Oral Communication Course Schedule


Oral Communication Syllabus – Spring 2013*

Kathleen Beauchene, Professor
Office: 1214, Lincoln Campus
Phone: 333-7389
Email: kbeauchene@ccri.edu

Specific assignments and homework are located within Blackboard.
Week of: Class Content: Readings:
1/21 Course Introduction/Student Introduction

The Communication Process and Public Speaking

 Ch. 1 and 2
1/28 PERSONAL EXPERIENCE SPEECH (3 minutes)  5%
2/4 Impromptu Speeches (on-going)
Audience Analysis
Topic Selection
Purpose/Wording the Thesis		 Ch. 4, 5, and 13
2/11 Organizing and Outlining Strategies
Review Preliminary Outlines		 Ch. 7 and 9
2/18

 

 Introduction/Conclusions
Preparing Notes
Delivery Techniques		 Ch. 8 and 11
2/25 INFORMATIVE SPEECH (5-6 minutes) 10%
3/4 Visual Aids
Student Visual Aid Presentations
The Demonstration Speech Explained		 Ch. 12
3/11 – 3/17                                       SPRING BREAK
3/18 DEMONSTRATION SPEECH (7-8 minutes) 15%
3/25 Research Presentation Explained
Avoiding Plagiarism
Evaluating Websites		 Ch. 6
4/1 Evidence and Documentation:
Using/Selecting Supporting Material
MLA Documentation System
Oral Citation
4/8 RESEARCH PRESENTATION (5-6 minutes) 20%
4/15 Persuasive Principles:
Types of Persuasive Speeches
Persuasive Speech Strategies
Methods of Organization		 Ch. 14 and 15
4/22 Persuasion Practiced
4/29 PERSUASIVE SPEECH (? minutes) 25%
5/7 – 5/10 Final Exam – Specific day TBA
*This syllabus, distributed in conjunction with the Course Policies, is tentative and may be changed to meet the needs of the class.