SPC 1315 / SPC 1321 Fundamentals of Public Speaking / Business & Professional Speaking Monday – Friday (Mon) Wed-Fri, (Mon) Wed-Fri Mon-Tues Syllabus overview Be here on time, ready to start at 9:00 Reasonable break time each day Outline shows test and speech dates Tests-- no make ups without major, unexpected issue -- Test 1 Friday Speeches must be done on assigned days -- Minor Speech 1 this week Syllabus -- Grading Introductory Speech 50 points Group Projects & Evaluation 50 points Motivational Speech 50 points Interview Project 50 points Informative Speech w/VA 100 points Persuasive Speech w/ VA 100 points Three Exams 100 points each Participation/Attendance/Critiques Impromptu Speeches 100 points Syllabus -- Attendance Hard to pass a Winter Mini Term if you miss One day = one week of a long semester Attendance counted in hours Be sure to check the syllabus about the attendance policy; expect to be in class each day Major event / partial class Work on speeches during some class time Syllabus -- Attendance Students arriving late are marked absent. Class begins at the scheduled starting time and resumes 10 minutes after in-class break. Arriving late or leaving at any time during class will result in being marked absent. You will be marked for one hour of absences for each hour of class meeting time. We meet 2 hours each day Course schedule... Emily Witsell, Gee Library Greg Shirley &/or Tina Boitnott -- Career Development For tomorrow: Read Chapters 1-3 Bring a typed list of three or more Informative Speech Topics, AND a list of three or more Persuasive Speech Topics Before the ‘big’ topics... Your first planned speech this week is a 4- minute Informative Speech about ... "The Three Most Important People in My Life." Create a typed full sentence outline Create a 4 x 6 typed note card Three 1-minute main points plus a :15 Introduction and :15 Conclusion Do some research – report three ‘main points’ by tomorrow Before the ‘big’ topics... Your second minor speech is a ‘Motivational’ speech Topic at the end of this week Speech work time Monday, Outline and note card by Wed. night, Speeches next Friday :15 intro, 1:00 main points, :15 conclusion ‘something people should believe in’ Emotional and/or rational appeals 3 reasons why they should agree with you The two major speeches... #1 -- Informative 10 minutes Tell us about something interesting to you Find sources and cite them in the speech Research day on Monday 12/31 Outline Wed. 1/2, Speeches Thurs-Fri Persuasive Continued... #2 -- Persuasive Convince us of something Change a belief, move us to action, etc. 10 minute speech Requires more library research Evidence, proof, reasoning Outline work in Week 3 Speeches done on the last class days Informative examples (1) ‘How to play lead guitar’ (2) ‘How the Internet works’ (3) ‘How the 4G cell phone system is different from 1G, 2G and 3G’ (4) ‘The differences in major political systems’ (democracy, authoritarian, monarchy etc.) (5) Developments in Artificial Intelligence (6) Types of cars that might replace the internal combustion engine (7) How to get started investing in the stock market Informative examples (8) How the Romanov family influenced Russian society (9) How the Beatles changed popular music, (10) ‘Understanding Iraq’ (11) Differences in styles in artistic painting, (12) The process of mummification, (13) Composing a symphony ..... etc. Informative... Maybe take something within your major you expect to need to know more about, maybe that was in a class lecture, so you know some starting points, but you expect to be able to find out more about it. Basically, tell us about something we would enjoy knowing more about and that you can speak about authoritatively (see linked PowerPoint) DO NOT make it to convince us of something – that will be the Persuasive Speech. Informative Pick something you’re interested in. NOTE: You CANNOT modify another class project or someone else’s speech to create your speech—that is plagiarism. If your speech content is plagiarized, you fail the course. After thinking of topics, see the discussion in the book about topic selection. Otherwise, think about a particular skill or knowledge area you could find some sources on and share more about with the class in a 10-minute speech that uses ‘visual aids’ – also called ‘presentation aids.’ Outlining Note Cards Persuasive Takes greater work in finding ‘proof’ or ‘evidence’ Depends on a sound logical analysis Specific Proposition will be stated... Specific Organizational pattern will be followed... Propositions... Proposition of fact Draw inferences from available date Is / is not Proposition of value Good or bad, right or wrong Proposition of policy Most common, most complex Advocates specific course of action Should / should not Organizational Patterns Problem-solution (p. 148) Comparative Advantages (p. 324) Refutation Pattern (p. 325) Motivated Sequence (like Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs) 1. 2. 3. 4. Attention Need Satisfaction Visualization 5. Action You must use one of these -- list at top of outline Sample outline will also be provided Persuasive Examples Violence on TV leads children to be more violent All Americans should be required to be available for military service at the age of 18 The U.S. should break all diplomatic and economic relations with China You should only buy American-made products Barack Obama is not an American citizen More persuasive examples George W. Bush should have been impeached Barack Obama should be impeached Soft drinks are killing you Who really killed John F. Kennedy Proof that extraterrestrials exist Proof that ghosts exist Same-sex marriage should not be allowed Etc. Reminder on Speech Topics The Most Influential People Content by tomorrow, outline due Wednesday evening (email) and Thursday (hard copy), deliver on Monday Informative - Major Speech 1 3 Topic ideas Wednesday, outline end of next week, speech first of 3rd week Persuasive - Major Speech 2 3 Topic ideas Wednesday, outline end of 3rd week, speech in the final week Tests #1 over Chapters 1-8 this Friday 12/21 Thursday 12/27 – Test 2 (Chaps. 9-14 and 32 & 35) Test 3 on Thursday 1/3 See course outline, copy of syllabus, outline and note card samples, etc. at... http://www.tonydemars.com ... OR look under Faculty Web Pages So what else? Look back through syllabus today Class this week M-F Scheduled 7/2-3 then 7/5 Start working on mock job interview -- make appt. and visit next week with résumé for review & discussion Break on the way Resume at 1:00 -- be back and ready Start writing down speech topic ideas Notice the requirement of NOT using Google searches but instead looking for material using academic research Be prepared to follow up with a library contact after class visit this week Break! Welcome to the class Uncertainties? Tony.demars@tamuc.edu Be sure to have Minor Speech plan ready to turn in at the start of class tomorrow and Informative & Persuasive on Wednesday Start now on topic ideas Back in your seat at 1:00