SPEECH 101:Fundamentals of
Speech Communication
Spring 2005 Sections TUX
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FIRST
Text: A Pocket Guide to Public
Speaking by O’Hair, Rubenstein, & Stewart (available at Beck’s)
Course
Description: The Harry S Truman College Catalog describes
this class as “theory and practice of oral communication; development of poise
and confidence, delivery, and speech organization; public speaking practice;
small group discussion, and development of standards of criticism. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the
discipline, are part of the course.”
Course
Objective:
This class will focus on developing the necessary skills for constructing and
delivering public speeches. The course
will provide students with the opportunity to discuss theoretical concepts
governing effective public speaking while also allowing ample class time for
delivering a variety of speeches, both rehearsed and spur of the moment. The goal of the course is to discover and
improve upon you social and professional communication skills. The class will
focus on skills necessary for both speakers and listeners involved in
the communication process.
Class
requirements: One VHS video-cassette to be brought to
class on designated speaking days; An email address you will check on a regular
basis. Recommended: A stopwatch
or timer with a programmable “second” button.
Attendance policy:
Attendance in this class is
mandatory. Much of the learning in this
class comes from class discussions/lectures, watching other speakers, and getting
up in class to practice effective delivery techniques. Accumulating absences will not only hurt
your participation points, but since no late work is accepted, you will be
losing points on graded assignments. If
you miss more than one class period (on a once a week course schedule), your
participation grade will be significantly affected. For a two-class a week session, missing more than 3 class periods
will significantly affect your participation grade as each subsequent class
missed is a 3 point deduction..
Tardiness should be avoided. Latecomers are a disruption to the learning
process. Excessive tardiness will accumulate into an absence. If late on speech days, wait for the door to
be opened for you. Step to the side of
the door and wait. If you are late, it
is your responsibility to tell me after the class that you have arrived.
Excused
absences
include school sponsored trips and medical (verified) excuses requiring you to
seek medical treatment. While they
excuse you from being in class, you still have missed class. It is your responsibility to get notes
and information given out during the missed class. Such absences will be dealt with on a case-by-case
basis. If you are to be excused you
must contact me (email is best) within 24 hours of missing the
class to alert me to your sickness and/or reason for missing, and you must
email me any assignment due that class period to earn points. ANY WORK DUE ON A MISSED CLASS (excused)
SHOULD BE EMAILED (i.e., outlines) TO VERIFY YOU HAD THE WORK COMPLETED.
No
late work will be accepted for points.
Make sure you have assignments before coming to class. Written assignments may be turned in late
for instructor approval and comments, but no points will be assigned. This is
especially important for speech topics/outlines that are due the day before
speeches.
Speeches
are DUE on the day for which you are assigned to speak. Failure to make it to class on a
speech day (when speaking) will result in a zero (0) for the speech. There is no make-up of a speech
unless you were sick and provide documentation of a doctor’s visit. YOU MUST CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY-
via email on the day you miss if you are sick and unable to come to class. You will need to email me your outline to
even be considered for make-up work.
Therefore, back your work up on disk so that in the event you are too
sick to find a computer, someone can take the disk and email it for you from
their account and tell me in the subject line YOUR NAME. The burden for showing you are ready is a
burden you carry, even if sick. If the
company you worked for needed the annual report the morning you fell ill, you
would still need to get the report to the company for the meeting.
You
telling me that you are sick is not a guarantee that you will be able to make
up the speech. To ensure a timely class
for all students, it is essential that you attend the day for which your speech
is scheduled. This is a class for
college credit. Take responsibility and
make sure you are here for your speeches since they are the major bulk of
points for this class. Plagiarism
of speeches will result in at least a zero for the speech and possibly an F for
the course.
All
speech topics must have instructor approval before being given during
class. Changes in topics should be
brought to your instructor’s attention IMMEDIATELY. Do not wait until the speech day. I might not find the topic appropriate for the particular speech.
Grading
forms will be given to students prior to the speech day. They accompany a packet with directions,
sample outlines, and sample topics.
Questions regarding your speech grades will be handled 24 hours after
you get the evaluation back from me. All
grades are final.
My
classroom is all about respect and encouragement. We clap before and after each student’s speech. NOTHING will be on your desk during another
person’s speech. This will help to
foster our listening skills.
Your
instructor’s attendance: If I cannot attend class, I will have the department’s staff post a
sign on the door. Otherwise, I may be
in the department office or on my way from there to class. You are expected to wait for my arrival. When in doubt, check with the department
secretary Coleen in room 2915.
Diversity: I welcome student opinions and input into discussion. However, you will do so in a respectful
fashion and any laughing or disrespect toward others (especially during
speeches) will result in me removing you from the class.
Grading Scale: 100-90%= A, 89-80%= B, 79-70%= C, 69-60%= D,
59%-below =F
Breakdown of points for the course: (Keep track for your
records)
(Every 50-point loss is the equivalent to one letter
grade)
Major Class Speeches
Self-Intro Speech 50 ___
Informative Speech #1 100 ___
Informative Speech #2 100 ___
Persuasive Speech 100 ___
Total: 350
In-Class Speeches
Written Work
Written Exam 50 ___
Speech Analysis 10 ___
Outlines Due
Lab Day 1 5 ___
Lab Day 2 10 ___
Lab Day 3 10 ___
Lab Day 4 15 ___
Total: 100
Participation/Attendance
(each absence after 1st absence is 6 points off)
Total: 30
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Class Total: 500
Speech 101 TUX Franklin Reynolds Tentative Course Schedule
-Syllabus
-Intro to class/classmates
-In-Class Speech
-Preview 1st Speech
-Self Intro Packet given out
-Listening Skills
-
-Self-Intro Speech Work continues
-Outlining
-
-Lab Day DUE (3 outlines)
-In-Class Speech
-Delivery
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-Self-Intro Speeches DUE (All students speak this night)
-Informative Speech Packet given
-Organization of Main points
-Introductions/Conclusions
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-Library Research Methods
-Topic for Informative #1 DUE
-Structure/Outlining
-Sources/Research
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-Lab Day (5 copies of outlines due, 5 sources printed
due)
-Videos of extemporaneous speakers
-Visual Aids and using visuals in informative speaking
-
-Speech #3 Explained
-Informative Speech #1 Due in Class
-In-Class Speeches (Food Day Speeches—A speech on a food that has the same characteristics as you. You will bring in some food to share and describe how you are like the food for 1-2 minutes)
-Lab Day #3 DUE
-Speech #3 DUE
Week 12:
-Speak Up Contest During Class—Participation replaces Midterm
Exam
-Perform designated chore during the contest
-Persuasive Speaking Packet Detailed
-
-Persuasion Continues
-Lab Day #4 DUE
-In-Class Speeches
-Persuasive Speeches DUE in class