Notre Dame, In
46556
Speech 101
Schedule of
classes
Spring 2008
Instructor: Ann Baldinger Office
Phone: 239-8378 Office: v-192
Home:
269-684-4256 (not a long distance call from
Office
Hours: MWF 10:30-11:20 am
TR 10-11:20 am Afternoon by appointment
Text: Public Speaking, 7th
edition, Osborn and Osborn
Class Time:
Mon./Wed./Fri 11:30-12:20 pm
Week
1 January 14-18
Organization
and scope of course
Complete
Audience analysis Questionnaire from chapter 5 on website. Print off and complete. Bring to class on January 20.
Chapter
1, Public Speaking and You. Discussion of communication and
self-introductory speech. Answer review
questions on chapter 1 from the website and turn in on January 23. Must be typed.
Week
2 January 225
Speech #1, Self-Introductory Speech
1-3 minutes following criteria in chapter 3. This speech is recorded.
Personal
Inventory Worksheet and Self-Awareness Inventory sheet on website, chapter 3.
Complete the self-intro evaluation in chapter 3 on the website after you have
viewed your own speech. This must be
typed and hand in on Friday.
Discuss
ethics in speech (chapter 1) and coping with speech fright (chapter 2). Complete “anxiety survey” from chapter 2 in
the book page 36-37 and bring results to class for discussion of speech fright. Also write a 500 word essay on what you have learned about yourself
and what you might do to eliminate anxiety from this survey. Submit by Friday.
Quiz 1 over chapters 1 and 2
after completion of chapter
discussion.
Week
3 January 28 – February 1
Chapter
4, Becoming a Better Listener. Complete
listening survey from chapter 4 on page 82.
Write a 500 word essay on your listening problems and what you might do
to correct them. Submit by Friday.
Speech #2, impromptu.
Week
4 February 4-8
Chapter
5, Adapting to Your Audience and Situation
Complete
College Student Attitude Questionnaire on website, chapter 5 and submit by
Friday.
Week
5 February 11-15
Chapter
6, Finding Your Topic and Chapter 7, Researching your Topic
Complete
Trivia worksheets which will be handed out in class. Be sure to include your sources.
You own personal knowledge is not
acceptable. Be sure to visit the
library.
Do “
“evaluating Websites” from chapter 7 on website and submit.
Quiz 2 over chapter 3, 4, 5
Chapter
8, Supporting Your Ideas
Checklist
for using supporting points and common transitions are on web under chapter
8. They do not need to be submitted.
Chapter
14, Informative Speaking: ethics and
different speech designs with checklists are on the website, chapter 14. Read
and use. You will be quizzed on these.
Week
6, February 18-22
Chapter
9, Structuring your Speech.
Do
Introduction and Conclusion exercise, chapter 9 website and submit.
Quiz 3 Chapters 6, 7, 8
Chapter
10, Outlining your Speech.
Complete
scrambled outline from Chapter 10 and submit.
Working
outline form on page 264 and on website, chapter 10 (this can be printed and used when preparing
your working outline for your informative speech)
Speech #3, Informative Speech, 3-5 minutes in length
Week
7, February 25-29
Finish
Informative Speeches
Spring Break – no classes from Feb
29-March 9
Week
8 March 10-14
Chapter
13, Presenting your Speech: Information
on evaluation form, handling questions and answers appropriately, and the Dos
and Don’ts for presentations on website.
Chapter
11, Presentation Aids. Tips for using
presentation aids and creating textual graphics on chapter 11 website and on
pages 306 – 311 in your textbook. Make
sure you read the criteria.
Week
9 March 17-90
Chapter
12. Using Language Effectively
Speech #4, Informative Speech with
Visual Aid 3-5 minutes in length
This
speech is recorded. You must use
at least one visual aid that uses technology (computer graphics,
transparencies, videotape etc.)
Checklists
for different types of speech structures on website, chapter 14. Different speech designs are explained on
pages 395-400.
Easter Break March 20-24 Classes resume March 25
Week
10 March 26-28
Finish
Informative Speeches with Visual Aids
Discuss
Demonstration Speeches
Week
11 March 31 – April 4
Week
12 April 7-11
Finish
Demonstration Speeches
Week
13 April 14-19
Finish
discussion on Chapter 15, Persuasive Speaking
Checklists
for persuasive structures on website, chapter 15
Chapter
16, Building Powerful Arguments
Persuasive
proofs and argument abuses on website, chapter 16
Week
14 April 21- 25
Speech #6, Persuasion Speech 4 – 5 Minutes in length
This
speech is also recorded!
Week
15 April 28 – May 2
Finish
persuasion speeches
Chapter
17, Ceremonial Speaking
Quiz
#6 over persuasion speaking.
Speech #7, Ceremonial Speech 1-4 minutes in length
Tips
for making toasts are on the website under chapter 17
This
speech will be given if time permits.
Self-Evaluation papers due on at last
class period. Directions on website and
in syllabus.
Final Exams May 8, a Thursday at 8
am. In same room as class.
Remember , if you have not been absent
during the semester and have a class average of B or above, you are exempt from
taking the final. But that also means
that all work must be submitted before the last day of class for the final
grade to be calculated.
All
exams are in the same classrooms as the class has been held. If you have not missed any classes throughout
the semester, you automatically receive 10 extra points.