SPEECH OUTLINE DUE IN 3 DAYS
combsSPEECHES 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.
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