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Cincinnati Christian University

Foster School of Biblical Studies, Arts & Sciences

SPCH 110 04 –Public Speaking

3 Semester Credit Hours

Fall2013

Tuesday-Thursday11 am-12:15 pm

Bill Baumgardner – Faculty Box 55

Office: 244-8107

E-mail:

Course Description

An introductory public speaking course designed to help students become informed and effective communicators and receivers of communication. It provides instruction and practice in research, organization of information, logical thinking, persuasion, and written presentation.

Course Objective

This class will give you practical help in speaking in front of others. By practicing in front of classmates your fear will ease and your skills will improve.

Required Textbooks/Misc.

Lucas, Stephen E. The Art of Public Speaking. New York: McGraw-Hill Higher Education,

2011. New edition.

$5.00 – Each student will submit five dollars that will be donated to a charity/mission of the class’s choosing. The choice will be determined by a majority vote taken on the speech given by a student that best persuades the class to support his/her charity/mission of choice.

At least a 2 gig flash drive with your name on it. This will be used to transfer your speech on after recorded.

Assignments

  1. The introductory speech will be a 2-3 minute speech introducing you to the rest of the class.
  1. Informative Speech: The informative speech will be 6-8 minutes in length and will inform the audience about an object, event or concept. Topics will be assigned by the professor. Grading for this speech will encompass several stages of the speech:
  1. Draft of Central Idea and Main Points
  2. Draft of Introduction and Conclusion
  3. Draft of Preparation and Speakers Outline
  4. Final revision of Preparation and Speakers Outline
  5. Delivery of Speech
  1. Impromptu Speech: The impromptu speech will be a speech of 3 minutes on a subject to be

assigned 30 seconds before the speech is to begin. Students will be given a few seconds to

gather their thoughts before beginning to speak.

  1. Persuasive Speech: The persuasive speech is to be 8-10 minutes in length and should seek to persuade the audience, using Monroe’s Motivated Sequence, to support a charity or mission of the speaker’s choice. Grading for this speech will encompass several stages of the speech:
  2. Draft of Persuasive Speech Outline
  3. Final Revision of Persuasive Speech Outline
  4. Delivery of Persuasive Speech
  1. Final Speech: The final speech will be 7-9 minutes in length and can be either informative or persuasive. Students receiving a C- or less on the persuasive speech must do another persuasive speech for the final speech. It must be accompanied by a typed preparation outline only, which will affect the grade.
  1. You will be required to take notes and keep a notebook on notes, handouts, and grade sheet.

Grading

Grades will be computed according to the following formula:

Introductory Speech 5%

Informative speech 15%

Impromptu speech 5%

Persuasive speech20%

Final Speech20%

Chapter Quizzes from Lucas book20%

Notebook 5%

Final Exam and Attendance10%

Class Policies

  1. Below is a copy of the college attendance policy:

Since much of the educational process occurs in the interactions of students and faculty with the curriculum, student attendance at class is required. Students with more than two weeks of absences in a particular course will receive the grade of FA (Failure due to absences) in the class. Students who reach this level prior to seventh week of the semester may withdraw from the class and receive a “W” for the class.

Therefore for this class you are permitted four absences.

  1. Out of respect for those giving speeches, tardiness will not be tolerated. Tardiness on speech making days will automatically count as one absence. For all other tardiness, three will count as one absence.
  2. Work will not be accepted late. Everyone needs to be prepared on the first day of speech delivery to give his or her speech. If you miss your speaking assignment, your speech will be lowered one grade and you must be prepared to deliver your speech at the next session, or whenever the instructor has time to schedule the presentation.
  3. Cell phones and pagers must be turned off prior to class. No computers are permitted in the class. All hats, caps, and hoodies will be removed in class. No music players please.
  4. You must turn in all work and give all speeches. Failure to turn in any assignment will result in a zero.
  5. The instructor can announce modifications to the syllabus after the course begins. It is possible that not all topics in this syllabus may be covered.

2013 FallSpeech Class Dates

T-8/27Course Overview/First Speech

H-8/29Developing Confidence/EthicsChapter 1, 2

T-9/3INTRODUCTION SPEECHES (2-3 minutes)

H-9/5Speaking to Inform – Topics assignedChapter 14

T-9/10Choosing a Topic and PurposeChapter 4

H-9/12Supporting Ideas Chapter 7

T-9/17Organizing – Bring Specific PurposeChapter 8

H-9/19Outlining & Introductions & ConclusionChapter 9 & 10

T-9/24INFORMATIVE SPEECH

H-9/26INFORMATIVE SPEECH

T-10/1Research in library for Persuasive Speech

------FALL BREAK------

T-10/8Gathering MaterialChapter 6

H-10/10Delivery/VAChapter 1213

T-10/15Persuasive Speaking & MethodsChapter 15 & 16

H-10/17Great Speeches

T-10/22Persuasive Speech 2

H-10/24Analyzing the Audience/Using LanguageChapter 5 & 11

T-10/29LAB: Come with outlines for persuasive speech

H-10/31PERSUASIVE SPEECH

T-11/5PERSUASIVE SPEECH

H-11/7PERSUASIVE SPEECH

T-11/12ListeningChapter 3

H-11/14VIdeo

T-11/19IMPROMTUChapter 17 &18

H-11/21Make-up

------THANKSGIVING BREAK------

T-12/3LAB: Come with both outlines for Final

H-12/5FINAL SPEECH

T-12/10FINAL SPEECH

H-12/12FINAL SPEECH

FINALS ARE December 16-19

Quiz Grade

In your book there are Review Questions that will be answered and turned in for your quiz grade. Your answers are to be typed with the page number given as to where you found the answer. They are due on the assigned date and turned into moodle no later than 4 pm on the date listed. Late work will be docked 5 points for everyday late.

DateChapters CoveredLocation of Questions

8/29Chapter 1pp. 26

Chapter 2p. 44-45

9/5Chapter 14pp. 275

9/10Chapter 4p. 74

9/12Chapter 7p. 138-137

9/17Chapter 8p. 163

9/19Chapter 9p. 181

Chapter 10p. 203

10/8Chapter 6p. 116-117

10/10Chapter 12p. 236

Chapter 13p. 256

10/15Chapter 15pp. 297

Chapter 16p. 322

10/24Chapter 5pp. 93-94

Chapter 11pp. 218

11/12Chapter 3p. 61

11/19Chapter 17p. 350

Chapter 18p. 381