Public Speaking Curriculum Outline
1. Unit 1 Communication
a. Impromptu speech on school behavior
i. Guest speaker to model impromptu speech
b. How communication affects your life
i. What is communication?
ii. What types of speech communication are there?
1. Carefrontation exercise ( one on one communication)
2. Communication Collage
iii. What are the goals of speech communication?
iv. What makes an effective speech communicator?
v. Great Debaters Video and Aristotle’s view of rhetoric
c. The process of communication
i. Getting ideas
ii. Choosing symbols
iii. Reception Feedback
1. Communication model
d. Listening
i. Reasons for learning to listen effectively
ii. Recognizing barriers to listening
iii. Becoming an active listener
iv. Understanding the message
1. Student modality quiz
2. Unit 2 Public Speaking
a. Building Confidence
i. Understanding stage fright
b. Preparing your speech
i. Topic selection
ii. Organizing your thoughts
iii. Outlining the speech
iv. Rehearsing
c. Delivering your speech
i. Different methods of delivery
ii. Nonverbal aspects of delivering a speech
iii. Using your voice effectively
d. In addition to the previously mentioned curriculum, I hope to cover a
number of basic speech experiences.
i. Personal Experience Speech
ii. Pet Peeve or Opinion Speech
iii. Presenting or accepting a gift or award speech
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