Tentative Calendar Public Speaking

Week 1 (9/8-9/10)
* Introduction * Roots of Rhetoric * Importance of Public Speaking
* Qualities of a Good Speaker * Ethics of Public Speaking
* Respecting Human Diversity * Basic Recipe for a Speech
* Speech Apprehension * Order of Speakers Explained
Read: Chapters 1 & 2

Week 2 (9/13-9/15-9/17)
* Introductory Speeches--Monday & Wednesday
* Selecting and Narrowing your Topic * Speech Purposes
* Central Idea * Finding Supporting Material * Library Day
* Assignment 1 (Parts 1 & 2) * Do HyperNews
Read: Chapter 3, 4, 5 & 6

Week 3 (9/20-9/22-9/24)
* Audience Analysis *Critical Listening * Barriers to Good Listening
*Outlining your Speech * Informative Speaking
*Beginning and Ending your Speech
Read: Chapters 7, 8, 9 & 13

Week 4 (9/27-9/29-10/1)
* Informative Speeches
* Do HyperNews

Week 5 (10/4-10/6-10/8)
* Characteristics of an Effective Speech *Using Supporting Material
* Using Visual Aids * Review--Friday

Week 6 (10/11-10/13-10/15)
*Mid-Term Exam--Monday
Exam Covers Chapters 1-9 & 13
* Wording your Speech * Using your Body
*Assignment 2--Friday
Read: Chapters 10, 11 & 12

Week 7 (10/18-10/20-10/22)
* Informative Speeches with Visual Aids * Do HyperNews

Week 8 (10/25-10/27-10/29)
* Speeches to Persuade * Monroe's Motivated Sequence
* Assignment 3
Read: Chapter 14

Week 9 (11/1-11/3-11/5)*Argumentation
* Detecting Fallacies in Reasoning * Assignment 4--Friday
Read: Chapter 15

Week 10 (11/8-11/10-11/12)
* Persuasive Speeches

Week 11 (11/15)
* Review for Final Exam