Penn State Altoona, Spring 2011
CAS 100: Effective Speech, Section 14
M W F 02:00P - 02:50P
133 Hawthorne
Dr. Josephine Pirrone
Office Hours: M W F 1:00 - 2:00
jap11@psu.edu
267 Hawthorne
Tentative Schedule
Please note - Specific dates and topics of class sessions are subject to revision at
instructor’s discretion
M 1/10
W 1/12
F 1/14
M 1/17
W 1/19
Welcome -- Speaking out loud
Syllabus Q & A
Anxieties and antidotes
Qualities of effective speakers: Visual, Vocal, Verbal
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
F 1/21
MLK day, no classes
Audience awareness / Audience expectations
What’s your purpose? What do you have to say?
Listening intentionally
Introduction Speeches
M 1/24
W 1/26
F 1/28
Introduction Speeches
Introduction Speeches
Introduction Speeches
M 1/31
W 2/2
F 2/ 4
Identifying, evaluating, and citing sources - Meet in Library
Workshop: Research - Meet in Library
Workshop: Research - Meet in Library
M 2/7
F 2/11
Organizing principles
Workshop: Rehearsal
Commemorative Speech Outline and Works Consulted due by 2:00 p.m.
Commemorative Speeches
Distinguished Speaker: Tierney Cahill, Wolf Kuhn Theater, 7:30 pm
“Ms Cahill for Congress: Stepping up to the Challenge”
Commemorative Speeches
M 2/14
W 2/16
F 2/18
Commemorative Speeches
Commemorative Speeches
Commemorative Speeches
T 2/10
W 2/9
Th 2/10
M 2/21
W 2/23
Th 2/24
F 2/25
Persuasion - Models from life and art
Ethics and Fallacies
Fallacy Speech Outline and Works Consulted due by 2:00 p.m.
Fallacy Speeches
M 2/28
W 3/1
F 3/2
Fallacy Speeches
Fallacy Speeches
Fallacy Speeches
M 3/7 - F 3/11 - Spring Break, no classes
M 3/14
W 3/16
F 3/18
Rhetorical devices
Incorporating images
Engaging your audience
Presentation or conversation
Debate or deliberation
Analysis due by 2:00 p.m.
M 3/21
W 3/23
F 3/25
Topic selection - Meet in Library
Workshop: Research - Meet in Library
Workshop: Rehearsal
M 3/28
T 3/29
W 3/30
F 4/1
Responding to questions
Informative Speech Outline and Works Consulted due by 2:00 p.m.
Informative Speeches
Informative Speeches
M 4/4
W 4/6
F 4/8
Informative Speeches
Informative Speeches
Informative Speeches
M 4/11
W 4/13
F 4/15
Powerful speakers - Models from life and art
Powerful speakers - Models from life and art
Status check, feedback, review
M 4/18
T 4/19
W 4/20
F 4/23
Workshop: Rehearsal
Final Speech Outline and Works Consulted due by 2:00 p.m.
Final Speeches
Final Speeches
M 4/25
W 4/27
F 4/29
Final Speeches
Final Speeches
Final Speeches -- Last Class
M 5/2 - F 5 / 6 - Final Exam Week