SPEECH 191 -- Athens Technical College
(M-W, 9:15-11:20 am, Room 407)
Introduction to Public Speaking
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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) Cochran (2) Garland (3) Bartlett (4) Nichols
(5)
Goldner (6) Beam (7) Franco (8) Wilder

Wednesday, October 29:
“Speeches of Instruction" (3-5 Minutes)
(9) Smith, S. (10) Korbas (11) Erdmann
(12)
Caldwell (13) O'Riley (14) Moore

Monday, November 3:
(15) Hall (16) Smith, C. (17) Glancy
(18) Smith, L. (19) Guzman (20) Cagle

Work on

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

and work on your exposition speech.

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) Erdmann (2) Caldwell (3)  Cagle
(4)
Moore (5) Korbas (6) O'Riley (7) Smith, S.

Wednesday, November 12:
“Exposition Speeches” (4-6 Minutes)
(8) Hall (9) Smith, L. (10) Glancy
(11) Wilder (12) Guzman
(13) Smith, C. (14) Franco

Monday, November 17:
“Exposition Speeches” (4-6 Minutes)
(15) Nichols (16) Goldner (17) Beam (18) Cochran
(19) 
Garland (20) Bartlett

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) Smith, L. (2) Franco (3) Glancy (4) Wilder
(5) Guzman (6) Smith, C. (7) Hall

Wednesday, December 3:
“Speeches to Persuade” (5-7 Minutes)
(8) Cagle (9) Smith, S. (10) Moore (11) O'Riley
(12) Caldwell (13) Erdmann (14) Korbas

Monday, December 8:
“Speeches to Persuade” (5-7 Minutes)
(15) Goldner (16) Beam (17) Bartlett
(18) Nichols
(19) Cochran (20) Garland 

Wednesday, December 10:
Preview Exam II

Monday, December 15 from 9:30 am to 10:20 am:
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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