SPCH 1315- PUBLIC SPEAKING SYLLABUS
Campus:
SaigonTech Tower,
Semester: Fall 2012
Quang Trung Software City, Dist 12, HCMC
First class: Tuesday 18-sep-2012
Office:
GE Faculty - 7th floor- SaigonTech Tower
Instructor:
Nguyen Cong Danh
Email:
danhnc@saigontech.edu.vn
Office hours:
By appointment.
Days : Tuesdays
Time:
7:30 – 10:40 am.
Course Description:
This course is designed to assist students in becoming better communicators. It helps students
speak effectively in public. It focuses on teaching organization, oral communication, and listening
skills. The course aims at developing students’ confidence as public speakers by teaching them the
elements of effective oral presentations.
Course SLO and LO:
Course SLOs
(Students
Learning
Outcomes)
1. Understanding the basic components of public speaking
2. Acquiring strategies for audience analysis, topic selection, and
organization
3. Learning how to use nonverbal signals, body language and visual aids
to communicate effectively
4. Improving language skills necessary to communicate clearly
5. Practicing different types of oral presentations
LOs (Learning
Objecttves)
1.1. Understanding different types of speeches
1.2. Identifying basic components of different types of speeches
2.1. Identifying what to include in an audience analysis
2.2. Selecting topics based on the audience analysis
2.3. Organizing the speech to suit the audience
3.1. Knowing how to control stage fright
3.2. Knowing techniques of eye contact
3.3. Knowing how to bring comfort to audience
3.4. Knowing how to encourage audience participation
3.5. Knowing how to design effective slides and how to use other visual
aids effectively
4.1. Using the right intonation, pauses, stress, and so on, to achieve
expected results
4.2. Using different writing techniques to achieve expected results
4.3. Using body language to assist communication effectively
5.1. Delivering self-introduction in which unique characteristics are
presented
5.2. Delivering informative speeches
5.3. Delivering persuasive speeches
Textbook:
Lucas, Stephen E. 2011. The Art of Public Speaking, 11th Edition. McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Grading:
Items
Attendance
In-class practice
Midterm exam (Oral)
Final exam (Oral)
%
10%
15%
35%
40%
Note: Modification by instructor during the course is possible.
Grade
Final Score
A
90-100
B
80-89
C*
70-79
D
60-69
F
0-59
COURSE SCHEDULE
(48 hours; 3 hours / week)
Topics covered
Week
Introduction
1. Tue 18-Sep
Chapter 1: “Speaking in Public”
Chapter 2: Ethics and public speaking
2. Tue 25-Sep
Chapter 3: Listening
Practice presentations
Chapter 4 “Selecting a Topic and Purpose”
3. Tue 02-Oct
Chapter 5 “Analyzing the Audience”
Practice presentations
Chapter 6: Gathering Materials
Chapter 7: Supporting Your Ideas
4. Tue 09-Oct
Chapter 14: Speaking to inform
Practice presentations
Chapter 8 “Organizing the Body of the Speech”
5. Tue 16-Oct
Chapter 9. “Beginning and Ending the Speech”
Practice presentations
Chapter 12: “Delivery”
6. Tue 23-Oct
7. Tue 30-Oct
8. Tue 06-Nov
Practice presentations
Review
MID-TERM TEST
Chapter 11: Using language
9. Tue 13-Nov
Speechwriting workshop
Practice presentations
Chapter 12: Using visual aids
10. Tue 20-Nov
Practice presentations
11. Tue 27-Nov
Chapter 15: Speaking to Persuade
Practice presentations
Chapter 16: Methods of Persuasion
12. Tue 04-Dec
Practice presentations
Persuasive Speeches
13. Tue 11-Dec
Practice presentations
Review for final exam
14. Tue 18-Dec
FINAL TEST
15. Tue 25-Dec
16. Tue 01-JAN
Feedback
New Year’s Day
OFF
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Notes: The instructor reserves the right to make modification to the schedule as necessary.
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