| Originator: | Kitts, John Status: Approved Department: COM Communications |
| Date Created: | 03/27/2017 Submitted: 03/31/2017 Completed: 09/13/2017 |
| Effective Semester: | Fall |
| Catalog Year: | 2018-19 |
| Course Prefix: | COM |
| Course Number: | 151 |
| Course Full Title: | Public Speaking |
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| Reason for Evaluation: | Prerequisite Change Goals, Competencies and/or Objectives Change |
| Current Credit: | 3 |
| Lecture Hours: | 3 |
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| SUN Course?: | No |
| AGEC Course?: | Yes |
| Articulated?: | Yes |
| Transfer: | ASU NAU UA |
| Prerequisite(s): | ENG 101 |
| Corequisite(s): | None. |
| Catalog Course Description: | Emphasizes communication clearly and effectively before a group through the study of communication theory and through extensive practice speaking. |
| Course Learning Outcomes: | 1. Examine the impact the communication process has on the interpretation and disclosing of ideas between cultures and their diverse experiences. (1, 2, 3, 4)
2. Analyze the audience and situation, and adapt oral presentations to specific cultural and social contexts. (1,2,3,4,5) 3. Demonstrate effective listening skills in order to evaluate public discourse. (1,2,3,4,5) 4. Evaluate the quality of supporting materials and their relevance to specific contexts through research and other means. (1,2,3,4,5) 5. Create oral presentations (individual and group) utilizing appropriate organization; reasoned, well-supported arguments; available technologies; and sensitivity to the rhetorical situation. (1,2,3,4,5,6) 6. Perform oral presentations (individual and group) using effective verbal and non-verbal delivery techniques, appropriate technological/presentational visual aids, and ethical communication practices. (1,2,3,4,5,6) |
| Course Competencies: | Competency 1 Describe the communication processes for large-group communication.
Objective 1.1 Defend the value of a course in public speaking. Objective 1.2 Compare and contrast between public speaking and everyday conversation. Objective 1.3 Summarize how completely accurate communication is impossible given the limitations of senders and receivers and ever-present types of noise. Objective 1.4 Identify and practice specific strategies to reduce nervousness/communication apprehension. Objective 1.5 Identify the importance of the public speaker observing, interpreting, and reacting/adjusting to feedback while communicating. Objective 1.6 Define Aristotle's concepts of logos, pathos, and ethos, identifying why these elements are judged by their effect on the listener. Competency 2 Communicate to embrace difference. Objective 2.1 Articulate the connection between communication and culture. Objective 2.2 Recognize individual and cultural similarities and differences. Objective 2.3 Defend diverse perspectives and detail how they influence communication. Objective 2.4 Demonstrate the ability to be culturally self-aware. Objective 2.5 Adapt one's communication to diverse cultural contexts. Competency 3 Analyze an audience and situation, and then adapt a message to achieve a specific purpose. Objective 3.1 Illustrate why public speakers must be audience-centered. Objective 3.2 Define "egocentric." Objective 3.3 Identify the major demographic and situational traits of audiences. Objective 3.4 Compare various types of questionnaires and surveys. Objective 3.5 Relate how an audience's cultural diversity can influence a public speaking situation. Objective 3.6 Conduct appropriate audience analysis for particular presentations. Objective 3.6 Indicate methods by which a speaker can adapt to the audience both while preparing and while delivering the speech. Competency 4 Critique public speeches. Objective 4.1 Distinguish between the introduction, body, and conclusion of a public speech. Objective 4.2 Evaluate a speaker's ideas separate from his or her delivery. Objective 4.3 Differentiate between the main points and supportive materials of a speaker's message. Objective 4.4 Critique own's own public speeches for strengths, weaknesses, and constructive suggestions. Competency 5 Compile adequate support material appropriate to audience, purpose, and context. Objective 5.1 Conduct library and internet research for effective speech preparation. Objective 5.2 Utilize library databases to collect academic scholarship. Objective 5.3 Evaluate the quality of support materials for relevancy and credibility and their appropriateness for use in particular contexts. Objective 5.4 Develop presentations with credible forms of support correctly attributed verbally with accurate documentation. Competency 6 Generate a specific purpose and central idea in a manner appropriate to the audience, purpose, and context. Objective 6.1 Narrow a topic and research materials to the specific audience being addressed. Objective 6.2 Develop clear, appropriate purpose statements and central ideas. Objective 6.3 Distinguish ideas fundamental to the central idea (main ideas) from ideas or material that supports those ideas (sub-points). Objective 6.4 Summarize the central idea of a message in a manner consistent with its specific purpose. Competency 7 Perform an organizational pattern appropriate to the audience, purpose, and context. Objective 7.1 Discriminate between the various organizational patterns (topical, chronological, spatial, causal, problem-solution, emphatic) in choosing a pattern appropriate to a particular purpose. Objective 7.2 Express the importance of organizing speeches clearly and coherently. Objective 7.3 Construct and perform effective introductions for oral presentations that, where appropriate, catch the audience's attention, relate the topic to the audience, establish the speaker's credibility, and preview the speech. Objective 7.4 Perform effective conclusions that signal the end of the speech, that create appropriate closure, and that reinforce the audience's understanding of/or commitment to the central idea. Competency 8 Perform various types of speeches (including informative, persuasive, and commemorative) that accomplish their purpose with sound, logical development. Objective 8.1 Differentiate between informative, persuasive, and commemorative speeches. Objective 8.2 Describe the basic structure of an informative speech. Objective 8.3 Identify the dangers of overestimating or underestimating what an audience already knows about a topic. Objective 8.4 Indicate the dangers of speaking in abstractions and using technical jargon. Objective 8.5 Indicate why persuasive speaking is especially challenging given people?s predilection to resist change. Objective 8.6 Propose strategies to adapt to audiences who either agree, disagree, or appear neutral to the speaker's position. Objective 8.7 List the five steps in Monroe's motivated sequence and explain why it is especially helpful in motivating an audience to achieving an immediate action. Objective 8.8 Identify types of logical fallacies to be avoided in developing arguments. Objective 8.9 Identify the purpose of and rhetorical strategies best used in creating a commemorative speech. Competency 9 Generate speeches utilizing language and vocal variety appropriate to the audience, purpose, and context. Objective 9.1 Express why vivid language is vital to a public speaker. Objective 9.2 Describe how imagery and rhythm bring ideas to life in public discourse. Objective 9.3 Identify how volume, pitch, rate, and the effective use of pauses contribute to a speaker's impact. Objective 9.4 Use transitions appropriate to type and function. Objective 9.5 Use vocal variety in rate, pitch, and volume intensity to heighten and maintain an audience's interest. Objective 9.6 Select words that avoid sexism, racism, and other forms of prejudice. Objective 9.7 Use language that is clear, reasoned, and compelling. Objective 9.8 Generate language laced with a minimum of verbalized pauses. Objective 9.9 Utilize pronunciation, grammar, and articulation appropriate to the audience and occasion. Competency 10 Perform physical behaviors that support the verbal message and communicate engagement with the audience through confidence, sincerity, and enthusiasm. Objective 10.1 Relate why good nonverbal delivery is important to successful public speaking. Objective 10.2 Describe the impact of personal appearance in developing credibility. Objective 10.3 Analyze how natural body movement and gesture can clarify or reinforce a speaker's ideas. Objective 10.4 Identify the vital significance of eye contact with audience members. Objective 10.5 Use appropriate dress, gestures, body movements, and eye contact to enhance the impact of a message. Competency 11 Use appropriate presentational aids to support and enhance oral presentations. Objective 11.1 Describe major advantages of including presentational aids in a speech. Objective 11.2 Identify types of presentational aids appropriate for use in a speech. Objective 11.3 Indicate best practices when using technological aids like PowerPoint. Objective 11.4 Utilize appropriate presentational aids to enhance communication in individual and group oral performances. Competency 12 Demonstrate ethical communication principles and practices. Objective 12.1 Relate the intrinsic, historic relationship between ethics and public speaking. Objective 12.2 Defend why a strong sense of ethical responsibility is vital for public speakers. Objective 12.3 Articulate the ethical dimensions of a large group communication situation. Objective 12.4 Define differences between types of plagiarism (such as global, patchwork, and incremental), explaining why each is unethical and how each can be avoided. Objective 12.5 Demonstrate ethical standards in research, speech construction, and public performance of messages. |