Principles of Public Speaking.

Activities and Assignments

Below are the module assignments and activities:

Task Assignment/Activity Recommended Completion Schedule
Read Read the following early in the module to help you complete your assignments:
Chapters 21-26 in your text.
Additional Readings and Videos:
Lyon, A. (2018, February 18). Monroe’s Motivated Sequence. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=LMb65w9nLyo
Duarte, N., & Harvard Business Review. (2018, March 12). To Win People Over, Speak to Their Wants and Needs. Retrieved from https://hbr.org/2015/05/to-win-people-over-speak-to-their-wants-and-needs
COM212SNHU. (2009, October 06). Sample Persuasive Speech. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=9NZKuWtl2kk
West, P. (n.d.). Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Exercise. Retrieved from https://www.wisc-online.com/LearningContent/i2p401/3OHXH8QG/story_html5.html?lms=1
Early To Rise. (2017, June 30). 10 Ways to Make Your Speeches More Powerful and Persuasive. Retrieved from https://www.earlytorise.com/10-ways-to-make-your-speeches-more-powerful-and-persuasive/
View Online Lecture: View the online lecture(s) on this week’s topics available on the Lecture course page.Please download this document that you will use for the lectures in Modules 4, 5, and 6.
Sample Informative Speech Evaluation Forms.pdf

Submit Quiz 6 Sunday
Module Objectives

At the conclusion of this module, you should be able to:

Explain the techniques that help listeners acquire, process, and retain information.
Demonstrate ways to help listeners understand your speech.
Explain the purpose of claims, data, and warrants.
Connect credible evidence to claims.
Recognize the emotional impact of your words.
Develop appeals to listeners’ needs.
Relate your speech to listeners’ values.
Develop an understanding of credibility.
Learn to build credibility through content and delivery.
Plan your use of presentation aids.
Develop clear and manageable aids.
Organize aids to blend smoothly into your speech.
Demonstrate effective use of presentation software.