Daniel
COMM 1110
Public Speaking
TR Policy Statement
Fall Semester 2013
Instructor: Mr. Bruce R. Daniel
Office:
Humanities 215
Office Hours: MWF 8:30 am until 8:50 am
MWF 10:00 am until 10:50 am
MW Noon until 1:20 pm
TR
8:30 am until 9:20 am
TR
12:30 pm until 1:30 pm
And by appointment
Classes:
80924 COMM 1110 -01 MWF 9:00 am - 9:52 am HU 212
80925 COMM 1110- 02 MWF 11:00 am - 11:52 am HU 212
80927 COMM 1110- 03 TR
9:30 am - 10:50 am HU 212
80929 COMM 1110 -04 TR 11:00 am - 12:20 pm Hu 212
Contact:
In order of preference: (other than face to face in the office)
E-mail
bdaniel@westga.edu or bdaniel992003@yahoo.com
Cell
404-805-2448 (8 am until midnight)
Main Office: 770-839-6518
Note: the University has indicated that ALL official communication be
done through your “my.westga.edu” email account. Please check your
emails EACH day for important messages about class
Text:
Stephen E. Lucas, The Art of Public Speaking, 11th edition
4” x 6” or 5” x 8” note cards
Significant capacity (2 GB) storage device (usb drive)
Course Objectives:
This course fulfills the program goals of the Department of Mass Communications and
meets the objectives for the Core Curriculum of being able to:
1).
Identify, evaluate, and use information, language or technology
appropriate to a specific purpose.
2).
Prepare and deliver an effective oral presentation on an appropriate and
meaningful topic.
Originality of Student Work
All work presented in this class MUST be the original work of the student, including
necessary SOURCE CITATIONS of materials when presented, to avoid global,
incremental or patchwork plagiarism (see text on plagiarism). Students MAY adapt
material from another course to the assignments in this class, with prior approval of
instructor. Non-originality of work WILL result in failure of the assignment and
MAY result in failure of the course.
AUDIENCE RESPONSIBILITIES, OBSERVATIONS, and ATTENDANCE:
A significant part of your progress as a speaker depends on your observation of other
speakers and comments concerning their strengths and weaknesses. Furthermore, you
have a responsibility to help provide an audience for others to address—just as they help
provide an audience for you. Hence, attendance is important. You are encouraged to be
in class every day. Students missing 4 to 6 class periods, REGARDLESS OF THE
REASON FOR THE ABSENCE will receive a ½ letter grade penalty (-5%) from
his/her final course grade. If you exceed 6 absences, you will receive a full letter grade
penalty (-10%) from your final course grade. Students who normally experience
problems with attendance should consider withdrawing from the course now. It is YOUR
responsibility to make sure I have you marked present if you enter class after roll
has been taken. It is YOUR responsibility to make sure you have been counted as
present, so make sure to check with me before leaving class. Failure to do so means
you were absent.
IF YOU ARE LATE ON SPEAKING DAYS, DO NOT ENTER THE
CLASSROOM UNTIL YOU HEAR APPLAUSE.
Please turn off all cell phones and electronic devices before class begins and place them
in back pack, bag, and purse and/or under your desk. Such devices are subject to
confiscation if repeated offenses occur.
No texting, surfing the web, Face Booking, browsing,gaming, or talking, sleeping, or
otherwise disrupting student speeches. Be a courteous and respectful audience.
Missed Assignments:
Any assignment missed may only be made up without penalty if (1) I am notified in
advance of the class when the assignment is due, that you will be missing the class; (2) if
the assignment is missed because of a legitimate reason (written confirmation required),
such as a doctor’s appointment (try to avoid scheduling them during class), infirmary
visit, death or sickness in the family, jury duty, or court date; and (3) IF TIME
PERMITS. If you are able to make up an assignment, plans should be made for the
assignment to be made up at or before the next class period. If you cannot reach me,
leave a message on my cell phone voice mail or on my e-mail.
Additional important UWG rights and responsibilities information:
Students, please carefully review the following information at this link
http://www.westga.edu/assetsDept/vpaa/Common_Language_for_Course_Syllabi.pdf
It contains important material pertaining to your rights and responsibilities in this class.
Because these statements are updated as federal, state, university, and accreditation
standards change, you should review the information each semester
Grading:
I will assign your work 0 to 100 points based on how well the assignment fulfills the
specifications provided on the General Grading Standards handout and the specific
requirements on the handout provided for each speech. IF TIME PERMITS (and I will
try to accommodate this) speeches given late for unexcused reasons will be graded
and then have a 1 letter grade (-10%) penalty applied.
Any speech going over or under the listed time for that assignment will receive a 1letter grade (-10%) penalty to the grade.
At the end of the semester, in order to determine your final grade, I will take the
numerical scores received on each assignment and multiply them by the percentage of the
final course grade that the assignment was worth (see assignment list below). These
numbers will then be added together along with any extra credit or attendance minuses, to
determine your final course percentage. Grading levels: 90%=A; 80%=B, 70%=C,
60%=D, less than 60%=F.
New University Withdrawal Policy
Effective Fall 2013, Undergraduate students may withdraw from courses with a grade of
“W” (Withdraw Passing) a maximum of six times during their entire undergraduate
enrollment at the University of West Georgia. Students must withdraw from courses
during the Withdrawal “W” Period, as noted on the Registrar’s Calendar in The Scoop.
Retroactive withdrawals for prior terms are not permitted. The Withdrawal “W” Period
typically begins after Drop/Add and closes at mid-term. Grades of “W” do not count
toward the grade point average.
ASSIGNMENTS:
ORAL ASSIGNMENTS:
Speech of Introduction
1-2 minutes
Informative Speech
2-4 minutes
Process Speech
4-6 minutes
Policy Advocate Speech
7-10 minutes
Final Speech (Student choice)
2-4 minutes
TOTAL ORAL WORK
non-graded
15%
15%
20%
20%
70%
As a general rule of thumb, you should expect to spend a minimum of 2 hours per
minute of the assigned time for each speech in preparation and practice. Note: All oral
work also has a written component that is factored into the Oral grade, in the form of a
worksheet, outline, and/or typed self-evaluation of the presentation.
YOU MUST GIVE ALL SPEECHES IN ORDER TO PASS THE CLASS.
Written Assignments:
Midterm examination
(MC, TF, short answer)
Final Exam (comprehensive)
(MC, TF, short answer)
Total written work
15%
15%
30%
Extra-Credit Opportunities:
During the semester, there will be several chances for you to do outside observation
reports of public speaking situations. I will announce these at various times during the
semester, as they arise. If you notice any opportunities, which might be suitable for these
written reports, please bring these to my attention so that I may announce the availability
to all of my classes. YOU MAY DO TWO REPORTS (but one of them must be on
the Gibson Public Speaking Contest scheduled for Dec 3 at 6:30 pm, TLC 1-305)
To receive extra-credit, the following criteria must be fulfilled:
(1) A minimum of a one page, typed (double-spaced) report must be turned in
(2) The report should include a description of the setting, summary of the
speaking event, and your personal evaluation of the event (what you learned
from the event, evaluation of the speaker(s) content and delivery)
(3) Your reaction to the event (valuable, enjoyable, confusing, worthwhile, etc)
(4) The report will be due no later than the class period 1 week after the event.
Extra-credit will count as +1 per cent to your final course grade.
COMM 1110
“I WILL SURVIVE”
HELPFUL HINTS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
Attend class regularly
Do all assigned readings and practice exercises
Come to class on time; do not leave early
Come to class prepared to ask questions, provide constructive comments, and
to listen attentively and courteously
You may tape record any/all sessions of this class to facilitate note-taking and
learning
Make use of my office hours. Come by and discuss speech assignments
before you give your speech. E-mail me partial or complete speech outlines
for comments and corrections before you speak. Come by after your speeches
with your evaluation forms to seek additional feedback and advice for the next
speech.
PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE, and then practice some more.
Practice in front of your friends; practice in front of your enemies. Practice
with the notes you are going to use in your speech. Practice the speech OUT
LOUD. Time the speech when you are practicing it. Practice it
extemporaneously. If possible, audio or video tape your speech and watch it
before you present it in class.
DON’T prepare your speech the night before it is due. You will not have time
to adequately prepare and practice. Practice increases your confidence, hence
your credibility, and thus, your effectiveness in getting your message across to
your audience.
If, at any time, you have questions about materials covered in lectures,
materials in the text, handouts, power points, or about student speeches, ASK
THEM. The only “dumb” question is the one not asked. If you have a
question, the chances are very good that others in the class have the same or
similar question. SPEAK UP in this class and others. It’s good practice and
educationally sound.
If, at any time you do not feel adequately challenged by this course, please
feel free to ask for additional assignments.
The instructor reserves the right to change the daily syllabus, as cause
warrants, with advance notification.
GRADING STANDARDS
You may be wondering what factors determine your grades on your speaking assignments.
During this semester, I will be listening for how well you do on two basic elements of good
speaking—speech composition and speech delivery.
Each of these two factors has degrees of competence associated with it; they are not simply
present or absent. Described below, in general terms, is the difference between a “C”, “B”, and
an “A” speech.
THE “C” SPEECH To receive a grade of “C”, a speech must be basically COMPETENT.
This is a speech in which nothing major goes wrong. The introduction gets the speech started
appropriately—capturing your audience’s attention and directing it toward your speech’s theme;
it relates the topic to the audience in some way, establishes your credibility on the topic, previews
your main points, and leads smoothly to the body of the speech. The body of the “C” speech is
divided in a way that is appropriate to the topic, is developed with appropriate supporting
materials, and is cast into language which accurately and clearly expresses your ideas, making use
of interest factors. The conclusion fulfills the minimum essentials—summarizing your theme and
major points and giving the speech a definite sense of finality—a psychological ending.
The delivery of the “C” speech is one in which you do not look visibly nervous, nor do you have
distracting postural, gestural or movement mannerisms (such as slouching over the lectern,
brushing hair out of your eyes, and rocking or squirming while you speak). Furthermore, to
receive a grade of “C” you should at least maintain more eye contact with your audience than
with your notes, the walls or the ceiling. Your voice should be relatively flowing, loud enough to
be heard without the audience having to strain, and free from vocalized pauses (non-fluencies)
such as “uhs”, “you knows”, “like”, “well” and the like. Finally, the “C” speech keeps the
audience at least politely attentive throughout. The topic must be interesting and significant
enough to be worthy of their time, always justifying “why” the audience needs to know about
your subject.
The vast majority of the speeches in a beginning public speaking class fall into this category. For
most students, being able to present their ideas in a coherent and developed manner while looking
reasonably poised and confident standing up in front of their classmates is an important and
significant accomplishment for a single semester. A grade of “C” on your speech is an indication
that you have achieved this level of competence.
THE “B” SPEECH To receive a grade of “B“, a speech must be more than simply
competent. It must also be interesting. The introduction to the “B” speech is usually
more fully developed, spending more time and effort in relating the topic to the audience
and preparing them for what is to follow. The body of the “B” speech has a clear pattern
of organization, which is closely related to the central theme. The “B” speech also has
fuller development and employs a wider variety of interesting supporting materials (such
as specific instances, illustrations, testimony, statistics, comparisons and not just
explanations), as well as more fully adapting those materials to this particular audience.
It may also incorporate visual aids to enhance the audience’s understanding. Often the
conclusion of the “B” speech is more fully developed and integrated with the theme of
the speech as well.
Delivery in the “B” speech has you more animate and fluid. Not only do you not look
Uncomfortable, you are beginning to actually look comfortable and at ease. Your posture
remains good, you are beginning to gesture naturally, and your movement on the platform begins
to serve the conveyance of your speech’s content. Your voice is becoming more expressive and
emphatic and your audience shows signs of active interest in your speech.
THE “A” SPEECH To receive a grade of “A”, your speech must be much more than
interesting, it must be memorable. The introduction actively involves us with your topic
in some way and makes us want to hear more, starting the speech out with a bang. Your
analysis of the subject is unusual, insightful, novel, or unexpected. Your supporting
materials are especially apt and well adapted to your audience. Your language choices
are vivid (perhaps employing some effective imagery or sustained metaphor, which
unifies the entire speech); the statements of your main points are memorable. Transitions
between points are varied and appropriate; you make good use of signposts; the audience
knows at all times precisely where you are in your speech and how the parts relate to the
whole. The conclusion of the “A” speech not only rounds the speech out by giving it a
sense of completeness; it actually gives the speech a sense of impact or forcefulness.
Delivery in an “A” speech goes beyond general poise and a sense of looking comfortable
in front of your audience; in the “A” speech you are actively projecting your personality
to your audience, actively employing your posture, gestures and movements to engage
your audience’s attention and direct it towards your ideas. You are aware of your
audience’s response to your speech and are able to take advantage of the natural ebb and
flow of their attention as you present your speech—adapting your presentation as you
progress through your speech. Your voice becomes more like a musical instrument,
which you control for tempo, volume, rhythm and rate to best serve your ideas—building
climaxes and crescendos and retardendos to heighten the impact of your ideas on others.
Finally, then, the “A” speech has the audience actively listening and responsive to your
speech, eagerly waiting for what comes next.
DANIEL
COMM 1110
TR DAILY SYLLABUS
FALL SEMESTER 2013
Tuesday, August 27
Orientation to the Course
Distribution of policy statement
The Nature of Human Communication as a Process
Activity: Getting to know your class mates
Assignment:
Read Chapters 1 and 4
Thursday, August 29
Interviews for Speeches of Introduction
Assignment:
Speeches of Introduction, all students, non-graded
Tuesday, September 3
Speeches of Introduction, all students
Lecture:
Speech Delivery
Assignment:
Read Chapter 13
Assignment:
Do SPS and CIS exercises on handout
Thursday, September 5
Lecture:
Lecture:
Lecture:
Assignment:
Choosing Speech Topics
Central Idea Statements
Specific Purposes
Read Chapter 5 and 6
Speech to Inform
Tuesday, September 10
Lecture:
Lecture:
Lecture:
Assignment:
Support Materials
Organizing the speech
Phrasing Main Points
Read Chapters 7 and 8
Thursday, September 12
Lecture:
Lecture:
Lecture:
Assignment:
Introductions
Conclusions
Interest Factors
Read Chapter 9
Tuesday, September 17
Lecture:
Assignment:
Assignment:
Visual Aids
Read Chapter 10, 14 and 15
Midterm Exam
Thursday, September 19
Speeches to Inform, ALL STUDENTS
Assignments:
Process Speech
Midterm Exam Review Sheet
DANIEL
COMM 1110
TR DAILY SYLLABUS
FALL SEMESTER 2013
Tuesday, September 24
Informative Speech carryovers
More on the process Speech Assignment
Assignment:
Process Speech
Thursday, September 26
Midterm examination
Tuesday, October 1
Hand back Midterm Exams
Prep for Process Speech
Thursday, October 3
Process Speech, Groups 2 and 3
Tuesday, October 8
Process Speech, Group 4 and 1
Thursday, October 10
Process Speech Carryovers
Lecture:
The Nature of Persuasion
Lecture:
Choosing topics for the Advocacy speech
Assignment:
Advocacy Speech
Tuesday, October 15
Lecture:
Thursday, October 17
Lecture:
Organizing the Advocacy Speech
Lecture:
Reasoning
Assignment:
Topic Conference for the advocacy speech. Your
topic must be approved by October 25. No speeches may be given on
an unapproved topic. If your topic is not approved by October 25,
2013, you will receive a 5% penalty on your advocacy speech grade. If
you give a speech on an unapproved topic, you will FAIL the speech.
Tuesday, October 22
Lecture:
Lecture:
Lecture:
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Motive Appeals
Source Credibility
Thursday, October 24
NO CLASS:
Topic Conferences for persuasive speech
in my office
Stock Issues
DANIEL
COMM 1110
TR DAILY SYLLABUS
FALL SEMESTER 2013
Tuesday, October 29
IN CLASS:
Persuasive Speech catch-up day
Preparation time for the advocacy speech
Thursday, October 31
Advocacy Speech, Group 4
Tuesday, November 5
Advocacy Speech, Group 1
Thursday, November 7
Advocacy Speech, Group 2
Tuesday, November 12
Advocacy Speech, Group 3
Assignment:
Final Speech
Thursday, November 14
Advocacy Speech carryovers
Tuesday, November 19
Advocacy Speech carryovers
Thursday, November 21
Advocacy Speech carryovers
Tuesday, November 26
NO CLASS: Thanksgiving Recess
Thursday, November 28
NO CLASS: Thanksgiving Recess
Tuesday, December 3
Final Speeches, Groups 1 and 2
GIBSON PUBLIC SPEAKING CONTEST 6:30 pm
Thursday, December 5
Final Speeches, Groups 3 and 4
FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE
TR 9:30 class
TR 11:00 class
Thursday, December 12
Tuesday, December 10
8:30 am
11:00 am
NOTE: The instructor reserves the right to modify the course daiy syllabus as condition warrant, but
with prior notice given to students