Instructor S Resource Manual with Test Bank

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Instructor’s Resource Manual with Test Bank

For

Cheryl Hamilton’s

Essentials of Public Speaking

Fifth Edition

Alycia Ehlert

Volunteer State Community College

Cheryl Hamilton

Tarrant County College

PART I: Welcome to the 5th edition of Essentials of Public Speaking

Planning Your Course 1

Technology Resources for Essentials of Public Speaking 1

Teaching Philosophy and Methods 3

Structuring Assignments 8

Troubleshooting and Course Mechanics 10

Multi-Section Courses 17

Constructing the Course Syllabus 18

Sample Course Syllabus 27

Sample Student Contract 32

Sample Student Data Sheet 34

Sample Speech Evaluation Forms 35

Sample Grade Sheet 38

Sample Guidelines for an Informative Speech 39

PART II: Chapter-by-Chapter Resources: Objectives, Outlines, and Classroom Exercises

Chapter 1: Public Speaking, Ethics, and You 42

Chapter 2: Building Speaker Confidence 52

Chapter 3: Listening: What Speakers Should Know 62

Chapter 4: Analyzing Your Audience 71

Chapter 5: Selecting, Outlining, and Researching Your Topic 81

Chapter 6: Supporting Your Ideas 87

Chapter 7: Organizing a Successful Speech 92

Chapter 8: Delivering Your Message 99

Chapter 9: Perfecting Language Style 104

Chapter 10: Preparing Effective Visual Aids 110

Chapter 11: Informative Speaking 118

Chapter 12: Persuasive Speaking: Individual or Team 124

Chapter 13: Persuasive Methods and Theories 132

Chapter 14: Special Occasion Speaking 141

Video Suggestions for Public Speaking 147

PART III: Test Questions

Chapter 1: Public Speaking, Ethics, and You 148

Chapter 2: Building Speaker Confidence 148

Chapter 3: Listening: What Speakers Should Know 152

Chapter 4: Analyzing Your Audience 157

Chapter 5: Selecting, Outlining, and Researching Your Topic 171

Chapter 6: Supporting Your Ideas 176

Chapter 7: Organizing a Successful Speech 182

Chapter 8: Delivering Your Message 192

Chapter 9: Perfecting Language Style 199

Chapter 10: Preparing Effective Visual Aids 206

Chapter 11: Informative Speaking 214

Chapter 12: Persuasive Speaking: Individual or Team 219

Chapter 13: Persuasive Methods and Theories 230

Chapter 14: Special Occasion Speaking 240

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Welcome to the 5th edition of Essentials of Public Speaking

Planning Your Course

The fifth edition of Cheryl Hamilton’s Essentials of Public Speaking brings a proven formula for success in public speaking courses to students, as well as new or seasoned instructors. The text has a strong focus on verbal messages, includes ways to integrate technology into both the classroom and the student presentation, and asks students to think critically about the lessons in each chapter. The Quick Start Guide at the beginning of the book gives important information for preparing speeches that may be given early in the course. Essentials of Public Speaking includes Speech Builder Express, a step-by-step program for putting together speeches for different purposes and occasions. The Hamilton Essentials of Public Speaking website provides resources as well as web quizzes that can be easily added to the course.

This manual is designed as a resource guide to support every level of instructor. If you are new to this course—a first-time instructor or a graduate student—you will find it helpful to read the manual in its entirety before putting together assignments and conducting class. If you are a more experienced instructor, use the manual as a handbook to supplement your own teaching practices. Each class of students is unique, and every group will develop their own ideas, distinctive styles of speaking, and select topics that are compelling to their reality. Similarly, each instructor will approach the public speaking course with their own individual perspective and will bring their own gifts to the learning process. What you will find most useful about Cheryl Hamilton's approach to the process is that her text allows for flexible adaptation to your particular instructional style, student audience, and teaching environment; yet the text emphasizes sound fundamental principles that any competent graduate of the course will acquire. You will find that some ideas and exercises work well for you, while others just aren't suited to your teaching style. Dr. Hamilton uses a basic, common sense, step-by-step approach for developing a professional presentation with creative and easy-to-read visual aids.

Technology Resources for Essentials of Public Speaking

The following resources are available with the 5th edition of Essentials of Public Speaking. To receive additional information about these products or a demonstration, please contact your local Cengage Learning representative or call the Academic Resource Center at: 1-800-423-0563.

Hamilton Essentials of Public Speaking CourseMate

The Hamilton Essentials of Public Speaking CourseMate for the fifth Edition includes numerous student and instructor resources. For students, chapter-by-chapter resources include learning objectives, activities, InfoTrac activities, active critical thinking tools, a digital glossary, speech preparation forms, speech evaluation checklists, and a practice quiz. In addition, all of the URLs included in the book are maintained for each chapter under WebLinks, and select chapters feature special dynamic tools such as an interactive version of the Personal Report of Communication Apprehension (PRCA) and the Personal Report of Public Speaking Anxiety (PRPSA) in Chapter 1, but also discussed in Chapter 2.

The CouseMate also offers a variety of rich learning resources designed to enhance the student experience. These resources include self-assessments, blogs (online journals), images, video, web resources, and animations. All resources are mapped to key discipline learning concepts and users can browse or search for content in a variety of ways. More than just a collection of ancillary learning materials, the CourseMate also features important content and community tools that extend the education experience beyond a particular class or course semester.

Speech Builder Express

How many times have you heard students say that they were almost finished with their speech when the computer crashed? With Speech Builder Express, students won’t have to worry about losing information on faulty drives or because of computer crashes. SBE can be accessed from any computer that is Internet accessible at any time of day or night. Students can build their speech from the thesis statement to the conclusion, do research, add transitions and signposts, and go back to the SBE website at their convenience to work on their presentation. This tool is not designed to be a substitute for classroom study but can be used as an aid to help students create a professional presentation.

InfoTrac College Edition

Four months of FREE anywhere, anytime access to InfoTrac College Edition (the online library) is automatically packaged with each new book. The new and improved InfoTrac College Edition puts cutting edge research and the latest headlines at your students’ fingertips, giving them access to an entire online library for just the cost of one book! This fully searchable database offers more than 20 years worth of full-text articles (more than 10 million) from almost 4000 diverse sources, such as academic journals, newsletters, and up-to-the-minute periodicals including Time, Newsweek, Science, Forbes, USA Today, and Vital Speeches. This is an excellent resource for speech topic selection and speech research. Integrated activities throughout the text guide students in using this resource.

PowerLecture for the 5th Edition of Essentials of Public Speaking

This one-stop lecture tool makes it easy for you to assemble, edit, publish, and present custom lectures using Microsoft PowerPoint. PowerLecture lets you bring together text-specific lecture outlines and art from the text, along with video and animations from the web or your own materials—culminating in a powerful, personalized, media-enhanced presentation. The CD also features an electronic version of the Instructor’s Resource Manual and ExamView software. With ExamView you can create, deliver, and customize tests and study guides (both print and online) in minutes with this easy-to-use assessment and tutorial system. ExamView offers both a Quick Test Wizard and an Online Test Wizard that guide you step-by-step through the process of creating tests, while the unique what-you-see-is-what-you-get capability allows you to see the test you are creating on the screen exactly as it will print or display online. You can build tests of up to 250 questions using up to 12 question types. Using ExamView's complete word processing capabilities, you can enter an unlimited number of new questions or edit existing questions. ExamView® features over 750 questions specific to Hamilton’s Essentials of Public Speaking.

Video Examples: Student Speeches for Critique and Analysis

Sample student speeches are offered online through CourseMate, a website featuring access to each chapter of Essentials of Public Speaking, with links to videos of speeches featured within the chapters of the book. Featuring impromptu, informative, and persuasive speeches as well as speeches of introduction and group speeches, these videos are a great tool for helping students learn to analyze and provide effective feedback on imperfect and exemplary speeches. Select speeches feature non-native English speakers and the use of visual aids. The speeches featured as models in this text are included on CourseMate. New to the 5th edition include:

“Endometriosis” by Rebecca DeCamp – Chapter 9

“College Student Volunteering and Civic Engagement” – Chapter 11

“The African Serval” – Chapter 11

“Bacterial Meningitis” by Emily Wilson – Chapter 11

“Together, We Can Stop Cyber-bullying” – Chapter 12

“Untreated Depression in America” by Sean Stewart – Chapter 13

“Water” Ceremonial – Chapter 14

Teaching Philosophy and Methods

You will want to share your teaching philosophy for the course with your students in one of the earliest class meetings. Many instructors stress a few crucial observations about the process of public speaking and the nature of the course that follow.

1. Public Speaking is not an innate talent; it is an acquired skill. Amazingly, many surveys have shown that people often place fear of public speaking on par with fear of death. It is extremely important for the instructor to create a cooperative, supportive learning environment and encourage a sense of “togetherness.” When students feel that they know their classmates, it is easier to discuss, critique, and brainstorm. Students who feel they are speaking to a group of friends usually experience less communication anxiety and have a greater chance of completing the course successfully. The activities provided in this manual will help the instructor create a sense of community within the public speaking classroom. Ultimately, what matters most to the student are the professional skills they have acquired that will allow them to succeed in real world contexts. While in-class feedback should always be a part of this highly interactive course, comments can and should be constructive and should emphasize how speakers can maximize positive speech behaviors they already have, while minimizing or eliminating those negative presentation behaviors that are marring their performance. Everyone can become a competent and poised speaker if he or she is willing to take the time to learn the principles of effective preparation. The instructor can be a great influence in creating a community approach to goal-setting and improvement over the term. The classroom should be a place where students can make honest mistakes as they learn, and where they can experiment with their personal approach to public speaking. The only dishonor in public speaking is a lack of preparation.

2. Public Speaking is a course in critical thinking, listening, and criticism. By its very nature, public speaking is a course in critical thought because making assertions is an integral part of the speech process. Assertions require logical proof and as such are always open to debate and discussion. Critical assessment of any speech centers on two dimensions: the content of the message and its execution. Since students often select their own topics, their speeches yield a marvelous opportunity for the sharing of divergent opinions on the full range of issues. A successful instructor will spend as much time, if not more, listening than they will spend lecturing. In terms of oral and written criticism, you will want to expect your students to do as much teaching as you do, and in that they will serve as a sounding board for their classmates' views. Students should not come to this class with the expectation that they can be passive participants in the process; they can expect to have their own values, beliefs, and attitudes challenged. This can be an incredibly exciting process for everyone in the classroom. Sometimes an outstanding speech can actually change classmates' (and instructor's) viewpoints on a controversial issue. In cases where opinions are not altered, those with opposing viewpoints may come away from the speaking situation with stronger and more legitimate reasons for retaining their original viewpoint. Public speaking should challenge and educate.

3. Public speaking is a content-oriented class. It is writing intensive and requires competency in research skills, as well as a conscientious awareness of current events. Many students entering the fundamentals course in public speaking mistakenly assume that it will be a "fluff course." It is always helpful to disavow them of this notion on the first day. In many ways, public speaking is more demanding than other liberal arts courses, because not only do students have to meticulously research and craft a written or extensively outlined version of their speech, they must also rehearse and present it in class, usually with supporting aids. Students who challenge themselves will find the course invaluable in terms of reinforcing library, interviewing, and Internet research skills that will help them succeed in all their courses and in life in general. The presentation aspects of the course will also bolster the student's self-confidence and self-presentation style in contexts beyond the public communication arena by helping them in interpersonal and group communication as well. Finally, the course requires that students monitor current events to allow them to select intriguing, fresh, and contemporary informative and persuasive topics. A sophisticated awareness of current issues is also of great importance in the role students serve as critical assessors of their classmates' work. This focus on global awareness absolutely reinforces the notion of engaged citizenship. In addition to becoming a more effective speaker, the successful graduate of any solid course in public speaking should become a much more effective critical consumer of communication.

4. Develop standardized grading criteria. While public speaking can be a very individualistic exercise, fair assessment of speeches must be based on reasonable, standardized criteria. Cheryl Hamilton's text and this manual provide several suggested approaches to developing a criteria list that will suit your teaching situation. It is always important to remind students that the instructor never gives them grades; rather, the instructor assesses the success of their assignments in terms of how they fulfilled the stated assignment goals as defined by the assignment criteria. In other words, students earn a grade. (You will also want to discuss your grading philosophy with your students during the first week of class. You may choose to stress that you render professional assessments of the student’s work as presented, with a focus on future goals for improvement. This process has absolutely nothing to do with the student's personality. Similarly, when grading speeches on controversial social or political issues, your assessment should be completely divorced from your personal viewpoints, and instead reflect the degree to which the speech fulfilled the stated speaking and audience goals.) What is particularly helpful is to provide explicit instructions both orally and in writing for all assignments well in advance of due dates. Being proactive not only helps the students better realize your goals for them, but it also provides you with a written record of grade requirements that defends your methods in any potential grade disputes.

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