SPEECH 191 -- Athens Technical College
(M-W, 6:00-8:05 pm, Room 407)
Introduction to Public Speaking
Announcements

Please visit this page frequently for updates as schedules are always subject to change.


Monday, September 29:
Orientation;
Introduction to Public Speaking;

Chapter 1 – “Speaking in Public”

Wednesday, October 1:
(continued) Chapter 1 – “Speaking in Public”
Chapter 2 – “Ethics and Public Speaking;”

Monday, October 6:
Chapter 4 – “Selecting a Topic and a Purpose;”
Chapter 5 – “Analyzing the Audience”
Chapter 6 – “Gathering Materials;”

Wednesday, October 8:
Chapter 7 – “Supporting Your Ideas;”
Chapter 17 – Speaking on Special Occasions;”
Begin preparation for “Speeches of Introduction;”
Preview Exam I
 
Monday, October 13:
Exam I -- Chapters 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7;
Chapter 8 “Organizing the Body of the Speech;
Chapter 9 – “Beginning and Ending the Speech;”
Chapter 10 – "Outlining the Speech;”
Continue preparation for “Speeches of Introduction”

Wednesday, October 15:
“Speeches of Introduction”
(2 or 3 minutes or so -- no official time taken)

Monday, October 20:
(conclude) “Speeches of Introduction”
(2 or 3 minutes or so -- no official time taken)

Wednesday, October 22:
Chapter 13 – “Speaking to Inform;”
Chapter 14  "Visual Aids"
Chapter 12 – “Delivery;”
Prepare for “Speeches of Instruction”and "Speeches of Exposition"

Monday, October 27:
“Speeches of Instruction" (3-5 Minutes)
(1) Chance (2) Wilson (3) Gay (4) Surgi (5) Long
(6) Gallardo
(7) Lopez (8) Dantzler (9) Glidewell (10) Price

Wednesday, October 29:
Work on
Speech Assignment I
which is Due Wednesday, November 5
(Click on the link for details.)

and work on your exposition speech.

Monday, November 3:
“Speeches of Instruction" (3-5 Minutes)
(11) Williams (12) Barron (13) Brockman (14) Crago 
(15) Lavender (16) Carey (17) Marlette (18) Horne (19) Baker

Wednesday, November 5:
Continue preparation for “Speeches of Exposition”
Speech Assignment I Due
(Click on the link for details.)

Monday, November 10:
“Exposition Speeches” (4-6 Minutes)
(1) Marlette (2) Lavender (3) Williams
(4)
Crago (5) Carey (6) Barron 

Wednesday, November 12:
“Exposition Speeches” (4-6 Minutes)
(7) Gay (8) Brockman (9) Horne
(10)
 Glidewell (11) Surgi (12) Chance

Monday, November 17:
“Exposition Speeches” (4-6 Minutes)
(13) Lopez (14) Dantzler (15) Gallardo
(16)
 Price (17) Long

Wednesday, November 19:
Chapter 15 – “Speaking to Persuade;
Chapter 16  Methods of Persuasion”
Prepare for “Speeches to Persuade”

Monday, November 24/Wednesday, November 26:
No Class; Happy Thanksgiving!

Monday, December 1:
“Speeches to Persuade” (5-7 Minutes)
(1) Brockman (2) Gallardo (3) Price (4) Long
(5) Gay (6) Dantzler  

Wednesday, December 3:
“Speeches to Persuade” (5-7 Minutes)
(7) Lopez (8) Glidewell (9) Horne
(10) Marlette (11)Williams (12) Carey

Monday, December 8:
“Speeches to Persuade” (5-7 Minutes)
(13) Surgi (14) Chance (15) Crago
(16) Lavender (17) Barron

Wednesday, December 10:
Preview Exam II

Monday, December 15 from 6:00 pm to 6:50 pm:
Note that the test will take only 50 minutes or less.
Be on time.
100 questions:  multiple choice/true false
Bring No. 2 pencils and scantron sheets with you.
Exam II -- Chapters 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16

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