SPEECH OUTLINE DUE IN 3 DAYS

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SPEECHES WILL BE 50 % OF THE OVERALL GRADE

Presentations – general guidelines for all COMM 135 classes:

Students will prepare and deliver a minimum of four (4) graded speeches: two (2) informative speeches and

two (2) persuasive speeches.

A typed, formal outline properly formatted and turned in to the instructor is required prior to each graded

speech.

A typed bibliography with at least five (5) sources, all of which must be cited in the speech, will be listed

on the outline. See specifics below for each speech.

No speech may be read from a manuscript.

Students may use note cards only as memory prompts.

Instructors may require submission of speech topics for prior approval. Banned topics include hate speech, religious proselytizing, or advocating violent or illegal acts.

Ethical behavior is measured as per LSUS regulations regarding plagiarism and other forms of cheating.

Student Responsibilities – online class presentations:

Each student must gather an audience of at least seven (7) people who are old enough to understand a

presentation aimed at a college-level crowd for each speech;

Each presentation must be recorded using a fixed camera mounted behind the audience. No zooming or

Panning or editing is allowed. All audience members and the speaker must be visible during the entire speech.

Speech due dates/times will be posted on the course site. Please make sure that your recorded speech arrives prior to the deadline.

The speech must be recorded as it is given in one (1) take. No editing or other tampering with the

recording is allowed. Remember – we are trying to simulate public speaking and there are no “edits” when you give a presentation to a live audience.

NOTE: if you live in the Shreveport area – several students may gather in the library and record their speeches together. If groups set this up – I will lower the audience needed for each recording to 6. The speeches will still have to be recorded and uploaded, individually, to YouTube or some other video platform.

NOTE: your speech must be uploaded to some video platform. Emails will not allow large video files for direct transfer. Also – do not send “Cloud” links since they often do not open on my computer.

SPECIFICS ON THE SPEECHES – Also review “Topic Ideas” under the Moodle resources.

Speech #1 INFORMATIVE – 50 pts total

Time: 4-6 Minutes

Topic: object, place, or person : e.g. “how an elevator works?”

Sources: Must use and cite 4 sources in the delivered speech.

Speech #2 INFORMATIVE – 100 pts. total

Time: 5-7 Minutes

Topic: Concept or Event Informative. Should teach us something we DON’T know.

Sources: 5 Sources (Each must be cited at least once in your speech)

Speech #3 PERSUASIVE: A Question of FACT OR VALUE – 150 pts. total

Time: 5-7 Minutes

Topic: Fact or Value (Remember “Because” is incorporated in the phrasing of EACH main point)

Sources: 6 Sources (Each must be cited at least once in your speech)

Speech #4 PERSUASIVE: A Question of POLICY (Problem/Solution structure) – 200 pts. Total; visual aid allowed

Time: 6-8 Minutes

Topic: Policy (Main points must be “Problem / Solution” order): Explain/Prove a problem and then offer a solution. One aspect of the solution MUST call for some specific action on the part of your audience – something they can DO after they leave your speech presentation.

Sources: 6 Sources cited in your speech