Public
Speaking
CM-311W
Tu-Th, 12:30pm-1:45 pm Course Schedule/Announcements
Please visit this page frequently for
updates as schedules are always subject to change.
Tuesday, January 8: Orientation;
Introduction to Public Communication
Thursday, January 10: Chapter 1
– “Speaking in Public”
Tuesday, January
15: Chapter 1
– “Speaking in Public” Chapter 2
– “Ethics and
Public Speaking;” Thursday, January 17: Chapter 4 – “Selecting a Topic
and a Purpose;” Chapter 5 – “Analyzing the Audience”
Tuesday,
January 22: Chapter
6 – “Gathering Materials;” Chapter 7 – “Supporting
Your Ideas” Preview
Exam
I Begin preparation for “Speeches of
Introduction”
Thursday, January 24: Exam I -- Chapters 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 Tuesday, January 29: Prepare for “Speeches of Introduction” Thursday,
January 31: Chapter 8 –“Organizing the
Body of the Speech/ Chapter 10 – "Outlining the Speech;” Chapter 9
– “Beginning
and Ending the Speech” Prepare for “Speeches of Introduction” Tuesday, February
5: Chapter 12
– “Delivery”
Chapter 13
– “Speaking to Inform;”
Thursday, February 7: “Speeches of Introduction” Tuesday,
February 12: Prepare
for “Speeches of
Definition" Thursday, February 14: Chapter 14 – “Visual Aids”; Prepare for “Speeches of
Definition" Tuesday, February 19: “Speeches of Definition"
(3-5
minutes) (1) Laughy -- relevance (2) McDowell -- taste
(3)Campbell -- lust
(4) Dickey -- intelligence(5)
White -- honor
(6) Whirrell -- eccentric Thursday, February 21: Prepare
for “Speeches of
Definition"
Tuesday, February 26: “Speeches of Definition"
(3-5
minutes) (7) Smith -- faith(8) Junor -- life(9) Franks -- wrath
(10) Marin -- love(11) Hunter -- fate
Thursday, February 28: Prepare
for “Exposition
Speeches” Work
on Speech Assignment I
which is due Tuesday, March 11 Speech Assignment
I
(Click on the link for details.)
March
3-7: Spring Break;
No Class
Tuesday,
March 11: Speech
Assignment
I Due
(Click on the link for details.)
In class, we will discuss your findings. Thursday, March 13: Prepare
for “Exposition Speeches”
Tuesday,
March 18: “Exposition
Speeches” (4-6 minutes)
(1) Franks(2) Campbell(3)Junor
(4) Marin (5) Smith
Thursday, March 20: Prepare
for “Exposition Speeches”
Thursday, March 27: Prepare
for Speeches to
Persuade Tuesday,
April 1: Prepare
for Speeches to
Persuade
Thursday, April 3: Chapters
15-16 – “Speaking to
Persuade/Methods of Persuasion” Prepare for Speeches to
Persuade Tuesday, April 8: Prepare
for Speeches to
Persuade
Thursday,
April 10: “Speeches
to Persuade”(5-7 minutes) (1) Hunter
(2) Dickey (3)Whirrell
(4) McDowell (5) Laughy
Tuesday, April 15: Prepare
for Speeches to
Persuade Thursday, April 17: “Speeches
to Persuade”(5-7 minutes) (6)Marin (7) Junor (8)
Franks(9) Smith (10)
Campbell Tuesday, April 22: Preview Exam II
Thursday, April 24: Exam
II
Chapters 8, 9, 10, 12,
13, 14, 15, 16
NOTE: THIS TEST WILL TAKE 50 MINUTES OR LESS.