Doris C’s Speech 3-1
Speech & Debate—Fall, 2007
Instructor: Doris L. W. Chang (engl1012@mail.fju.edu.tw).
Office: SF123 (2905-3814)
Time: 18:40—20:20 ES509
Course Objectives:
This course is designed to help you get started with public speaking and debate.
We shall work on the elements of successful public speaking and go through
preparation and presentation procedures together so that you will bring out the unique
speaker within you by the end of the course.
Course Requirements:
To help yourself and your fellow speakers improve, you are expected to:
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Attend class on time. No lates, no un-excused absence (3 lates account for
an unexcused absence, 3 un-excused absences constitute reasons for failing
this course.) Sick leaves require official physician’s proofs.
In groups of 5, take up one of the five tasks (Speakers, Evaluators, Hosts,
Impromptu topic masters, Famous Quote and English Tutors) during the PS
(Prepared Speech) and DS (Demonstration Speech) rotations, follow the syllabus
and finish the assigned course work on time. Actively participate in class
presentations and evaluations.
With 2 Speech Delivery and 2 Speech Exercises, improve your public speaking
skills.
The 2 Speech Delivery practices include PS and DS. The Speech
Exercises include Voice Control and Delivery Exercise and Story Telling Exercise.
These assignments are designed to reinforce your strengths and improve your
weaknesses in public speaking. For mid-term, deliver a well-written,
well-rehearsed manuscript speech written by yourself, following instructions
learned from Design Your Speech 1-3. For final, focus on more spontaneous
interactions with the audience while you present a clear, well-organized, and
well-demonstrated speech with various aids to teach your classmates how to
complete a task.
The evaluation criteria will be based on how substantial/original your content is,
how well-organized your speech is, if you meet your speech goal, whether your
English is well written and accurate, and how well you deliver your speech with
enthusiasm, expressiveness, and proper voice control. .
Grading Policy:
25%
PS & DS Tasks, Participation and Attendance
25%
2 Speech Exercises
50%
2 Speeches (no makeup with un-excused absences or lates)
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Reference Books
Copeland, Lewis, and Lawrence W. Lamm. The World’s Great Speeches. Third
Enlarged Ed. Mineola, N. Y.: Dover, 1973.
Fletcher, Leon. How to Design and Deliver a Speech. Sixth Ed. New York:
Longman, 1998.
Gilleland, Don. Public Speaking for a Specific Purpose. Taipei: Bookman, 1994.
Payne, James, and Diana Prentice Carlin. Getting Started in Public Speaking. 3rd
Ed. Lincolnwood: National Textbook Company, 1994.
Verderber, Rudolph. The Challenge of Effective Speaking. Eleventh Ed. Belmont,
CA: Wadsworth/Thomson, 2000.
Relevant Links
 Speech Links
Advanced Public Speaking Institute <http://www.public-speaking.org/>
Toast Master< http://www.toastmasters.org/indexbk.htm>
National Speaker Association < http://www.nsaspeaker.org/>
 Resource Websites for Speech Presentations
National Parks in Taiwan
Taroko National Park <http://www.taroko.gov.tw/ENGLISH/index.htm>
Yangmingshan National Park <http://www.cpami.gov.tw/ymsnp/e-frame.htm
Kenting National Park <http://www.ktnp.gov.tw/english/engfirst.htm>
Yushan National Park <http://www.ysnp.gov.tw/English/Main.htm>
Shei-pa National Park <http://www.spnp.gov.tw/english/english.htm>
Collection of Great Speeches & Oratory
History Channel Archive of Great Speeches (speakers’ audio tapes & background info)
< http://www.historychannel.com/speeches/artent1.html >
Great American Speeches <http://www.pbs.org/greatspeeches/timeline/index.html>
Excerpts of President Bush’s Speeches
Gifts of Speech <http://gos.sbc.edu/> (Women’s speeches around the world)
Top 100 American Speeches of the 20th Century <http://gos.sbc.edu/top100.html>
Statistics of International Affairs
United Nations <http://www.un.org/english/>
United Nations Statistics Databases <http://www.un.org/databases/index.html>
Search Engine
Google Search http://www.google.com/
Doris C’s Speech 3-3
Tentative Syllabus
Wk Date
Focus and Activities
1
09/18 2min. Diagnosis Speech, Course Requirements, TM Groups
Introduction 1—Elements of Effective Speaking
2
09/25 --HOLIDAY--
3
10/02 Introduction 2—Steps to Prepare an Effective Speech
Sample Speech Analysis 1: “Tribute…”
4
10/09 Focused Topic 1 & 2: Overcome Nervousness & Voice Control
Sample Speech Analysis 2: “Control of Atomic Weapon”
5
10/16 Introduction 3— Formats of Speech Delivery
*Prepare for Sample Speech Delivery
6
10/23 *3 min. Sample Speech Delivery Practice
7
10/30 Design Your Speech1—Goal, Audience Analysis & Research
8
11/06 Design Your Speech 2—Purpose, Thesis, Outline, Transitions
9
11/13 Design Your Speech 3—Effective Introductions & Conclusions
PS Proposal
manuscript
10 11/20 Design Your Speech 3—Rehearsing Sessions
*PS 1: 3-5 min. manuscript speech delivery & class feedback
5 Speakers, Evaluators, Hosts, Impromptu, English Tutors
11 11/27 Non-verbal Delivery & Demo. Speech
*PS 2: 3-5 min. manuscript speech delivery & class feedback
*PS 3: 3-5 min. manuscript speech delivery & class feedback
12 12/04 *PS 4: 3-5 min. manuscript speech delivery & class feedback Demo.
*PS 5: 3-5 min. manuscript speech delivery & class feedback Speech Plan
13 12/11 Story Telling & Humor Techniques
*DS 1: 5-8 min. demo. speech delivery & class feedback
14 12/18 *DS 2: 5-8 min. demo. speech delivery & class feedback
*DS 3: 5-8 min. demo. speech delivery & class feedback
15 12/25 --HOLIDAY-16 01/01 --HOLIDAY-17 01/08 *DS 4: 5-8 min. demo. speech delivery & class feedback
*DS 5: 5-8 min. demo. speech delivery & class feedback
18 01/15 *Spontaneous Speech Exercise: Story Telling Contest
**Please talk to the instructor if you are having any difficulty, nervousness is
understandable but we shall overcome it together**