MW 11-12:15
The student will be introduced to basic principles of effective speaking and listening. Emphasis is on both understanding basic communication theory and on improving oral communication skills. The student will learn to prepare, organize, and deliver effective research-based informative and persuasive speeches. AAS: Business elective. IAI: C2 900.
Appropriate assessment score or ENGL 1422 with a grade of C or better - Must be taken either prior to or at the same time as this course.
Course Alignment
General Education Outcomes are the knowledge, skills, abilities, attitudes, and behaviors that students are expected to develop as a result of their overall experiences with any aspect of the college, including courses, programs, and student services, both inside and outside of the classroom. The General Education Outcomes specifically learned in this course are:
- Communication
Faculty Contact Information
M/W 2:30-4:30pm, Tue 1-2pm
Linsey Cuti, Ph.D.
Office: L332, 815-802-8715
Email me in CANVAS rather than leave a voicemail.
Course Information
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Develop awareness of the communication process and understand the relationships among self, message, and others in effective message design.
- Listen to, evaluate, and critique verbal communication.
- Analyze the audience and situation and use language that is appropriate to enhance understanding and affect the desired result.
- Craft informative and persuasive speeches using appropriate organization methods and content, including research.
- Identify and employ effective delivery techniques.
- Prepare and use presentational aids that promote clarity and interest.
- Demonstrate acceptable ethical standards in research and presentation of materials.
- Foundations of Human Communication
- Develop awareness of the communication process and understand the relationships among self, message, and others in effective message design
- Ethics
- Listen to, evaluate, and critique verbal communication
- Demonstrate acceptable ethical standards in research and presentation of materials
- Topic Selection
- Discuss factors that characterize good demonstrative, informative, and persuasive speech topics
- Audience Analysis
- Analyze the audience and situation and use language that is appropriate to enhance understanding and affect the desired result
- Speech Delivery
- Identify and employ effective delivery techniques
- Reasoning and Support
- Learn proper research and citation methods
- Organization and Outlining
- Utilize a clear and effective organizational pattern which helps the audience follow along with the presentation
- Introductions and Conclusions
- Write an introduction which gains the audience's attention, reveals the topic, creates topic significance, and establishes your credibility
- Persuasion
- Utilize strategies and means of persuasion to craft a persuasive argument
- Presentational Aids
- Prepare and use presentational aids that promote clarity and interest
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Evaluation
Points
Discussion Post/Replies 5
Name Speech 10
Object Speech 10
Topic Proposals 15 (5 pts poss per speech)
Peer Feedback 60 (20 pts poss per speech)
Informative 100
Advocacy 100
Interest 100
Total: 400
Scale: 90-100 A, 80-89 B, 70-79 C, 60-69 D.
NOTE:
*In compliance with IAI requirements, a student who does not complete a minimum of 3 major speeches (Informative and Persuasive) of at least 5 minutes in length will automatically fail the course.
Liberal Arts & Sciences
Dean, Jennifer Huggins; 815-802-8484; R310; jhuggins@kcc.edu; Division Office- W102; 815-802-8700
Attendance: You must be in class on your speech day and in class on the other days to provide feedback.
Please note that in accordance with the college’s Code of Campus Affairs and Regulations, the instructor has the right to record the grade of “F” for the course, reduce a student's grade, or submit an institutional withdrawal request to Admissions and Registration if a student has excessive absences as defined in the course syllabus. I will consider 3 or more absences excessive. I will be taking attendance at the start of class; in order to be counted “here,” you need to be on-time and stay the length of the class.
Plagiarism and Academic Honesty:All instances of plagiarism/cheating, deemed intentional by the instructor, may lead to immediate failure of the course with no opportunity to withdraw and will be reported to the Director of Student Success. Plagiarism/cheating includes but is not limited to:
1. giving someone else’s speech.
2. reading your speech from published material without citing the source in your presentation.
Note: material found on the Internet is considered published.
3. paraphrasing or quoting someone without verbally citing the quote in your speech.
4. working with someone to construct your speech and presenting it as your own.
5. turning in someone else’s outline.
6. using the words of published materials on your outline without attributing the source.
**In this course, use of AI is considered cheating and can also lead to failure.
Week 1
Mon. Jan. 26: SNOW DAY
Weds. Jan. 28: Course Overview. Review Syllabus. Introductions. Canvas.
Homework:
- Post a paragraph in the Canvas Introductions discussion board by 11:59pm on Weds. Jan. 28th. Share a little about yourself.
- Read through the posts and respond to a few, perhaps commenting on similar interests or anything else. Because we only see each other once a week, this will help us get to know each other. Complete your replies by 11:59pm on Thurs. Jan. 29th.
- Prepare 1 minute name speech to give in class Mon. Feb. 2nd.
Week 2
Mon. Feb. 2: Names speeches. Public Speaking. Discuss Object Speeches.
Homework: Prepare Object Speech to give in class/small group Weds. Feb. 4th.
Weds. Feb. 4: Small Group Object Speeches. Informative Speech. Selecting Groups.
Homework: Submit your Informative Speech topic idea to the dropbox by 11:59pm on Fri. Feb. 6th.
Week 3
Mon. Feb. 9: Outlining Your Speeches: focusing, organizing, and developing. Intros and
Conclusions. Researching and Citing Sources.
Homework: After receiving my approval of your Informative Speech Idea, you can begin researching and outlining it.
Weds. Feb. 11: Delivering Your Speeches. Using Presentation Aids. Listening and Providing
Feedback.
Homework: Work on your outline, slides, and practice delivering your Informative Speech. Also, practice in front of an audience and get their feedback.
Week 4
Mon. Feb. 16: Flex Day
Homework: Group 1, who are presenting on Weds, submit your outline and slides to the dropbox BEFORE class on the 18th.
Weds. Feb. 18: Group 1 delivers Informative Speeches. Other groups provide feedback.
Homework: Group 2, who are presenting next week, submit your outline and slides to the dropbox BEFORE class on the 23rd.
Week 5
Mon. Feb. 23: Group 2 delivers Informative Speeches. Other groups provide feedback.
Homework: Group 3, who are presenting Weds, submit your outline and slides to the dropbox BEFORE class on the 25th .
Weds. Feb. 25: Group 3 delivers Informative Speeches. Other groups provide feedback.
Homework: Group 4, who are presenting next week, submit your outline and slides to the dropbox BEFORE class on the 2nd.
Week 6
Mon. Mar. 2: Group 4 delivers Informative Speeches. Other groups provide feedback.
Weds. Mar. 4: Flex Day
Week 7: Spring Break!
Week 8
Mon. Mar. 16: Persuasive Speaking. Advocacy Speeches. Small group brainstorming.
Homework: By 11:59pm on Tues. Mar. 17th, submit your Advocacy Speech topic idea to the dropbox. After receiving my approval, you can begin researching and outlining.
Weds. Mar. 18: Organizing and researching this speech.
Homework: Work on your outline.
Week 9
Mon. Mar. 23: Review outlining, citing, slide design.
Homework: Work on your outline, slides, and practice delivering your Advocacy Speech.
Weds. Mar. 25: Flex Day
Homework: Group 1, who are presenting your Advocacy Speeches next week, submit your outline and slides to the dropbox BEFORE class on the 30th.
Week 10
Mon. Mar. 30: Group 1 delivers Advocacy Speeches. Other groups provide feedback.
Homework: Group 2 who are presenting on Weds, submit your outline and slides to the dropbox BEFORE class on the 1st.
Weds. Apr. 1: Group 2 delivers Advocacy Speeches. Other groups provide feedback.
Homework: Group 3 who are presenting next week, submit your outline and slides to the dropbox BEFORE class on the 6th.
Week 11
Mon. Apr. 6: Group 3 delivers Advocacy Speeches. Other groups provide feedback.
Homework: Group 4 who are presenting on Weds, submit your outline and slides to the dropbox BEFORE class on the 8th.
Weds. Apr. 8: Group 4 delivers Advocacy Speeches. Other groups provide feedback. Personal
Interest Speech. Small group brainstorming.
Homework: By 11:59pm on Fri. Apr. 10th, submit your Personal Interest Speech topic idea to the dropbox. After receiving my approval, you can begin researching and outlining.
Week 12
Mon. Apr. 13: Small group discussion/planning for your Personal Interest Speeches. Researching
this speech and other reminders.
Homework: Work on your outline.
Weds. Apr. 15: Fresh ideas for introductions and conclusions for this last speech.
Homework: Work on your outline, slides, and practice delivering your Personal Interest Speech.
Week 13
Mon. Apr. 20: Flex Day.
Homework: Group 1, who are presenting your Personal Interest Speeches on Weds, submit your outline and slides to the dropbox BEFORE class on the 22nd.
Weds. Apr.22: Group 1 delivers Personal Interest Speeches. Other groups provide feedback.
Homework: Group 2 who are presenting on Monday, submit your outline and slides to the dropbox BEFORE class on the 27th.
Week 14
Mon. Apr. 27: Group 2 delivers Personal Interest Speeches. Other groups provide feedback.
Homework: Group 3 who are presenting Weds, submit your outline and slides to the dropbox BEFORE class on the 29th.
Weds. Apr. 29: Group 3 delivers Personal Interest Speeches. Other groups provide feedback.
Homework: Group 4 who are presenting next week, submit your outline and slides to the dropbox BEFORE class on the 4th.
Week 15
Mon. May 4: Group 4 delivers Personal Interest Speeches. Other groups provide feedback.
Weds. May 6: Flex Day
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