1. Introductory Information

A.Department Name: Communication Studies

B.Department Catalog Number: SPCH 102

C.Course Title: Fundamentals of Public Speaking

D.Semester Hours of Credit: 3

E.Clock Hours Per Week: 3 hours

F.Overlays: IL

G.Restrictions Upon Student Registration: None

II. Description of the Course

A.Catalog description: designed to develop the study and performance of speech as a means of communication, self-expression, and social control in a diverse society while incorporating theory and techniques of speaking and listening into a variety of speech activities.

B.Comprehensive description: students will learn to choose speech topics, research them, recognize appropriate material and organize and arrange the necessary information to present informative and persuasive speeches to an audience of their peers. In order to accomplish this overarching goal, students are required to analyze all pertinent materials and to construct a presentation keeping in mind that every audience sees and interprets the world around them differently.

Students will learn to communicate effectively by using verbal and non-verbal signs and symbols to achieve mutual understanding.

III. Exposition

A.Objectives: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to do the following:

  1. Understand the historical and theoretical basis of speech as a means of communication, self-expression, and social control in a democratic society.
  2. Select, research, and develop ideas with breadth of thought, critical power, and imagination.
  3. Organize ideas with an analytical and creative approach.
  4. Understand audiences and create rapport.
  5. Use a language style that is appropriate, vivid, and free from grammatical abuses.
  6. Speak with good pronunciation and articulation.
  7. Communicate with a body that is poised and free from distracting mannerisms.
  8. Offer critical evaluation of speeches.
  9. Demonstrate control of the speaking situation.
  10. Perform effectively in a variety of formal and informal forms of communication.

B.Activities:

  1. Discussions of the history and theory of speech as a means of communication, self-expression, and social control.
  2. Discussions and practical performance assignments to develop skills in listening and speech evaluation.
  3. Conference and classroom work sessions on voice, diction, language style, and bodily communication.
  4. Discussions of theory, exploration of techniques and preparation of a variety of speeches.
  5. Presentation of a range of forms of oral communication: informal speech situations, informative speeches that are conceptual in nature, persuasive speeches that are problem oriented.

C.Major Units and Time Allotted:

  1. Define communication and public speaking. 6 hours

a. historical background

b. informative speech

c. persuasive speech

d. special occasion speech

  1. Research 9 hours

a. selecting a topic

b. gathering material

c. supporting ideas

d. analyzing the audience

  1. Organization 9 hours

a. outlining/structuring

b. organizing the body

c. introductions and conclusions

  1. Delivery 15 hours

a. verbal aspects

b. non-verbal aspects

c. visual aids

  1. Critical analysis 6 hours

a. self-evaluation

b. peer evaluation c. teacher evaluation

D.Requirements:

1. Present speeches

a. persuasive

b. informative

2. Pass exams

3. Read assignments

4. Evaluate Speeches

5. Research speech topics

6. Use nonverbal communication effectively

  1. Standards and Assessment

A. Standards

Grades will be awarded in a manner consistent with University policy, and will be based upon student demonstration of a mastery of the course material through such means as speeches, exams, and homework.

B. Assessment

Written evaluations of speech presentations will be used to assess objectives 3,4,5,6,7,9, and 10 in Section III A.

Examinations will be used to assess objectives 1,2, and 3 in Section III A.

Homework assignments will be used to assess 1,3,4, and 5 in Section III A.

Topic research will be used to assess 2,4,8, and 10 in Section III A.

C. Bibliography

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Brydon, Steven R. & Scott, Michael D. Between One and Many. 3rd ed. Mt. View, CA: Mayfield Pub. Co., 2000.

Burgoon, Michael. Nonverbal Communication: The Unspoken Dialogue. New York:

McGraw-Hill, 1996.

Cicero: On Oratory and Orators. Ed. J. S. Watson. Carbondale: So. IllinoisUniversity Press, 1970.

Daly, John A. & Engleberg, Isa N. Presentations in Everyday Life.Boston: Houghton-Mifflin Co., 2001.

DeVito, Joseph, A. The Elements of Public Speaking. 7th ed. N.Y.: Longman, 2000.

Fisher, Hilda. Improving Voice and Articulation, 2nd ed. Boston: Houghton-Mifflin, 1975.

Fletcher, Leon. How to Design and Deliver a Speech. New York: Longman, 1998.

Foss, Sonja K., Foss, Karen A., & Trapp, Robert. Contemporary Perspectives on Rhetoric., 2nd ed. Illinois: Waveland Press, 1991.

Galanes, Gloria, J., Adams, Katherine, & Brillhart, John K. Effective Group Discussion. 4th ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2003.

Goffman, E. The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1959.

Gregory, Hamilton. Public Speaking for College & Career.Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2002.

Grice, George L. & Skinner, John R. Mastering Public Speaking. 4th ed. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 2001.

Hamilton, Cheryl, & Parker, Cordell. Communicating for Results.Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Pub. Co., 1997.

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Kelly, Lynne, & Watson, Arden. Speaking with Confidence & Skill. Lanham: University Press of America, 1989.

Koch, Arthur. Speaking with a Purpose 2nd ed. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1992.

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Lucas, Stephen E. The Art of Public Speaking, 7th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2001.

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McKerrow, Raymie E. & Gronbeck, Bruce. Principles and Types of Speech Communication 14th ed. N.Y.: Longman, 2000.

Motley, Michael T. Overcoming Your Fear of Public Speaking: A Proven Method. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1995.

Oliver, Robert, et al. Communicative Speaking and Listening, 4th ed. New York: Holt-Rinehart & Winston, Inc., 1968.

O’Neil, Robert. Free Speech in the College Community. Bloomington, IN: IndianaUniversity Press, 1997.

Phillips, Gerald M. Communication Competencies.Carbondale: Southern IllinoisUniv. Press, 1991.

Phillips, Gerald M. & Wood, Julia. Communication and Human Relationships.New York: MacMillan Pub. Co., 1983.

Reid, Ronald F., ed.Three Centuries of American Rhetorical Discourse.Illinois: Waveland Press, Inc., 1988.

Samovar, Larry A. Oral Communication: Speaking Across Cultures. Boston, Mass: McGraw-Hill, 1998.

Wolfson, Nicholas. Hate Speech, Sex Speech, Free Speech. Westport, Conn: Praeger, 1997.

Zarefsky, David. Public Speaking. 3rd ed. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2002.

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