Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Speech 1: Choosing a Topic and Expanding on It

Agenda:
-Journal: Review your self-awareness inventory, and star the topics that you do not mind sharing and that you believe would work for your first speech.  Free Write on one of these topics to help you get all of the details that you will need for a speech that is the length of five to seven minutes.

-Sample Passage Analysis: Karic's "A Little Chocolate."

Homework:
-Be prepared to continue working on your speech

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Your First Speech: Step 1: Choosing a Topic

Agenda:
-Powerpoint Notes: How to Tackle a Speech
-Self-Awareness Inventory

Homework:
-Finish Self-Awareness Inventory

Monday, February 24, 2014

Ad Presentations

Agenda:
-Presentation of Ads
-Review of EPL

Homework:
-Take-home quiz due tomorrow
-Speech #1 due Monday (We will be working on this in class throughout the week)

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Review of Ethics + Intro to Communication Anxiety

Agenda:
-HW Check and Review
-Intro to Communication Anxiety
-Communication Anxiety Quiz

HW:
-Finish the quizzes
-Mon: Ad Due
-Tue: Take-home quiz due

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Public Speaking Ethics II

Agenda:
-Review HW
-Finish PPT
-How to avoid plagiarism
-Plagiarism scenarios

Homework:
-Work on ad
-Plagiarism scenario identification


Public Speaking Ethics I (late)

Agenda:
-Bell Work Presentation
-Ethics PPT
-Ethical Standards--Own v. National

Homework:
-Read over the standards and decide if there are any that you would add or omit.  When are these standards challenged?
-Ads due Thurs.

Friday, February 7, 2014

EPL Ad Creation

Agenda:
-Discussion Session
-Rearranging upcoming sessions
-Ad activity

Homework:
-Complete your ad for 2/13/14

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Ethos, Pathos, and Logos

Agenda:
-Review EPL homework arguments
-Ad Stations/Analysis
-Ticket out the door: Most effective ad

Homework:
-Think about how TV ads do the same thing
-Be prepared for our fist discussion circle

Monday, February 3, 2014

Components of Public Speaking

Agenda:
-Finish up Power Point
-Viewing: MLK "I Have a Dream" Speech
-What are the components that we see in MLK's speech?

Homework:
-Complete a diagram of the seven elements for a mock speech for your favorite sport.  (See directions in the packet.)