PAIER COLLEGE OF ART,
INC.
Hamden, CT
STUDENT COURSE
OUTLINE
COURSE TITLE:
Effective Speaking COURSE NO: AS267
SEMESTER HOURS: 3 CLOCK HOURS PER WK: 3 SEMESTER: Fall 2013
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
A communications course designed to build confidence in
speech, to develop skills in preparation and organization and to utilize proper
technique in delivery. Informative, persuasive and narrative presentations are
emphasized together with the use of visual aids.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
• Build
confidence in speaking to groups and individuals.
• Understand
and appreciate the importance of effective speaking in daily life.
• Learn to
communicate effectively in important situations such as meetings, job
interviews, presentations of your work, etc.
• Develop
skills in organization, preparation and presentation.
• Learn how to
prepare and deliver different types of speeches such as narrative, informative
and persuasive.
• Understand
the nuts and bolts of effective speaking such as the use of research,
description, supporting facts, analysis of your audience, body language, humor
and self-presentation.
• Learn how to
use visual aids effectively.
• Understand
the role and importance of ethics in a presentation or discussion.
• Practice the
skills of active listening.
TOPICAL OUTLINE
Each student will deliver a total of seven presentations.
Six presentations will be throughout the semester, and the last two weeks of
classes final presentations will be delivered.
Presentations will include the following: a review on a
piece of the student’s artwork, an impromptu speech, group presentation, class
debate, how to speech, informative speech and persuasive speech.
The final speech, which counts as 30% of the students’ final
grade, is a persuasive speech.
Students will be expected to participate in class readings,
discussions, lectures, quizzes and other exercises, as well as conduct research
for presentations.
COURSE MATERIALS
Notebook, writing supplies, index cards and reading
handouts.
Reading assignments will be handed out the week prior to
their due date.
ACADEMIC EXPECTATIONS
Grading: A—F
Weight on 1,000 point scale:
Participation and attendance: 100 points
Quizzes (total of 10 quizzes): 100 points
Art Review: 50 points
Impromptu Speech: 50 points
Group Presentation: 100 points
Class Debate: 100 points
How to Presentation: 100 points
Informative Presentation: 100 points
Final Speech/Persuasive Speech: 300 points
Participation is expected and required. Active listening is
essential, as you will frequently be called upon to ask questions and provide
responses to presenters.
Attendance is taken every class. Three excused absences are
permitted in a three semester-hour course. All absences must be documented or
they will be treated as unexcused absences, which will affect your final grade.
Be on time. If you are more than 10 minutes late three
times, it will count as one absence.
Make-up speeches are only permitted with a doctor’s note.
If you do not show up to present a speech, or if you miss a quiz, you will
receive a 0 for that assignment.
Also note, if you are absent for a class it is your
responsibility to contact me to find out what you missed. It is not my
responsibility to make sure you know what work you need to do if you missed
class.
Please see page 14 of the Paier College of Art 2010-2012
catalog for the full attendance policy.
ADDITIONAL EXPECTATIONS
Do not plagiarize. All work presented as your own must
actually be your own work. Beware of unintentional plagiarism via research or
note taking. Any plagiarism will result in failure for the assignment and
possibly the course.
Be respectful. Public speaking can be fraught with anxiety
and always involves some exposure of one’s self to the group. I require a high
degree of respect for your peers. In addition to being respectful to your
classmates, I expect you to be respectful to me as well. Talking during
lectures is also not permitted. If you are asked multiple times to not talk
during lectures points will be taken off your participation grade.
I expect all students to stay in class during presentations.
It is unacceptable to leave in the middle of a classmate’s presentation, and
points will be taken off your grade for interruptions.
Cell phones are not allowed in class. I expect you to turn
your ringer off during class, and texting, surfing the web and playing on your
phone is prohibited. If I catch you on your phone during class, points will be
taken off your participation grade. If you are on your phone during a
classmate’s presentation, points will also be taken off your presentation grade
for that class.
COMMUNICATING WITH THE INSTRUCTOR
I am only available to meet with students on Mondays. You
can come to class early or stay after to speak with me, or you can schedule an
appointment in advance.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
- August
26, 2013 – Introduction to course; meet and interview your classmates
in-class assignment, discuss basics of public speaking, discuss first
assignment, artwork presentation.
- September
2 – No Class – Labor Day.
- September
9 – Reading assignments due:
Chapter 1: Introduction to Public Speaking; Chapter 2: Origins of Public
Speaking; and Chapter 5: Audience Analysis. Assignments Due: Artwork Review Presentation & Quiz
#1.
- September
16 – Reading assignments due: Chapter
3: Ethics in Public Speaking; Chapter 4: Listening Effectively. Assignments
Due: Quiz #2. Discussion of speaking
anxiety and discussion of impromptu speech assignment.
- September
23 – Reading assignments due:
Chapter 6: Critical Thinking and Reasoning; and Chapter 7: Supporting Your
Ideas. Assignments Due: Impromptu
Speech & Quiz # 3. Discussion of group presentation assignment,
formulating your speeches and from topics to outlines.
- September
30 – Reading assignments due:
Chapter 9: Introductions and Conclusions; Chapter 13: Visual Aids; and
Chapter 18: Group Presentations. Assignments Due: Quiz #4. Discussion of working in a group,
using visual aids and in-class time to work on group presentations.
- October
7 – Reading assignments due:
Chapter 10: Using Language Well & Chapter 11: Speaking with
Confidence. Assignments Due:
Quiz #5 & Group Presentations. Discussion of researching a speech.
- October
14 – Reading assignments due: Chapter
12: Delivering Your Speech. Assignments Due: Quiz #6. Discussion: Organizing and outlining
your speech; how-to presentation.
- October
21 – Reading assignments due: No
reading assignments this week. Assignments Due: How-to Presentations. Discussion: how a debate
works; discuss debate assignment.
- October 28 – Reading assignments
due: Chapter 14: Speaking to a Global
Audience. Assignments Due:
Quiz #7; Class Debate.
- November 4 – Reading
assignments due: Chapter 15:
Informative Speaking. Assignments Due: Quiz #8. Discussion: What is an informative
speech?; Informative speech assignment.
- November 11 – Reading
assignments due: No reading assignments
this week. Assignments Due:
Quiz #9 and Informative speech assignment.
- November 18: Reading
assignments due: Chapter 16:
Persuasive Speaking. Assignments Due: Quiz # 10. Discussion: What is a persuasive speech?; preparing a
persuasive speech; persuasive speech assignment.
- November 25 – Thanksgiving Break –
No Class.
- December 2 – Assignments Due: Individual student/teacher consultation for
persuasive speech/final speech assignment.
- December 9 – Assignment Due: First week of Final Speeches/Persuasive
Speeches.
- December 16 – Last Day of Class. Assignments
Due: Second week of Final Speeches/Persuasive Speeches.
Note: The instructor reserves the right to make
changes and additions to this schedule. Changes will be announced in class. It
is the student’s responsibility to be aware of all assigned course work.
