Kaskaskia College SPCH 103 Fundamentals of Speech IAI C2 900 Monday and Wednesday 9:30 HB 243 or Tuesday & Thursday 5:30 at Salem Center Instructor: David Quinn Office: HB 206 Phone: 545-3379 Email: [email protected] Summer Syllabus 2017 Office Hours: TBA 1. TEXTBOOK The Art of Public Speaking, 12th Edition, by Stephen E. Lucas. 2. COURSE DESCRIPTION This speech course surveys the basic fundamentals of communication theory and effective public speaking. Emphasis is placed on personal adjustment to the public speaking situation, the preparation of various kinds of speeches, and the analysis of oral communications. 3. COURSE OBJECTIVES The student is expected to: Become a more effective oral communicator; Understand communication theory and history; Understand the relationship among self, message, and others; Understand the purposes for speaking; Develop specific, well-focused thesis statements; Analyze an audience and situation, and then adapt a message to those needs; Generate ideas and gather supporting material; Incorporate material from various appropriate sources, using proper verbal citations; Use evidence, reasoning, and emotional appeals in persuasive speaking; Prepare and use visual aids that promote clarity and interest; Organize and outline an effective message; Use language that is appropriate to enhance understanding and effect the desired result; Establish credibility by demonstrating knowledge and analysis of topic; Use extemporaneous delivery with reasonable fluency, expressiveness, and comfort; Cope effectively with the tensions involved in public speaking; Demonstrate acceptable ethical standards in research and presentation of materials; Listen to, analyze, and critique oral communication. 4. INSTRUCTOR POLICIES All formal assignments are due on the assigned date and must be typed. In class assignments, note cards, discussions, and group presentations that are missed cannot be made up and no credit can be earned, unless arrangements prior to the absence are communicated to the instructor. Please make sure that you are aware of the due dates for the assignments and tests. If you are absent, it is your responsibility to discover what you missed from one of your classmates. ATTENDANCE at all class meetings is expected of all students. An essential part of any course offering is the classroom experience. Therefore, excessive student absences will have a detrimental effect on learning and grades. Excessive absences are defined as more than twice the number of weekly meetings. Students with excessive absences will fail the course. Students who arrive late are a disruption to the instructor and other students. Please arrive to class on time. Do not use cell phones in class. Do not text in class. Do not use lap tops in class. Do not work on homework in class. Do not sleep in class. Do not talk during speeches and lectures. You will be dropped from class if you do not follow these guidelines. 5. STUDENT REQUIREMENTS AND EXPECTATIONS There will be four exams. You will prepare 16 chapter cards and participate in chapter discussions. You will deliver six extemporaneous speeches and several impromptu speeches. You will prepare three typed outlines for the three major speeches. 6. GRADING SYSTEM Grades will be assessed on a point system. This is enumerated below. Exam I 50 pts Exam II 50 pts Exam III 50 pts Exam IV 50 pts Introduction Speech 30 pts Brown Bag Speech 50 pts Demonstration Speech 100 pts Demonstration Outline 25 pts Informative Speech 100 pts Informative Outline 25 pts Persuasive Speech 100 pts Persuasive Outline 25 pts Special Occasion Speech 50 pts Several Impromptu Speeches 15 pts Sixteen Chapter Cards 80 pts ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total Possible Points 800 pts Final Grades: A B C D F 720-800 640-719 560-639 480-559 0-479 or excessive absences 7. NOTE CARDS We will discuss 16 chapters this semester. Each class period that we discuss a chapter you are to bring in a chapter note card. Each card must be turned in on the day of the discussion and you may use your card in class for the chapter discussion. On each card you will write down something you found interesting in that chapter and why you found it interesting. Each card and discussion of card is worth five points. You must be present and participate to earn the five points. 8. EXAMS Exam I: 25 questions – chapters 1, 2, 3, 6 Exam II: 25 questions - chapters 5, 9, 10, 11 Exam III: 25 questions – chapters 7, 8, 14, 15 Exam IV: 25 questions – chapters 12, 13, 16, 17 All exams will contain multiple choice and true/false questions. 9. SPEECHES There will be handouts for the major speeches given in this class. The major speeches include demonstration speech, informative speech and persuasive speech. There will also be instructions for other speeches, including, introduction speech, brown bag speech and special occasion speech. We will also go over criteria for your outlines. The outlines are typed and due on the first day of each round of speeches. Outlines will include your name, topic, general purpose statement, specific purpose statement and central idea. The outlines must include an introduction, body and conclusion. The informative outline and the persuasive outline must include at least three sources and you must use your sources in the delivery of the speech. You must use Roman numerals for the main points in the introduction, body and conclusion. Students are expected to be in class on the days that others are speaking to provide an audience for those speakers. You will critique the class demonstrative, informative, and persuasive speeches. Students who plagiarize a speech outline will fail the speech assignment. Students who plagiarize a speech may fail the course. SPEECH DEPARTMENT DELIVERY POLICY The following is the speech day policy for instructors in the Speech Department of Kaskaskia College: Speech Delivery: Speeches are to be delivered on the date assigned by the instructor. A typed and formatted outline is due to the instructor prior to the delivery of each major speech. Outlines: The student is expected to turn in the formal outline on the first day of each round of speeches regardless of their individual speech delivery due date. If the student does not turn in the outline by the due date, the student will lose one letter grade per class period that their speech is delayed on both the outline and their speech. Make Up Speeches: Each instructor has the discretion to determine when and if a make up speech will be allowed in the instances where a student is unable to deliver their speech on the originally scheduled speech delivery date. If the instructor extends an opportunity to the student to make up their speech, the student will lose one letter grade for each class period the speech is late in delivery. If the student does not make up their speech in a reasonable amount of time, the student will forfeit all points for that particular speech. *Note: Make ups are only considered for those students who are responsible for their absence by contacting the instructor and providing evidence of the absence to the instructor in written form. Exceptions will only be made in extreme circumstances and at each individual instructor’s discretion; this includes prior notification from the student of campus activities. 10. SPECIAL NOTE ON POLICIES AND REGULATIONS In this syllabus you are presented with a number of rules and regulations. Most students have a negative first reaction to lists of rules, but keep in mind that there are several important reasons for including policies and rules within a college course. First of all, rules provide for greater FAIRNESS in the course. All students are subject to the same procedures. Secondly, rules provide greater CLARITY. Each student has a clearer understanding of what is and is not acceptable within the framework of the course. And lastly, demonstrating the ability to adapt to rules is an EDUCATIONAL GOAL. More and more employers view a college degree as evidence that the student has acquired specific skills that will be applicable to his/her job. Being able to follow rules and accepting the consequences of not following those rules are both very high on any employer’s list of skills. 11. COURSE OUTLINE Below is the tentative calendar and sequence of information that will be covered in class. Changes in this schedule may occur and will be announced in class. Week 1 Discuss syllabus and informal introductions Impromptu Speech #1 Assign Introduction Speeches Introduction speeches Chapter cards due for chapters 1 and 2 Week 2 Chapter cards due for chapters 3 and 6 Work on Brown Bag Speeches Impromptu Speech #2 Exam 1 Week 3 Brown Bag Speeches Chapter cards due for chapters, 5, 9, 10, and 11 Work on outlines for Demonstration Speeches Week 4 Exam 2 Demonstration Speeches Week 5 Chapter cards due for chapters 7, 8, 14, and 15 Impromptu Speech #3 Work on outlines for Informative Speeches Week 6 Exam 3 Informative Speeches Week 7 Chapter cards due for chapters 12, 13, 16 and 17 Work on outlines for Persuasive Speeches Lecture on chapter 18, Special Occasion Speeches Week 8 Persuasive Speeches Special Occasion Speeches Exam 4 12. LEARNING OUTCOMES Upon completion of the course, students should be able to: Deliver informative and persuasive speeches Deliver impromptu speeches Construct an appropriate outline Explain the components of public speaking Analyze the audience for a speaking occasion Develop a thesis statement Understand the relationship between audience and speaker Use and create appropriate visual aids SPCH 103 – FUNDAMENTALS OF SPEECH SYLLABUS AGREEMENT IMPORTANT: After you read and understand the above guidelines, read the following statement. Print THIS PAGE ONLY and bring in the printed copy our next class meeting. I have read, understood, and agree to abide by the above mentioned guidelines for SPCH 103 – FUNDAMENTALS OF SPEECH with Professor Quinn. I understand the academic integrity policy and the consequences for violating the policy. I also understand that it is my responsibility to withdraw or drop this course if I choose not to complete it. Failure to do so will result in my being charged for the course. Student: _________________________________ Date: ________________________ Your Introduction Speech time frame is 2:00-4:00 minutes. Introduction I Attention getter II Preview of main points Body I Past A Where the person is from, born and raised B Family: brothers, sisters, etc. C High School: organizations, sports, awards, etc. II Present A Job, hobbies, etc. B KC: activities, major, etc. C relationships, etc. III Future A After graduation, four year school or job market B Down the road, career, family, etc. IV Other Interesting Things A Favorite movies, actors, television shows, books, etc. B Favorite bands, music, etc. C Favorite sports teams, favorite color, etc. Conclusion I Recap of main points II Closing statement Brown Bag Presentations – Quinn Most of us have fantasized about getting away from it all. This is your chance to do exactly that. You are marooned on an island in the ocean and you can only bring five things along with you. What would you bring and why? In this speech you must have an introduction and conclusion. The introduction should be your story of how you arrived at this island. The conclusion should be your story of how you got off the island and returned home, or how you avoided being seen by ships or planes and decided to stay a while. Creating your story should be fun, make it like Castaway, or Gilligan’s Island, or you went to island with friends and went to sleep and when you woke up they and the boat were gone! Have fun with this. While you are on this island the basic needs for survival are there, such as food, water, shelter, protection, etc. None of your items need to be survival items but you could have luxury items, such as Diet Pepsi, Ski, Ben and Jerry’s Chunky Monkey Ice Cream, Steak, etc. You don’t have to own the item to bring it, such as an elaborate entertainment center, a 4 Wheeler, massage chair, etc. You can also group together items, such as entertainment center could include your cds, dvds, plasma television, etc. You can choose any item that you need to survive as long as it is appropriate for the college classroom. Some people bring the bible, a collection of books to read, sports equipment, cell phones, I pods, etc. Do not bring people or pets. You are alone on the island, and you must survive without other people or pets. You can of course include your family photos and pictures of pets. If you can’t stand being away from a loved one, just make it a short stay on the island and have your family show up to rescue you at end of speech. Use a brown paper bag, or any bag we can’t see through and put in your five items. If the items won’t fit use something to represent the items, car keys for a car, a video tape for an entertainment center, etc. You can also use pictures of the item in your bag. Make sure in the speech you don’t just show us each item, explain why you chose these 5 items. You have 3-5 minutes for this speech. This speech is worth 50 points. Delivery – 10, Time – 10, Content and Structure – 10, Introduction and Conclusion – 10, Visual aids – 10. Fundamentals of Speech Instructor: David Quinn Demonstration Presentation Instructions For this presentation, you need to choose a topic that can be easily demonstrated in class and that fits the time constraints. Also, you need to consider your audience. What are their interests? From the information you received during the Brown Bag Presentations, you learned a little bit more about your classmates. Again, you cannot overestimate the importance of audience analysis. You must create an interesting presentation for the class. Topic selection is your choice; however, the faculty member reserves the right to censor any topic that is not appropriate. If you’re in doubt, please check with me.. In general, your presentation should conform to the appropriateness of the setting—the college classroom. Please consider the following directions: 1. This speech should be six to nine minutes in length—no shorter or longer. You will be penalized points for running over or under the time limit. 2. You need to prepare a typed outline, example in chapter 11 of your text. Be sure that all the information is in phrases and complete sentences. I will be following the outline as you speak (you will not have a copy from which to speak). Outline must include specific purpose and central idea. All outlines must be turned in at the start of class on day one of speeches. 3. You may only use five 3 x 5 cards for notes during your speech. 4. A bibliography is not required for this assignment, unless you have researched information beyond your personal knowledge of the topic. 5. Regardless of how well you know your information, practice your demonstration several times. 6. As you listen to others’ presentations, be attentive and supportive. You should applaud each speaker’s presentation. The speech and outline will be evaluated as follows: Typed Outline Speech Introduction (10 points) Conclusion (10 points) Content (10 points) Structure (10 points) Delivery (10 points) Demonstration (10 points) Effective Visual Aids (10 points) Time (10 points) Peer Review (10 points) Attendance/Participation (10 points) 25 points 100 points INFORMATIVE PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONS In this presentation, you will attempt to inform your audience on a topic. An informative presentation can present new information, explain complex concepts and processes, and/or clarify and correct misunderstood information. You should not be attempting to persuade your audience to change their opinions or behaviors; rather, you should simply be attempting to inform them on the topic. You need to create an interesting presentation targeted to your audience. The presentation should be clearly organized. It should include an attention-getting introduction, central idea, preview of the main points, appropriate supporting material, and a memorable conclusion. Specifically, you should adhere to the following directions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The speech should be six to eight minutes in length. Use at least three sources and must use sources in delivery! Your presentation should include at least one presentational aid. The presentation must be delivered in an extemporaneous style. You may use five 3 x 5 note cards from which to speak. You may not have the complete outline (in manuscript form) with you. 6. You must have typed complete-sentence and/or phrases outline. 7. As you listen to others’ presentations, be attentive, give written feedback. The presentation will be evaluated as follows: Outline 25 points Speech 100 points Introduction (10 points) Conclusion (10 points) Content (10 points) Structure (10 points) Delivery (10 points) Time (10 points) Attendance/Participation (10 points) Peer Review (10 points) Effective Visual Aids (10 points) Effective Bibliography (10 points) To earn a possible 25 points on your outline: must be typed, must be completesentences and/or phrases, must include specific purpose, central idea, must include at least three sources in your bibliography, must include three main points, must have the words introduction, body, and conclusion as part of outline, and must use Roman numerals for main points in the body, & all outlines due on the first day of speeches. Note on Delivery (10 points): must spend the majority of speech looking at the audience, and cannot read to audience with the exception of a quote, statistic, or if needed the opening statement and/or closing statement. Note on Attendance/Participation (10 points): must be in class for all speeches, and on time, and must pay attention to the speaker. Anyone reading or texting or working on other material during a classmate’s speech will lose 5 points. Anyone talking during a classmate’s speech will earn zero points. PERSUASIVE PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONS 1. 2. 3. 4. The presentation should be seven to ten minutes in length. Use at least three sources. You must use the sources in your delivery. The presentation should be extemporaneous in style. You need to prepare a full sentences/phrases typed outline similar to the format used in the informative presentation. Realize that this presentation is significantly longer and more developed. As a result, your outline will also be longer and more developed. In grading the outline, the faculty member will be looking for how specific the outline is. The faculty member will follow this outline during your presentation. Outline must be typed, include three sources, specific purpose, central idea, roman numerals for main points of body, the words introduction, body and conclusion. 5. Your presentation should include at least one presentational aid. 6. You may use five 3 x 5 note cards from which to speak. The cards should contain key words and phrases. You may not have the complete outline with you. Outline 25 points Speech 100 points Introduction Conclusion Effective Bibliography Structure Delivery Effective Visual Aid Persuasive Effect Time Attendance/Participation Peer Review Hints in preparing the speech to persuade: Take a side or have a definite point of view. Rely more heavily on pathos (emotion). Need the use of logos (logic and reasoning). Originality, uniqueness, & a fresh approach are important. Audience analysis and adaptation are very important. Need force, vitality and intensity of delivery (passion). There will be no repeat of the same topic in the same class. The student who gets their topic on the sign-up sheet first will be the only one that can speak on that topic. Outlines are due on the first day of speeches. Special Occasion Speech Assignment - Quinn Purpose: To entertain the audience by choosing one of the following types of special occasions: 1. 2. 3. 4. Introduction Presentation Acceptance Commemorative-wedding toasts, eulogies, anniversaries, or retirements. 5. After-Dinner Requirements: This is a 3-4 minute oral presentation worth up to 50 points. You may only use one note card. The note card is not to be read but just used as a guide. The note card must have your name on it, and must be turned in at the end of your speech. No outlines allowed at podium! Sources are optional, no research required – You are the speech writer! Creativity is a must!!! Audio or visual aid is required. This is our last meeting, if you miss this day you take a zero on a fifty point assignment. Read Chapter 18 to prepare for this assignment! 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