W.A. Kelly Huff, Ph.D.

Tuesday, March 31:
Orientation;
Introduction to Public Speaking;
Chapter 1 – “Speaking in Public”
Chapter 2 – “Ethics and Public Speaking;”

Tuesday, April 7:
Chapter 4 – “Selecting a Topic and a Purpose”
Chapter 5 – “Analyzing the Audience”
Chapter 6 – “Gathering Materials;”
Chapter 7 – “Supporting Your Ideas;”
Chapter 17 – Speaking on Special Occasions;”
Begin preparation for “Speeches of Introduction;”
Preview Exam I

Tuesday, April 14:
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;”

Tuesday, April 21:
“Speeches of Introduction”
(2 or 3 minutes or so -- no official time taken)
Everyone Speaks Today
Chapter 12 – “Delivery;”
Chapter 13 – “Speaking to Inform;”
Chapter 14 – "Visual Aids"
Check out the link to Visual Aids
Work on "Speeches of Instruction"

Tuesday, April 28:
Work on "Speeches of Instruction"

Tuesday, May 5:
“Speeches of Instruction" (3-5 Minutes -- Visual Aids Required)
(1) Stafford (2) Sims (3) Buffington (4) White
(5) Beitzell (6) Brooks (7) Phillips (8) Sabin

Discussion about “Speeches of Exposition”

Tuesday, May 12:
Work on “Exposition Speeches” (4-6 Minutes -- Visual Aids Required)

Tuesday, May 19:
“Exposition Speeches” (4-6 Minutes)
(1) White (2) Sabin (3) Beitzell (4) Brooks
(5) Stafford (6) Buffington (7) Phillips (8) Sims

Chapter 15 – “Speaking to Persuade;”
Chapter 16 – Methods of Persuasion”

Tuesday, May 26:
Work on
Speech Assignment I
(Click on the link for details.)
NOTE: Due Tuesday, June 2.

Work on “Speeches to Persuade” (5-7 Minutes -- Visual Aids Required)

Tuesday, June 2:
Speech Assignment I Due
(Click on the link for details.)

“Speeches to Persuade” (5-7 Minutes)
(1) Sabin (2) Brooks (3) Beitzell (4) Buffington
(5) Sims (6) Phillips (7) White (8) Stafford

Preview Exam II

Tuesday, June 9 from 1:30 pm to 2:20 pm :
Exam II (Final)
Note that the test should take only 60 minutes or less.
Be on time.
100 multiple choice questions:
Bring at least two No. 2 pencils and scantron sheets with you.
The comprehensive exam consists of 100 multiple choice questions that are compiled
from the Lucas Test Bank that accompanies your textbook.
All chapters are covered – almost equally – except Chapters 3 & 11, which were omitted from the exam.
I have made a study guide of terminology that you can find on the study guide page at:
http://www.wakh.net/speechcommstudyguides.html