SPC 1315 / SPC 1321 Fundamentals of Public Speaking / Business & Professional Speaking

1. SPC 1315 / SPC 1321Fundamentals of Public Speaking / Business & Professional Speaking Monday – Friday (Mon) Wed-Fri, (Mon) Wed-Fri Mon-Tues

2. Syllabus overview • Be here on time, ready to start at 9:00 • Reasonable break time each day • Outline shows test and speech dates • Tests-- no make ups without major, unexpected issue -- Test 1 Friday • Speeches must be done on assigned days -- Minor Speech 1 this week

3. Syllabus -- Grading • Introductory Speech 50 points • Group Projects & Evaluation 50 points • Motivational Speech 50 points • Interview Project 50 points • Informative Speech w/VA 100 points • Persuasive Speech w/ VA 100 points • Three Exams 100 points each • Participation/Attendance/Critiques Impromptu Speeches 100 points

4. Syllabus -- Attendance • Hard to pass a Winter Mini Term if you miss • One day = one week of a long semester • Attendance counted in hours • Be sure to check the syllabus about the attendance policy; expect to be in class each day • Major event / partial class • Work on speeches during some class time

5. Syllabus -- Attendance • Students arriving late are marked absent. • Class begins at the scheduled starting time and resumes 10 minutes after in-class break. • Arriving late or leaving at any time during class will result in being marked absent. • You will be marked for one hour of absences for each hour of class meeting time. • We meet 2 hours each day

6. Course schedule... • Emily Witsell, Gee Library • Greg Shirley &/or Tina Boitnott -- Career Development • For tomorrow: • Read Chapters 1-3 • Bring a typed list of three or more Informative Speech Topics, AND a list of three or more Persuasive Speech Topics

7. Before the ‘big’ topics... • Your first planned speech this week is a 4-minute Informative Speech about ... • "The Three Most Important People in My Life." • Create a typed full sentence outline • Create a 4 x 6 typed note card • Three 1-minute main points plus a :15 Introduction and :15 Conclusion • Do some research – report three ‘main points’ by tomorrow

8. Before the ‘big’ topics... • Your second minor speech is a ‘Motivational’ speech • Topic at the end of this week • Speech work time Monday, Outline and note card by Wed. night, Speeches next Friday • :15 intro, 1:00 main points, :15 conclusion • ‘something people should believe in’ • Emotional and/or rational appeals • 3 reasons why they should agree with you

9. The two major speeches... • #1 -- Informative • 10 minutes • Tell us about something interesting to you • Find sources and cite them in the speech • Research day on Monday 12/31 • Outline Wed. 1/2, Speeches Thurs-Fri • Persuasive • Continued...

10. #2 -- Persuasive • Convince us of something • Change a belief, move us to action, etc. • 10 minute speech • Requires more library research • Evidence, proof, reasoning • Outline work in Week 3 • Speeches done on the last class days

11. Informative examples • (1) ‘How to play lead guitar’ • (2) ‘How the Internet works’ • (3) ‘How the 4G cell phone system is different from 1G, 2G and 3G’ • (4) ‘The differences in major political systems’ (democracy, authoritarian, monarchy etc.) • (5) Developments in Artificial Intelligence • (6) Types of cars that might replace the internal combustion engine • (7) How to get started investing in the stock market

12. Informative examples • (8) How the Romanov family influenced Russian society • (9) How the Beatles changed popular music, • (10) ‘Understanding Iraq’ • (11) Differences in styles in artistic painting, (12) The process of mummification, • (13) Composing a symphony • ..... etc.

13. Informative... • Maybe take something within your major you expect to need to know more about, maybe that was in a class lecture, so you know some starting points, but you expect to be able to find out more about it. • Basically, tell us about something we would enjoy knowing more about and that you can speak about authoritatively (see linked PowerPoint) • DO NOT make it to convince us of something – that will be the Persuasive Speech.

14. Informative • Pick something you’re interested in. • NOTE: You CANNOT modify another class project or someone else’s speech to create your speech—that is plagiarism. If your speech content is plagiarized, you fail the course. • After thinking of topics, see the discussion in the book about topic selection. • Otherwise, think about a particular skill or knowledge area you could find some sources on and share more about with the class in a 10-minute speech that uses ‘visual aids’– also called ‘presentation aids.’

15. Outlining

18. Note Cards

19. Persuasive • Takes greater work in finding ‘proof’ or ‘evidence’ • Depends on a sound logical analysis • Specific Proposition will be stated... • Specific Organizational pattern will be followed...

20. Propositions... • Proposition of fact • Draw inferences from available date • Is / is not • Proposition of value • Good or bad, right or wrong • Proposition of policy • Most common, most complex • Advocates specific course of action • Should / should not

21. Organizational Patterns • Problem-solution (p. 148) • Comparative Advantages (p. 324) • Refutation Pattern (p. 325) • Motivated Sequence (like Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs) 1. Attention 2. Need 3. Satisfaction 4. Visualization 5. Action • You must use one of these -- list at top of outline • Sample outline will also be provided

22. Persuasive Examples • Violence on TV leads children to be more violent • All Americans should be required to be available for military service at the age of 18 • The U.S. should break all diplomatic and economic relations with China • You should only buy American-made products • Barack Obama is not an American citizen

23. More persuasive examples • George W. Bush should have been impeached • Barack Obama should be impeached • Soft drinks are killing you • Who really killed John F. Kennedy • Proof that extraterrestrials exist • Proof that ghosts exist • Same-sex marriage should not be allowed • Etc.

24. Reminder on Speech Topics • The Most Influential People • Content by tomorrow, outline due Wednesday evening (email) and Thursday (hard copy), deliver on Monday • Informative - Major Speech 1 • 3 Topic ideas Wednesday, outline end of next week, speech first of 3rd week • Persuasive - Major Speech 2 • 3 Topic ideas Wednesday, outline end of 3rd week, speech in the final week

25. Tests • #1 over Chapters 1-8 this Friday 12/21 • Thursday 12/27 – Test 2 (Chaps. 9-14 and 32 & 35) • Test 3 on Thursday 1/3 • See course outline, copy of syllabus, outline and note card samples, etc. at... http://www.tonydemars.com ... OR look under Faculty Web Pages

26. So what else? • Look back through syllabus today • Class this week M-F • Scheduled 7/2-3 then 7/5 • Start working on mock job interview -- make appt. and visit next week with résumé for review & discussion

27. Break on the way • Resume at 1:00 -- be back and ready • Start writing down speech topic ideas • Notice the requirement of NOT using Google searches but instead looking for material using academic research • Be prepared to follow up with a library contact after class visit this week

28. Break! • Welcome to the class • Uncertainties? Tony.demars@tamuc.edu • Be sure to have Minor Speech plan ready to turn in at the start of class tomorrow and Informative & Persuasive on Wednesday • Start now on topic ideas • Back in your seat at 1:00