Final Fall 2007 Blog-Off

WHAT A FAB SEMESTER--HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU ALL! I FEEL SO LUCKY TO HAVE SPENT TIME WITH SUCH STIMULATING AND INTERESTING STUDENTS, YOU HAVE TAUGHT ME SO MUCH! CONGRATS FOR FINISHING A TOUGH AND SOMETIMES SCARY COURSE! FOR THIS FINAL BLOG ENTRY, PLEASE DESCRIBE A SPECIAL OCCASSION SPEECH YOU MADE IN THE PAST THAT YOU WOULD DO DIFFERENTLY NOW THAT YOU HAVE BEEN "SANDRA-IZED"--i HOPE THIS CLASS HELPED YOU, PLEASE KEEPIN TOUCH! SMILES--SANDRA
PS: BLOG ON!

Saturday December 1: Blog Quiz--Fallacy Voodoo

Hi Everyone--This will be your last quiz--Don't start weeping, I can email you more quizes over the Christmas break if you really miss them...I am a generous, generous soul...This quiz will be about fallacies, something we didn't have time to cover in our luxurious, spa-like, glamorous classroom, but a fun area you can explore more in argumentation (COMS 311).

Fallacies are flaws in the type of reasoning people sometimes use in rhetoric (trying to persuade another person). For instance, one way to "reason" with your audience during a speech is to use cause/effect: ie: carbon emmissions weaken the ozone, which then causes global warming. A valid line of reasoning...but the fallacy know as FAULTY causality might lead a speaker to say: Cheese has been eaten in nearly every warm country, so cheese must cause global warming. (Although cheese HAS truly caused me to buy larger jeans....) Get it?

Another fallacy in called "ad hominem" or "to the man" as in one of my fave films, School of Rock: "Now that, children, is how you stick it to the man"--Jack Black. In the ad-hominem fallacy, a speaker attacks a person INSTEAD of the real issue, ie: (what does ie. stand for anways????) ie: If Al Gore lost an election, why should we listen to HIM talk about global warming? See how ethos (credibility) distracts from the real issue?

Next is the "bandwagon fallacy" or "everybody's doing it"--fashion trends are a great way to remember this fallacy! People will spend a rediculous amount of money (except for your wise, wise teacher who buys them at thrift stores) on jeans, so have the current "it" brand--so when a speaker "reasons" with the audience buy saying: 79% of Americans believe in global warming, so you should too! --this is an example of the bandwagon fallacy in action. This fallacy was alive and well in the EVIL RHETORIC of Seventeen Magazine circa 1979 when lil' Sandra tried to use a REAL iron on hopelessly frizzy hair in order to fit in at Golden West Elementary School and escape her nickname: Mop-head. So sad

So, for your 15 point quiz, provide 3 short examples of people in your life that try to trick you with these fallacies, either celebrities, politicians, parents, friends, teachers, fashion industry, media, whatever...Although there are many more FUN fallacies to explore, for this quiz, the 3 fallacies again are: ad hominem, band wagon and faulty causation. Questions are welcome, and here is a site with more info: http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/

T/TH Only: Persuasive Speaking: Call for Change!

Hi there everyone--Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving! In class on Tuesday we discussed attitudes, beliefs and values. Values are the most difficult to change in your audience -- they are deeply grounded in our identities. An attitude change might be more realistic for you 6-8 minute class speech. For this blog, describe a time in your life when a moving experience changed an attitude that you formerly held. Also, let's discuss any questions you have about creating the speeches here on this blog, do you have a good attention getter? Transitions written on your outline? Oral citations (3) and visuals (2)? Are the visuals large enough to be seen? Remember, end memorably by suggesting how the audience can act upon your persuasion (go out and vote, buy something, donate something, get married/stay single, join a club, quit smoking, etc)

Amazing You-Tube Clip: Persuasion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qTiYA1WiY8

Watch the above video clip on You Tube and let me know if it persuades you to think or feel any particular way and why. How is this young man's story persuasive? If you had to state a thesis for this story, what would it be?--Blogging Turkey

Speaking of the Holidays....

Tell us about a charity or good cause you know of, volunteer for, or some how plan to support in the spirit of the holidays, be it through money or time or any other type of support...How can our class make a difference this year and use our newly honed public speaking skills to help the less fortunate in our community? Extra credit for awesome ideas and particularly good entries here, santa's helpers!!! Blog on with your bad self....

Blog # 9: Compliments make the world a Better Place!

For this posting, please type up 5 sentences minimum describing a speech you enjoy during the informative presentations, include the speaker's first name and something you think they did particularly well. For an extra point, compare them to a celebrity or rock star, based on similiar performance traits they share. If you are ever having a bad day, recognizing some one else for something cute they are wearing or something they do well will ALWAYS make you feel better! --The Masked Blogging Complimenter

T/TH Class Speech Sign Up Days and Topix: A Rhetorical Beauty Pageant of Information

Tuesday 10-30
Raveen-India
Matt-Skateboarding
Victoria-Breast cancer
Alli-Snowboarding
Precious-Exema

Thursday 11-1
Colleen-Skin Cancer
Karyn-South beach
George--Failure/Success
Svetlana-Tech Addicts and Brandon's Poker Playing
Aida-Audi
Liz-Cultural Violence towards Women
Aaron-Funny Films
Kate-Kiwi
Procha-Make up

Tuesday 11/7
Mike-Autism
Nick-Video Violence
Alicia-Exercise
Marian-Familia'
Lucia-Sleep
Leah-Wiccan
Raul-Death Penalty
Maiker--Newspaper Reliability

Thursday 11/9
Anthony--At Risk Youth
Bill-Golf
Tony-Smoking or Materialism or Wikpedia
Andrew-Sports
Sal--Delta Levy
Traci-Jena 6
Marissa-Lava Monsters
Rolan-The "N" word

Post any questions about the speech, outlines, citations, visual aids, topic changes and unforseen shenanangins here, please, and remember: "Nothing costs more than information..." (from the film A.I., see it, Teddy is freaky!)

Blog #8: Nerves and Speaking in Public: YIKES!!!

I like the word "Yikes." As you get ready to make your informative speeches, remember--they should be 5-7 minutes, include 2 full citations, 2 bibliographic sources--listed in a mini-"works cited" or "reference section" at the bottom of your outline, one visual aid, a complete outline with all the details, including written-out transitions. Try to memorize your introduction. That is usually the part that makes people the most nervous...so for this blog, use the word "yikes" and tell us about what you do when you get nervous and how you plan to avoid doing this "nervous (yikes) behavior" when you make your fabulous, provocative, compelling informative speech and change the face of the world as we know it with all of your fancy "information!!!!!"

Now--Go git em', Tigers and Tigresses!!!!--S
PS: Yikes!!!!

301 Mid Term: Steve Jobs Speech on You Tube

For this portion of the take-home mid term, go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60cDHb-tvMA and watch the speech a couple of times (it's interesting and kind of funny, hope you enjoy it!) Next, provide examples of any of the elements from our class outline you hear/see demonstrated in his speech from attention getter to memorable ending and all the stuff in between, give complete sentence answers and examples for each component,

ie: The speaker captured the audience's attention by dancing with the clown in a weasel costume.

I would like these hand-written, neatly, in your own fabulous penmenship, please. Muchisima gracias mis amigos! Due for T/Th students this coming Thursday 10/18, or this coming Saturday, 10/20. No late papers (papeles tardes) ! Post any questions below please--S

Get Ready 4 The Midterm: Good times and Sharing

Okay--Let's talk about he midterm--anyone wnat topsot their notes to share with the Tues/Thurs class mates who need them? Saturday students may want to discuss questions about any of the book chapters you've read so far. I'll keep an eye out and make sure to respond before you take the test: Remember it is short/casual essay style (write an intro/body/conclusion and use as many of the conventions of our class-speech outline as you can in your essay, identifying them please) between 2-3 pages, at least one drawing (stick figures are fine) as an example, use as much vocabulary as you can from either the bold terms in the textbook (Sat students) or the notes you took in class (T/Th), underline each term you use in the essay...The "artifact" for your essay will be given in the begining of class on either 10/13 (Saturday) OR 10/16 (Tuesday) --an artifact is an object of study, so I will read or show you a speech and have you use your materials and "rhetorical invention" to discuss it in your midterm essay. Colored paper/felt markers/etc are welcome, as are videotapes or sound recordings if you can prepare them during class time. Each person should do their own work please--Questions anyone????? go here for philosophical inspiration... http://youtube.com/watch?v=F16X_AoVd9I

Mid Term Blog

As we get ready to take the 301 Mid Term, I find myself fondly reflecting on the first half of...Oh who are we trying to kid, let's get this Dog and Pony Show out of the way so we can hear more outrageous, inspirational and down-right moving speeches, right? RIGHT??? Ok, this week's blog, should you choose to accept it, requires grace, skill and tact...Use a complete transition in order to talk about two students in the class as though they were two of your main points in a speech...focus on the strengths of both speakers or something you like about each of them...

FOR EXAMPLE: "OKay, so now that I have told you about how well Andrew can operate the video cart, let me move on to my second point: Aida's oscar-winning acting skills." Your turn!!!

Love of the Game: 6th Blog-aganza

Well, fall is in full swing and footbal season has arrived. Sports often provides metaphors for other spects of our lives. Visit http://knowgramming.com/metaphor.htm to learn more about metaphors and how to enhance your speeches with them, then creat one unique metaphor using footbal (or another fall/winter sport) to illustrate an idea about public speaking! Good luck and "go-fight-WIN!!!!!!" Smiles--Your (former cheerleader) teacher

5th Blog Promto-rama

Hello fellow bloggers of the "inter-web" ---Hope this finds you well and awake...next in class we will begin to learn about informative speaking. Tell us where you turn most often for information. Myspace doesn't count! Tell us: Why do you trust this source of info? How important to you is it that a teacher and classroom climate reflect current issues and events? Finally: What is the meaning of life? (extra credit)

Remember: what would you try if you knew you could not fail???????????????????

4th Amazing and Awe-Inspiring Blog Prompt

OMG! I am still cracking up over all of these stories in response to the last blog--great group stuff, thanks! Let's turn our attention to listening, an important part of good speech interaction.

The audience must be there for a speech to be heard and your book gives a lot of insight into being a good listener...tell us about some one you feel is a very good listener and just what makes them one. For double credit, use vocabulary from class or the textbook.

Prompt #3: Group Speeches & Families

Hi Gang--Those were some great current event and introduction speeches, I really enjoyed them--As we begin to move past outlining and into the first official speech of our class, or "The Group Special Occassion Speech"--Think about some of the formal/informal groups you belong to or observe regularly. Families are certainly interesting groups to think about--or bands...or teams, or Irish dancing troups, whatever...please tell us about a group you either belong to or are a fan of and how you can tell who the leader is...do they have a unique speaking style? Also, what do you hate most about group projects? What do you like? FOR DOUBLE BLOG CREDIT: Tell us a funny (PC PLEASE) story about a wacky group dynamic in your world, past or present. Like the time all the kids in my preschool group went running through a field on recess, my very first day, and I had to stay behind because they ALL squeezed through an iron-bar fence to go climb trees and I had to stay behind because, as little Daniel told me brutally: "Your head's too big!!!" I tried so hard to squeeze throu--my ears were sore! My first brush with group rejection for being different! Smiles--Blog-Lady

Fall 2007: Prompt #2

Your interests are fun and diverse, thanks for sharing them! Please tell me about a performer (athlete, celebrity, politician, musician, etc) that you admire and describe one quality they exhibit that you can mimic in order to enhance your public speaking skills. ie:I love Will Farell and the way he gets great laughs, I think his non-verbal, hilarious expressions and body language are what makes his humor work. I try to borrow some of these techniques to get my own laughs in the classroom here and there (acting "cool" in a way that makes it oh-so-clear I am kind of a goofball). Your turn! Smiles--S

Fall 2007 COM 301: First Prompt

Hi everyone and welcome to my virtual classroom! For this first posting of the Fall 07 semester, I want you to click the comments bar below and let me know in three complete sentences: What are three topics you'd like to hear other students speak about or to speak about yourself?For example, I would love to learn more about the music you are listening to! Please choose a current event and an area of personal interest as well as a person you admire and would like to know more about. Type your first and last name too, so I can give you credit for this assignment! I am really excited to be working with you and I really enjoyed our first class meeting, what an interesting group you all are! Email me any time, let's work together to keep things positive, interesting, fun and educational too. Smiles--Sandra

Fall 2007 Syllabus: COM 301 Public Speaking

Communication 301: Public Speaking Tuesday and Thursday 2:30PM-3:50PM in A9A: LEC 18581 And Saturday 9AM-12:10PM Downtown in Room 101: LEC 21689 Instructor: Sandra Wheeler-Abeyta, Assistant Professor Email: Direct all communication to idnasss@yahoo.com BLOG: Comm-YOU-nication (idnasss.blogspot.com) Office Hours: Tuesday 4pm-5pm Required Materials Text Book: Public Speaking by Beebe & Beebe. Published by A & B. Scantrons 882 and Quiz Forms Course Description This course is exciting and unique! You’ll be talking more than me as we explore public speaking techniques, theories and models. Enact, apply and evaluate communication strategies and techniques which will help you both in and outside of the classroom. By making multiple speeches, participating in various in-class activities, completing course assignments, and reflecting on how elements of communication apply to you, you’ll develop greater mastery and confidence speaking in all sorts of settings, from the office to the stage, even across the table from a date! Course Objectives · To evaluate your own and others public speaking & communication skills. · To develop tools for improving oral communication such as developing an awareness for rhetorical contexts, credibility enhancing techniques, persuasive language, invitational style, audience analysis & sophisticated delivery. · To explore the impact of effective performance and application of the spoken and written word while accounting for gender, culture and other communication elements. General Course Policies 1. Attendance: My policy for missed days is strict: I allow only two absences for any reason you deem necessary (illness, other plans, family activity, etc). If you miss more than 2, your final grade will drop by 25 points for each consecutive absence. Missing 3 classes drops you 25 points, 4 drops you 50, etc. Poor attendance will prevent you from passing this class and may result in an administrative drop. Many speeches, quizzes and partner evaluations can not be made-up so good attendance is vital. 2. Late Assignments: Assignments are due at the beginning of class. If they are not turned in at the beginning of class they will be considered late. I will accept late written assignments only with prior warning and only within one week after the original due date. Late work will be penalized one full letter grade (regardless of whether the assignment is two hours late or two days late). Exams, quizzes, partner evaluations, and presentations cannot be made up. NOTE: Speeches made on days that you show up late/leave early will be docked one full letter grade. 3. Beepers and Cell Phones: Turn off beepers and cell phones in class. If you have an emergency please let me know before class begins and set them to vibrate or silent. If your beeper/cell phone continues to go off in class, I will administratively drop you for not following course procedures. 4. Participation: A great deal of this class will involve the discussion of concepts and in-class activities. Many of the in-class activities will be given credit/no credit participation points. I expect every member of the class to fully participate. Department/Campus Policies Sexual Harassment: Sexual harassment is offensive and illegal and will not be tolerated in the classroom! Sexual harassment is any unwelcome sexual advance or requests for sexual favors or any other verbal, visual, or physical conduct of a sexual nature in the work or college setting. Using profanity that consists of sexual innuendo or sexist language (a slur or pejorative towards a gender) are considered a "verbal" conduct that may be an unwelcome advance. If you feel that you have been the recipient or a witness of sexual harassment by any other student enrolled in the class, please report the concern immediately to the Instructor. The Instructor, the Dean or the SCC student conduct personnel will address a report of Sexual Harassment immediately in a confidential, professional manner. Academic Honesty: Los Rios Community College District values academic honesty. Current policies prohibit dishonesty, such as cheating, plagiarism, or knowingly furnishing false information to the college. All members of the academic community are responsible for the academic integrity of the Los Rios College campus. SCC Academic Honesty Process: 1. Faculty members have the right to choose whether or not to pursue suspected cases of plagiarism and cheating. 2. When addressing plagiarism or cheating with reasonable evidence, the faculty member should notify the student of the concern. 3. Faculty members may consult with other faculty, the Dean of the pertinent division, and the office of the Vice President for Student Services when determining whether plagiarism or cheating has occurred. 4. In situations where cheating or plagiarism has occurred, the faculty member is to determine consequences in compliance with board policy and regulations, which prohibit dropping a student from a course. The consequences may be any of the following options: giving the student a verbal or written warning giving the student an additional assignment giving the student a zero on the assignment assigning a grade of F for the course determining other appropriate consequences that comply with board policy and regulations. 5. In situations where cheating or plagiarism has occurred, the faculty notifies the Dean of the pertinent division, and the student that a “Referral for Student Code of Conduct Violation" will be filed through the Area Dean to the Office of VPSS. 6. Students have the right to grieve an action that they feel violates their student rights. 7. The office of the Vice President for Student Services (VPSS) shall be responsible for maintaining records related to cheating and plagiarism. Probation, suspension or expulsions are courses of action that may be determined by the College Disciplinary Officer in accordance with District policy. Definition of Plagiarism: Plagiarism is defined as representing the words, ideas, or work of another as one’s own in any academic exercise. Plagiarism consists in taking the words or specific substance of another work and either copying or paraphrasing without giving credit to the source. Plagiarism is applicable to written, oral, and artistic work. The following examples are some of the many forms plagiarism may take: 1. Word-for-word copying of work written by someone else. 2. Failure to give proper credit for ideas, statements of facts, or conclusions derived by another. 3. Failure to use quotation marks when quoting directly form another, whether a paragraph, sentence, or phrase. 4. Close and extended paraphrasing of another work without acknowledging the source. Definition of Cheating: Cheating is the act of obtaining or attempting to obtain credit for academic work through the use of dishonest, deceptive, or fraudulent means. The following are only some of the many forms cheating may take: 1. Copying another’s work on a test, paper, or project. 2. Using unauthorized materials in an exam or collaborating on work to be turned in for credit where the instructor disallows such collaboration. 3. Taking an exam for another student, purposely allowing another student to copy during a test, or providing coursework for another student to turn in as his or her own effort. 4. Submitting the same work in multiple classes for credit without permission form the instructor. Emergency and Evacuation Procedures: In the event of an emergency, the Instructor or another authorized person may need to follow the Emergency and Evacuation Procedures established within the policy of the campus and will require your compliance and cooperation. Typically, the Emergency and Evacuation Procedures are posted within the classroom. Each of the above policies is designed for your and each persons' safety with the intent for a rewarding academic experience possible at SCC. Course Assignments, Values & Grade Scale Introductory Speech 15pts. ______ Film Oral Report 25pts. ______ Quizzes 5 @ 10 pts. each 50 pts. ______ Blog Postings 10 @ 5 points each 50 pts. ______ After Dinner Speech 50 pts. ______ Informative Speech 125pts ______ Group Special Occasion Speech 100pts ______ Audience Analysis 50 pts ______ Persuasive Speech 150pts ______ Critiques 50 pts ______ Midterm 50 pts. ______ Class Participation 50 pts ______ Total 765 pts ______ 90% - 100% = A 80% - 89% = B 70% - 79% = C 60% - 69% = D 59% and below = F Assignments at a Glance Film Oral Report Class votes on and views a socially significant film. Then, in front of the class, read a 2 minute oral report including an introduction, body and conclusion linked with three complete transitions. Quizzes Given randomly and without warning, quizzes will focus on course vocabulary. No make-ups for quizzes. Scantrons required Blog Postings Welcome to the blognation. Check out Comm-YOU-nication at idnasss.blogspot.com soon. Ten blog postings minimum are required for this class, but more than that will count as extra credit if they help other students, provide support and/or share new links and ideas to expand the virtual classroom. After Dinner: Entertainment Speech If you have always wanted to be a stand up comedian, this is the 3 min speech for you! Other ideas include using a talent you have, exploiting a gimmick, doing magic and/or ranting. Elements of persuasion highlight after dinner speeches. Speech To Inform In this 5 minute speech you will inform us on a topic suited for our class in particular. Demonstrations are welcome for this assignment. Your goals are to enhance understanding, maintain interest and be memorable! Groups Your group will design a speech with a special occasion in mind and work together to create visual aids. 6 Minutes Audience Analysis Various in class activities and/or worksheets will sharpen your ability to read and respond accordingly to what Fiske calls “the active audience.” Classroom diversity and inclusion through invitational language will be the focus. Persuasive Speech You will set out to change the attitudes/beliefs/values or behaviors of your audience as you display credibility and meet listener needs while reducing cognitive dissonance in this 6-8 min speech. Critiques You will offer detailed critiques and constructive input to other speakers in our class. These must be at least one full paragraph (at least 6 complete sentences) offering 3 strengths & 3 opportunities, plus your favorite speech highlight and a movie or celebrity the speaker/speech reminded you of. Midterm Test will be taken with scantron form 882. It will focus on textbook vocabulary, class lecture notes and specific information shared by your classmates in their speeches. Participation I expect you all to participate, offer constructive feedback, bring your textbook and above all be kind and empathetic audience members as well as ethical and invitational speakers! Positive attitudes are appreciated! “When one has much to put into them, a day has a hundred pockets.” –F. Nietzche

BLOG 6: One For the Road

During our persuasive speeches, the guys went first and then the girls spoke on a different night...what did you notice about the differences in speaking styles or any other patterns that seemed to emerge...is there a difference in the way males and females conduct public speaking? Are gender differences like cultural differences? How do you attempt to appeal to a diverse audience in light of becoming aware of these differences? Be sure to indicate if you think the differences were verbal or non-verbal...remember, a good public speaker appeals to a diverse audience and is adaptable

BLOG 5: After Dinner PC Humnor

Blog 5 is all about films! The after dinner speeches will be conducted as though we are all attending a film festival and have been screening all day and then meet up for a big festival dinner. So, get dramatic or funny, ham it up a bit now that you've mastered the public speaking thing! No doubt some stars and big directors will be there, so look sharp! After the dinner, I will propose a toast and start the discussion of who likes what film best, why and other little details of our day (informal after dinner speeches should be 2 1/2 to 3 minutes long.) No outline is required for these speeches, but do prepare by remembering to use an informal structure of intro-body-conclusion, make one informal oral citation, and feel free to share a quote from the movie or funny saying that connects to the film. Remember, don't summarize much, but do contextualize the film you refer to with just a sentence or two. In this blog, tell a funny but very PC joke or funny saying and make an informal oral citation, ie: Like Dad always said, "The early bird gets influenza.." hahahahahahaha???????? I am trusting you to avoid any offensive comments here.

4th Blog: Persuasion

Is persuasion good or bad? Do you respect or resent some one who is able to persuade you? Tell us why and describe a time that a speaker or performer persuaded you that stands out in your memory. What did it take to change your mind? Only 2 weeks left to go in this class, can you believe it? Keep up the great work everyone! Smiles--Sandra The Blogger

Grade breakdown: Points Percentage

Hi Team--When I give the following letter grade, it is aproximately the percentage shown next to it, fyi--Have a great week and thanks for doing so well at those informative speeches. Watch out for pepper spray!!! Smiles: S A= 97% A- = 91% B+=87% B= 85% B-=81% C+=78% C=75% C-=71% D+=69% D=66% D-=62%

Blog #3: To Inform, or NOT to inform....

Hi Pals! Hope your summer is going well--we are half way through our painful yet enlightening journey towards public address. Great job on those group speeches...no one was injured or arrested during the group speeches...haha...This week, please blog to us your most admired speaker, be it family friend, teacher, priest, group leader, celebrity, performer etc...Tell us who they are, why you think they are effective at speaking (or singing, performing, etc) and one way you can "borrow" what they do well to make yourself a better public speaker. Don't skip any part of this blog if you want full credit: Pictures are welcome, or links to pics. For extra credit, use a vocabulary word from the book chapter on informative speakingin your blog comment, and have a great week.

Blog #2: WHO CARES???

Hi Friends--Do you know some one who constantly talks about dull, boring things and has to tell you every last detail? Do they drone on and on when you want to just shout, "I don't care about your pathetic night of watching television and eating Doritos!" Do they make you yawn uncontrollably? Tell us who this "dullster" in your life is and what is most annoying about their long, drawn out communication style. Finally, what do you yourself do to avoid being dull and boring when you speak? Learning to speak briefly and with impact and excitement is a skill we hope to polish this summer. Some techniques include: Editting out the mundane details and sharing only "key highlights" of an event or experience. Also, not repeating yourself unless it is purposeful and not speaking in a monotone. Finally, reading your audience and adapting when you get "cues" such as yawns or glances at watches...These tips will keep you from putting your friends to sleep during conversations and help you dazzle your teachers too. What is your tip for us? We need each other's help, no one wants to be BORING!!!! Peace--Bloggisha

Blog One: Intro Speeches

Hi and welcome summer sufferers! We will get through this action packed course and actually enjoy it, I promise! For this first blog assignment, review the introductory speech details and the prvious posting of my syllabus. Then click commenst below and in 5 lines or so, introduce us to a fictional character or your own alter-ego. Have fun! Sincerely--The Blogging Guru Intro Speeches 1 page outline w/introduction/body and conclusion specified 3 minutes Introduce your partner and vice versa (don't forget names!) Grades will consider delivery, content and organization Tips: Look up, smile, gesture, don't say um, don't chew gum or wear hats, move around, relax!

Coms 301 Summer 2007 Syllabus

Comm 301: Public Speaking June 12th-July 20th 2007 Cosumnes River College T/Th 530-930pm in Room M 201 Instructor: Sandra P. Wheeler-Abeyta, M.A. Email: Direct all communication to idnasss@yahoo.com BLOG: Comm-YOU-nication (idnasss.blogspot.com) Required Materials Text Book: Public Speaking by Steven & Susan Beebe. Published by A & B. Scantrons 882 and Quiz Forms Course Description This course is exciting and unique! You’ll be talking more than me as we explore public speaking techniques, theories and models. I will require you to enact, apply and evaluate communication strategies and techniques which will help you both in and outside of the classroom. By making multiple speeches, participating in various in-class activities, completing course assignments, blogging and reflecting you’ll develop a greater understanding of, and tools for effective public speaking! Course Objectives · To evaluate your own and others public speaking & communication skills. · To develop tools for improving oral communication such as developing an awareness for rhetorical contexts, credibility enhancing techniques, persuasive language, invitational style, audience analysis & sophisticated delivery. · To explore the impact of effective performance and application of the spoken and written word while accounting for gender, culture and other diverse communication elements. General Course Policies 1. Attendance: My policy for missed days is strict: I allow one absence for any reason you deem necessary. If you miss more than 1 class your final grade will drop one full letter. Missing 2 classes drops you 2 full letter grades. Poor attendance will prevent you from passing this class. If you miss more than 2 classes I will administratively drop you. Quizzes and critiques can not be made-up so good attendance is vital. 2. Late Assignments: Speeches and assignments are due at the beginning of class. If they are not turned in at the beginning of class they will be considered late. I will accept late written assignments only with prior warning and only within one week after the original due date. Late work will be penalized one full letter grade (regardless of whether the assignment is two hours late or two days late). If you arrive late or leave early, these count as half-abscences and if you do this on the day you have something due I will dock you one letter grade for any work you submit that day. Exams, quizzes, partner evaluations, and presentations cannot be made up. 3. Beepers and Cell Phones: Turn off beepers and cell phones in class. If you have an emergency please let me know before class begins and set them to vibrate or silent. If your beeper/cell phone continues to go off in class, I will administratively drop you for not following course procedures. 4. Participation: A great deal of your class grade will involve the discussion of concepts and in-class activities. Many of the in-class activities will be given credit/no credit participation points. I expect every one to participate. Department/Campus Policies Sexual Harassment: Sexual harassment is offensive and illegal and will not be tolerated in the classroom! Sexual harassment is any unwelcome sexual advance or requests for sexual favors or any other verbal, visual, or physical conduct of a sexual nature in the work or college setting. Using profanity that consists of sexual innuendo or sexist language (a slur or pejorative towards a gender) are considered a "verbal" conduct that may be an unwelcome advance. If you feel that you have been the recipient or a witness of sexual harassment by any other student enrolled in the class, please report the concern immediately to the Instructor. The Instructor, the Dean or the CRC student conduct personnel will address a report of Sexual Harassment immediately in a confidential, professional manner. Academic Honesty: Cosumnes River College values academic honesty. Current policies prohibit dishonesty, such as cheating, plagiarism, or knowingly furnishing false information to the college. All members of the academic community are responsible for the academic integrity of the Cosumnes River College campus. CRC Academic Honesty Process: CRC’s process with regard to plagiarism and cheating is available at www.crc.losrios.edu. 1. Faculty members have the right to choose whether or not to pursue suspected cases of plagiarism and cheating. 2. When addressing plagiarism or cheating with reasonable evidence, the faculty member should notify the student of the concern. 3. Faculty members may consult with other faculty, the Dean of the pertinent division, and the office of the Vice President for Student Services when determining whether plagiarism or cheating has occurred. 4. In situations where cheating or plagiarism has occurred, the faculty member is to determine consequences in compliance with board policy and regulations, which prohibit dropping a student from a course. The consequences may be any of the following options: 4giving the student a verbal or written warning 4giving the student an additional assignment 4giving the student a zero on the assignment 4assigning a grade of F for the course 4determining other appropriate consequences that comply with board policy and regulations. 5. In situations where cheating or plagiarism has occurred, the faculty notifies the Dean of the pertinent division, and the student that a “Referral for Student Code of Conduct Violation" will be filed through the Area Dean to the Office of VPSS. 6. Students have the right to grieve an action that they feel violates their student rights. 7. The office of the Vice President for Student Services (VPSS) shall be responsible for maintaining records related to cheating and plagiarism. Probation, suspension or expulsions are courses of action that may be determined by the College Disciplinary Officer in accordance with District policy. Definition of Plagiarism: Plagiarism is defined as representing the words, ideas, or work of another as one’s own in any academic exercise. Plagiarism consists in taking the words or specific substance of another work and either copying or paraphrasing without giving credit to the source. Plagiarism is applicable to written, oral, and artistic work. The following examples are some of the many forms plagiarism may take: 1. Word-for-word copying of work written by someone else. 2. Failure to give proper credit for ideas, statements of facts, or conclusions derived by another. 3. Failure to use quotation marks when quoting directly form another, whether a paragraph, sentence, or phrase. 4. Close and extended paraphrasing of another work without acknowledging the source. Definition of Cheating: Cheating is the act of obtaining or attempting to obtain credit for academic work through the use of dishonest, deceptive, or fraudulent means. The following are only some of the many forms cheating may take: 1. Copying another’s work on a test, paper, or project. 2. Using unauthorized materials in an exam or collaborating on work to be turned in for credit where the instructor disallows such collaboration. 3. Taking an exam for another student, purposely allowing another student to copy during a test, or providing coursework for another student to turn in as his or her own effort. 4. Submitting the same work in multiple classes for credit without permission form the instructor. Emergency and Evacuation Procedures: In the event of an emergency, the Instructor or another authorized person may need to follow the Emergency and Evacuation Procedures established within the policy of the campus and will require your compliance and cooperation. Typically, the Emergency and Evacuation Procedures are posted within the classroom. Each of the above policies is designed for your and each persons' safety with the intent for a rewarding academic experience at Cosumnes River College. Course Assignments, Values & Grade Scale Pop Quizzes 5 @ 10 pts. each 50 pts. ______ Blog Postings 5 @ 10 points each 50 pts. ______ After Dinner Speech 50 pts. ______ Informative Speech 100pts ______ Introductory Speech 25 points ---------- Group Speech 100pts ______ Audience Analysis/Research Items 50 pts ______ Persuasive Speech 125pts ______ Critiques 50 pts ______ Midterm 75 pts. ______ Final 75pts. ______ Class Participation 50 pts ______ Total 800 pts ______ 90% - 100% = A 80% - 89% = B 70% - 79% = C 60% - 69% = D 59% and below = F Assignments at a Glance Pop Quizzes Given randomly and without warning, quizzes will focus on course vocabulary. Bring scantron quiz forms to all classes. No make-ups for quizzes. Blog Postings Welcome to the blognation. Check out Comm-YOU-nication at idnasss.blogspot.com soon. Also see http://mensnewsdaily.com/archive/s/schuett/03/schuett092303.htm if you are curious about blogs. Extra clever or multiple postings will be considered for extra credit, especially if they help other students, provide support and/or share new links and ideas to expand the virtual classroom. After Dinner: Entertainment Speech 2-4 minutes--If you have always wanted to be a stand up comedian, this is the 3 min speech for you! Other ideas include using a talent you have, exploiting a gimmick, doing magic and/or ranting. Elements of persuasion highlight after dinner speeches. Speech To Inform In this 5-6 minute speech you will inform us on a topic suited for our class in particular. Demonstrations are welcome for this assignment. Your goals are to enhance understanding, maintain interest and be memorable! Group Speech You will design a speech presentation in groups highlighting a specific aspect of current events. Visual aids required from each member. 4-5 Minutes/ each speaker, individual and group outlines required. Audience Analysis Between 1 and 3 in class activities and/or worksheets will sharpen your ability to read and respond accordingly to what Fiske calls “the active audience.” Persuasive Speech You will set out to change the attitudes/beliefs/values or behaviors of your audience as you display credibility and meet listener needs while reducing cognitive dissonance, making source citations and using visual aids. 6-7 min. Critiques You will offer detailed critiques and constructive input to other speakers in our class on speech days. These must be at least one full paragraph offering 3 strengths & 3 opportunities. Use textbook vocabulary for credit. Midterm and Final Study guides will be provided. Tests will focus on textbook vocabulary and key terms. No make ups given. Participation I expect you all to participate, offer constructive feedback, bring your textbook and scantrons and above all be kind and empathetic audience members as well as ethical and invitational speakers!

LAST SPEECH:Wow!!!

For next Friday, we voted to have the fictional scenario be: A CRC speech class reunion held 20 years into the future, all members of our class have gone on to be rich, famous and wildly successful, we attend a dinner to celebrate our success and the many doors that have been opened to us simply by passing the Public Speaking class (!) So, read the "After Dinner Speech" in the special occasion speech chapter of your textbook (just a page or two, no problem) and then plan, without an outline or any formal structure, a 3-4 minute speech, using some humor or witty, interesting remarks, w/a begining, middle and end, rather than intro, body and conclusion. (You may want to end the speech with a toast, also covered in this chapter). So joinus next week, raise your glasses and toast all of our wealthand success in 2037! It has been so nice getting to know you all this semester, I have really enjoyed being your teacher! Please post anyquestions or comments about this last speech below and that will count for this weeks blog points. Thanks--Sandra The Blogging Sensation

Triangles and Circles

So...you are all persuasive masters now, right? Moving on to the After Dinner Speeches, it is good to have a quirky bit of schtick up your sleeve for relaxing people, getting a laugh and being interesting and thought provoking when called upon unexpectedly to "say a few words." One such occassion might be the after dinner environment, where toast might be made over a drink or two to celebrate a good year for the company you work for or you might be asked to introduce your friend, a generous donator, at a charity dinner...get the picture? No more than 4 minutes long, the after dinner speech should loosely be strung together based on our outline, w/ an intro, body and conclusion, but it should sound very conversational and always be from memory, never read. It should be prepared beforehand, yet appear to be spontaneous. If I were speaking after a dinner with other teachers celebrating the end of the semester... for instance, it might be interesting for me to get up and say something like: I'd like to thank the circles and triangles in the house tonight. Circles and triangles, hadn't you heard? That's what we are now, a bunch of geometric patterns from math class hanging out together...when did females become cirlces and guys become triangles anyways? That's the state's answer to resolving the gender bias of the womens' restroom door being demarcated by a figure in a dress! Crazy huh? And when did we vote on the shapes, cuz I missed that day...I wanted to be a rectangle, not a circle! Is the circle symblolic of a body part or something? If no, what is the triangle supposed to be symbolic of, an elbow? That doesn't help me choose the right door when I gotta pee! Funny thing is, they have been training us with these shapes and we didn't even notice, the figure in the dress for the womens' bath is now mounted on a circular background for state building bathroom and same with the guy in pants, he's mounted on a triangle shape up on the mens' restroom door in state buildings. Eventually they will remove the figures in either the pants or the dress and we will respond to the shapes...so --don't be a "square" choose the right shape and let me know what this all means to a geometry teacher! (laughter, glasses clinking to the sound of "cheers" etc)...See? It is just a light-hearted way to get some conversation going after dinner in a way that show you know who your audience is and that they will laugh, gasp, etc appropriately. So tell me below, if you have any questions about the assignment and also--what you think about being circles and triangles????? Visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shape for some witty inspiration gang! See ya blog-side!

Funny fake citations and Good Times!

Okay You Funy People--Time to warm up your humor (PC humor please!) And get ready for the After Dinner Speech with a bit of silliness and a quick citation review! Make up a funny fake citation, the more outlandish the better, but use correct form to get your giggles! I'll go first: According to Dr. Bullymean, "Pudgy babies must get their butts on the treadmill, even if they have to crawl" (par 3, htttp://www.medhead.com).

Earth Day

http://www.earthday.net/ HI TEAM--HOW'S YOUR WEEK GOING? VISIT THE ABOVE LINK IN HONOR OF EARTH DAY AND IN 5 SENTENCES OR SO, TELL US HOW AND WHY--OR WHY NOT...YOU'VE GONE GREEN! BE PERSUASIVE AND AVOID THOSE FALLACIES! SHARE ANY TIPS! FOR INSTANCE, I SAVE AND RE-USE GROCERY BAGS---IT'S EZ AND YOU GET $$$$ BACK TOO!

PERSUASIVE SPEECHES

THE LONGEST AND MOST COMPLEX SPEECH ASSIGNMENT OF THE SEMESTER! Yikes! The facts: attention-getter must be facinating, shocking or extremely creative. 125 points (see syllabus for details) 6 - 7 minutes long (I will stop you after 8) at least 3 main points linked by signposts or transitions or enumeration one visual aid minimum ( if too small will not count) 3 complete source citations and an attached bibliography (see chpt. 7 for my expectations here) complete outline as you have used previously (see this blog under Januaryof 07) 2 completely scripted transitions must appear on your outline and be heard in speecyh. If not, speech drops a full grade! Introduction must be memorized, don't look down until your first transition! I reccomend choosing a policy proposition, (review chapters 16 and 17) since these are the easiest -- rememer to use the word "should" in your proposition if you go this route! Post any questions below and GOODLUCK!!!!!!

Quiz Chpt 16 and 17

1. Persuasion is the process of changing or reinforcing a listeners attitudes beliefs and values. So, a speech titled: How to succeed in business is an example of persuasive speaking. T or F 2. Out of attitdues, beliefs and values, which is the hardest to change through persuasive speaking? A. Attitude since it is learned. B. Beliefs, since they are spiritual. C. Values because they are "enduring." D. None of them are any different than the others. 3. Dissonance means: A. Plaigerism. B. Dishonesty C. Lack of harmony. D. Lack of sonance. 4. A good persuasive speaker will help the audience restore a balance to their way of thinking. T or F 5. ____________ is one of the best motivators. A. Money. B. Coach Jim Stymes C. Sandra D. Need 6. A persuasive speech made in our class either next week or the following week should attempt to persuade the audience. Would a proposition of fact, value or policy be the safest bet for an attempt at an A speech? A. Fact because they can't be disputed. B. Attitude because some people have a bad attitude. C. Value because it is so subjective. D. Policy becuase it is easier for people to change their minds about policies than to change their values or perceptions of facts. 7. Dynamism is an important component of credibility. T or F 8. Ethos was Aristotle's term for A. Charisma. B. Speaker character, credibility and ethics. C. Food. D. Attitudes, beliefs and values. 9. Reasoning by analogy is deductive reasoning. T or F 10. If Kelly wore a King's tee shirt to class just because Michael, Tram and Oby had said they liked the Kings, which fallacy would she demonstrate? A. bandwagon B. Causation C. red herring D. ad hominem

Is There a Double Standard?

http://mediamatters.org/items/200704120001

Visit the above website and sign in with where you stand, using your public speaking skills! Do we have a double standard when it comes to racial remarks, can certain people say things others cannot? Analyzing your audience is important for any speaker, did Imus fall short in this area? What about Howard Stern and even other hip-hop artists that say "ho" all the time, such as Snoop? I look forward to your thoughts, and check out Oprah on Tuesday afternoon if you can, she is hosting a town hall with Russel Simmons and Al Sharpton among others to discuss the implications of this event and the consequential firing of Don Imus within the Black community, amongst women and people in general. Maya Angelou says that words matter, they stick invisibly to things and can do damage beyond the immediate moment they are spoken.

Informative Speech Assignment: Due April 13th

" Sharing information with others to enhance their knowledge for and understanding about something" --Beebe and Beebe, p. 334). Using the same outline we have worked with all semester (see previous blog, under January of 2007), construct an informative speech about a theme, scene, character, issue and/or demonstration taken from the viewing of the film Blood Diamond in class (if you missed class, rent it and watch it OR research it on-line if you don't have time to view the entire film.) Review chapter 15 on informative speaking, and find at least one item of research to use for oral citations in your speech. Find a great example on page 350-351. Shoot for about a 5 minute speech, using at least one visual aid along with your verbal citation and 3 clear, interesting main points in the body of your speech (these points might be examples or steps in a process, depending on your topic choice). Email Sandra your topic selection asap for approval and to avoid more than one speech on the exact same topic. Be sure to clarify in your introduction the connection between your speech and the film Blood Diamond and avoid any long summaries of the film, we will all have seen it and need only a brief allusion to the scene or theme you choose to reference. Review chapter 13 on good speech delivery techniques and also review chapter 11 on outlining in order to achieve the strongest grade possible for this assignment. Memorize your attention getter and try not to look at your note cards until your first transition into the body of your speech! Turn in your final outline to me the night you make your speech. Early drafts are welcome by email for feedback and input from yours truly. BLOG ON! --Your Informative yet interesting instructor--Sandra

Class March 30th: Starbucks

Join us at 530pm at Starbucks Coffee Company (916-688-8505) located at 8240 Calvine Rd Sacramento CA 95828-9310, behind LOWE'S near the Power Inn intersection. Get your midterm grades, group speech grades and discuss the informative speech and the film Blood Diamond.

blood diamond

What did you think of the film? What was the main point? Who was the real hero? Should consumers take responsibility for atrocities in underdeveloped nations? What does the film suggest about value, financial and personal?

My Hero From the Womens' Movement!

AIN'T I A WOMAN?
by Sojourner Truth

Speech delivered 1851 at the Women's Convention in Akron, Ohio during the begining of a violent riot, people were trying to break down the door and drag her to prison for speaking in public as a Black woman, and she was risking her life to be heard and demand her rights to be freed from slavery and vote as a woman in the US:


Well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter. I think that 'twixt the negroes of the South and the women at the North, all talking about rights, the white men will be in a fix pretty soon. But what's all this here talking about?
That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles, or gives me any best place! And ain't I a woman? Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain't I a woman? I could work as much and eat as much as a man - when I could get it - and bear the lash as well! And ain't I a woman? I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother's grief, none but Jesus heard me! And ain't I a woman?
Then they talk about this thing in the head; what's this they call it? [member of audience whispers, "intellect"] That's it, honey. What's that got to do with women's rights or negroes' rights? If my cup won't hold but a pint, and yours holds a quart, wouldn't you be mean not to let me have my little half measure full?
Then that little man in black there, he says women can't have as much rights as men, 'cause Christ wasn't a woman! Where did your Christ come from? Where did your Christ come from? From God and a woman! Man had nothing to do with Him.
If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back , and get it right side up again! And now they is asking to do it, the men better let them.
Obliged to you for hearing me, and now old Sojourner ain't got nothing more to say.

Note her use of repetition in this simple, yet powerfulspeech: Interested in this amazing, brave trailblazer? Visit http://www.sojournertruthmemorial.org/history.html for more and share your comments below. Great job on your womens' history speeches last week!!!!!!! Wow!

I got the MUSIC in me...ba-buhm...dah..da....ooohh

Hi Everyone! Great job making it half way through the semester, I am really enjoying our class, you are all so unique and have such facinating insight and ideas. I am really looking froward to your next speeches, please email me if you have any questions before Friday. Okay--for this week's blog, I want to hear about a musician you admire, enjoy OR despise...and why. Also, how are music and speeches similar? What awesome quality of a singer or song writer you admire can you borrow in order to become a more engaging, colorful, attention-getting speaker?--S

PS: I'LL PROVIDE MY OWN ANSWER AS AN EXAMPLE TO GET YOU STARTED...I chose PINK because my friend Sam tries to keep my up to speed on the music scene and has burned me a few of her CD's -- I think she seems smart and I like that she is interested in empowering young women and being politically active about issues she feels are important. In that way, since both concerts and classrooms have "audiences" -- I hope I can find ways to be myself, stay a bit irreverent and speak out about important issues in my classroom and when I speak to students, but without compromising my credibility, which Pink seems to have done, unlike other irreverent musicians like Brittany, etc who have lost their intellectual credibility.

"Kiss Me, I'm ..."

Hi My St. Paddy's Day pals! The holiday is coming up, and as communication scholars, I want you to ponder the following: Is the American celebration of St Patrick's Day "stereotypical"? Does it promote awareness and appreciation of Irish culture, or just a lot of green beer swigging and cultural sterotypes? Use your critical thinking skills to express your opinion!

Study Guide: Midterm 2007

Click on comments to post the study guide for the chapters which your group looked up. TEAMWORK!!! Email Sandra with specific questions if you have them before next Friday's test.

5th Class Posting: Groups

Hey Gang, Great class Friday. For this week's blog, Since we are working in groups on Women's History Month, review the tips at the end of chapter 19 on planning and making group presentations. Choose the one you feel is most important, and tell us why in approximately five sentences. If you can, try and relate this somehow to your group's topic for Women's History Month. For instance, I personally beieve "developing an outline" is the most important step since it gets everybody organized and on thew same page. It also helps a group narrow a topic that is very broad into a reasonable six minute chunk. Finally, I guess this relates to Women's History Month because when women fought for the right to vote in the U.S. around 1920, organizing and unifying their goals helped them achieve success. In other words, everyone on the team should know exactly what their purpose is, if they want to win. Your turn!

Class Agenda:2/23

1. Update on Red papers 2. Touch base on email contacts 3. Quiz Chpt 7 and 8 4. Lecture Chpt 7 A. P. 143 Internet domains B. Periodicals (peer reviewed) C. Prelim Bibliography D. OWL E. Presentation Aids Chpt 8 A. Iillustrations--Stories B. Descriptions--Pictures with words C. Explanations: How and Why D. Definitions E. Analogies F. Stats G. Opinions: Expert, Lay and Quotes 5. Break (10minutes) 6. Choose groups of 4 for Group speeches, exchange emails, give Sandra a list of names 7. In class exercise in groups: Introductions and conclusions: Topics by Sandra 8. Homework: Blog, email within groups to brainstorm ideas for Womens' History Month speech

Quiz Chapter 7 and 8

1. Yahoo and Google are examples of A. URL's B. Websites C. Bookmarks D. Search Engines E. A and C 2. The world wide web and the internet are the same thing. T or F 3. Stacks are A. The way Sandra's husband organizes his junk mail to irritate her. B. Collections of library books. C. Search Engine slang words. D. like snacks. E. Subject lines. 4. One key difference between full-text data bases and periodical indexes is A. A full-text data base has bibliographic information as well as actual resources. B. newspapers can be faulty if the reporter is biased. C. Info Trac often contains typos. D. They are exactly the same: Trick question! 5. Purdue University's On line writing lab-OWL is a great source for both MLA and APA style. You would use this information to A. Correctly site your electronic research sources. B. Plaigerize in patchwork style. C. Set up a bibliography for oral and written citations. D. Study the Wood Owl in its native environment. E. A and C 6. Illustrations are stories that A. disprove your central idea for argument's sake. B. provide examples for your speech. C. make great attention getters. D. should only include the most detailed examples. E. should focus on Oat cereals. 6. A word picture is what we call "inscription." T or F 7. Specialized and technical terms when used in a speech A. Should be avoided at all costs. B. Should only be used when needed. C. Should be defined. D. Are the same as analogies. 8. Statistics are often exploited in advertising. T or F 9. The three types of opinion that may be used in your speeches include A. To inform, to persuade and to entertain. B. Expert & lay testimony and literary quotations. C. He said, she said, or I said. D. Strong, weak or neutral testimony. 10. Using the opinion of a recognized authority in your speech A. can add a great deal of weight to your argument. B. Provides convincing support when statistics are weak. C. Automatically gets you out of a plaigerizing situation. D. A and B E. Works best if the speaker slightly alters the intent of the expert to fit her argument.

Nonverbal Communication

Ok--what gives with this one? Share with us what your thoughts are on how and what she is communicating nonverbally these days? The shaved head, the wig, the radical behavoir...nonverbal communication is powerful...remember, listeners find it to be more telling than the words a speaker verbalizes.

Class Agenda: 2/9 meeting

1. Quiz
2. Pizza (Diana $$$)
3. Last week's lecture (ran out of time)
4. Blog check in
5. Red discussion and mock up of a speech, class exercise to review outline format
6. Hand back papers, get email ad. from Lito and Tram, verify feedback emails went out.
7. No class next Friday, but read and check blog. Expect a quiz in 2 weeks!

NO CLASS NEXT FRIDAY 2/16

HAVE A FUN WEEK (ALMOST) OFF! READ UP AND PREPARE FOR A QUIZ ON 2/23. ALSO WATCH HERE ON THE BLOG NEXT WEEK FOR A PROMPT AND POSSIBLE EXTRA CREDIT! SINCERELY, THE MASKED VALENTINE BLOGGER

Quiz #2: Chapters 5 and 6

1. An open-ended question allows for A. Helpful limits by reducing the possible answers to "yes" or "no." B. Stumping the audience to gain credibility. C. unrestricted answers. D. getting a date without a sense of rejection. E. B and D 2. A true or false question such as this one is closed-ended according to our textbook. T or F 3. Situational audience analysis is A. Examination and adaptation by the speaker. B. Rediculous. C. An insult to the audience as it can be seen as "dumbing down" for certain listeners. D. limited to consideration of the speech-making occassion only. 4. Psychological audience analysis includes A. Consideration of the introduction, body and conclusion. B. Alien mind probes. C. Consideration of attitudes,beliefs and values. D. Movie censorship. 5. A belief is what one holds to be true or false. T or F 6. The statement of whether a speech is intended to inform,persuade or entertain is A. Narrowing the topic. B. important when speaking about Irish folk music. C. The general purpose. D. The specific purpose. E. Not usually neccessary. 7. Main ideas are also known as subdivisions of the central speech idea. T or F 8. The purpose statement usually A. Indicates what the audience should learn. B. Indicates what the audience will be able to do. C. Guides speakers choices when preparing the speech D. A and C E. All of the above 9. A central idea should A. be complex in order to impress Sandra. B. be a single idea. C. include multiple ideas. D. use direct language. E. B and D F. Include pyrotechnics as a visual aid. 10. Being able to state your "point" in a single, clear idea is A. Oversimplification. B. Judith Humphrey's definition of the central idea. C. A declaritive sentence. D. A great way to avoid plaigerism. E. Beebe and Beebe's " blueprint."

3rd Class Post: Listening and Audience

Hi Everyone! Since we are focussing on listening and audience, get creative with this blog and compose a four-line poem (preferably rhyming!) about rude listeners, using at least one vocabulary word from chapter 4 (capitalize it please). I'll lead the way, my poetic pals! Have a great week, loved your film reports!!!--The Masked Blogger TITLE: "ODE TO MY AUDIENCE" LISTENING CAN BE ACTIVE AND NEAT, SO SMILE AND NOD WHEN I MAKE MY SPEECH. BEEBE AND BEEBE SAY:LISTEN WITH YOUR EYES SO IF YOURS ARE CLOSED, MY CONFIDENCE DIES!

Assignment: Citations and Research

For this class citations will be neccessary and and important. Homework: 30 points--see syllabus under audience analysis Audience and The Red Campaign After we discuss the RED ad campaign this evening, read chpater 5 on audience. Then, go on line for about an hour and find one source of interest regarding the RED campaign. Construct 3 typed paragraphs (an intro, body and conclusion paragraph linked by transitions. Review the outline on our blog) with correct spelling and grammar, critically examining who the audience is and how the campaign appeals to them/us and/or why. Emphasize attitudes, beliefs and values (p.97-100) -- Include two full written citations, one from chpt. 5 and one from your web source. At the bottom of your paper, create a sample bibliography or reference section, aka "works cited" where you will list your 2 sources in alphabetical order. The whole assignment should not be more than 2 pages, and a single page in optimum. Turn in the paper next Friday along with the two sources, printed out, so I may check them. But first, in class next week you will read your "essay" and use oral citations. Hit comments below and type up questions about this assignment, so your questions might also help others.

Groundhog Day: Feb. 2nd Class Agenda

--Begin with Blog Review and Film Reports --Review quiz --Lecture and discussion 1. Free Speech A. First Amendment B. Oprah 1998 C. Speech Acts D. Sept. 11 2. Ethical Speech A. Def p. 47 B. Accomodation C. Patchwork Plaigerism D. Oral citation 3. Review tonights homework (p. 50-51) 4. Red Campaign 5. Listening (Chpt. 4) A. Info overload: Built in redundancy B. Prejudice (attention getters) C. Speech rate vs Thoughts (p. 63) D. Listen with eyes E. Actice listening and the speech critique (read p.68-69)

Week 2: January 26th Lecture Outline

Page 17-20: Understanding nervousness and gaining confidence A. Mind stops working! B. Hands, tummy, voice, mouth.... C. Procrastination and anxiety. D. Confidence (p. 20-24) Post lecture questions and discussion below by clicking on comments (optional). Thanks for listening today!

Blog Post #2: Chpt. 4 and "An Inconvenient Truth"

Hi Everyone! By now you will have started to get to know each other and get a feel for our class climate. It is my sincere hope you will not only SURVIVE, but actually enjoy yourselves too! For this week, after reading chpts 3 and 4 in your book, think about the film "An Inconvenient Truth" and its subject of global warming. 1. Review the list of topics on listening in your table of contents and select one. 2. Turn to that page in the book (chpt. 4) and re-read that particular section. 3. Then tell us in one paragraph or so, how that aspect of listening you chose can either relate to the film and/or your own feelings and experiences regarding either global warming, conservation, recycling, Hurricane Katrina or other environmental crisis. Don't repeat what others before you have said, be original please and capiatlize the aspect from chpt. 4 you choose to focus on so I can verify it in the textbook. EXAMPLE: (I will go first to give you an idea). From chpt. 4, I chose listening with EYES AS WELL AS EARS (p. 65). This makes me think of the way Al Gore's film helped me to understand just what scientific issues are included in global warming, before I didn't really understand what it was beyond hotter temperatures, but now, from the nonverbla cues of seeing the pictures of the ice caps and glaciers melting as well as listening to Gore's explanations about polar bears actually drowning due to the ice melting too rapidly from warmer temperatures caused by high carbon levels in the ozone, I better understand the issue. Also, Gore's body language and face showed how serious his message was. Okay--Your turn, just don't use "Listen with Eyes as Well as Ears"--pick something else from chpt. 4 and capitalize it in your response! Click on the "comments bar below and speak up! --Sandra The Blogger