Weekly Course Schedule (May be subject to change at Professor’s discretion.)
| Date | Class activities | Assignments due | Assignments for next class |
| Week 1
|
Roll call; Introductions | Study Syllabus; Read appendix (1st speech) | |
| Week 2
|
Go over syllabus; assign Success Speech | Ch. 1 (why it matters) & 2 (ethics); Prepare Success Speech outline and practice | |
| Wk. 3
|
Ethics, delivery, and being confident | Ch. 3 (confidence), 4 (listening) & 14 (delivery); Prepare Success Speech outline and practice | |
| Wk. 4
|
Success Speech presentations | Success Speech outlines due; Peer Evaluations due | Ch. 6 (topic and purpose) & 7 (research) |
| Week 5
|
Doing research; citing; assign Informative Speech | Research topic; Ch. 8 (forms of support) & 16 (informative speaking); Prepare Informative Speech outline | |
| Week 6
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Feedback on Success Speeches; Structure and organization | Informative Speech outlines due | Ch. 9 (intro), 10 (body) & 11 (conclusion) |
| Week 7
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Outlines returned; Informative Speech Group Workshops | Ch. 12 (outlines) & 13 (language); practice | |
| Week 8
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Informative Speech Presentations | Outlines due; Peer Evaluations due | Revise outlines; practice Informative Speech! Ch. 15 (visual aids) |
| Week 9
|
Informative Speech Presentations | Outlines due; Peer Evaluations due | Ch. 17 (persuasive speaking) |
| Week 10
|
Ethics; Assign Persuasive Speech | Research topic; prepare outline for Persuasive Speech; practice | |
| Week 11
|
Informative Speech Feedback; Motivated Sequence | Prepare outline for Persuasive Speech; Practice | |
| Week 13
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Persuasive Speech presentations | Persuasive Speech outline due; Peer Evaluations due | Practice! |
| Week 14
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Persuasive speech presentations | Persuasive Speech outline due; Peer Evaluations due | Practice! |
| Week 15
|
Persuasive speech presentations | Persuasive Speech outline due; Peer Evaluations due |
