avoid distracting mannerisms: nervous energy)
Manage Apprehension: recognize your fears, get to know your audience, know your topic, know your speech (beginning and ending), and know your VAs. PRACTICE!! PRACTICE!! PRACTICE!!