

Syllabus: Fundamentals of Public Speaking
Fall 2016 Tuesday-Thursday
August 23:
Introduce Class
Introduction to Public Speaking: Chapter1 pp.2-21
August 25:
Overcoming Nervousness: Chapter 2 pp. 22-39
Assign: Speech to Introduce self
Begin: Listening: Chapter 3 pp.40-56
August 30:
Finish: Listening: Chapter 3 pp.40-56
Begin: Speech to Introduce Self
September 1:
Speech to Introduce Self
September 6:
Debrief the speech to introduce self
Delivering the Speech: Chapter 14 pp.272-295
Introducing a speaker: pp. 377-378
Assign Speech to Entertain
September 8:
Analyzing Audiences: Chapter 4 pp. 58-79
Chapter 5: Selecting Topic, Purpose and Central idea pp.80-97
September 13:
Speech to entertain, or make a point
September 15:
Speech to entertain, or make a point
September 20:
Process or Demonstration Speech pp.326-330
Visual aids: Chapter 9 pp. 164-195
September 22:
Test
September 27:
Demonstration Speech
September 29:
Demonstration Speech