Informative Topics and Details---VOTE TUESDAY!

Info speeches will be made in aproximately 2 weeks--they should be 5-7 minutes long including 2 oral citations, 2 full bibliographic references at the end of the outline, one visual aid and all the parts of the outline found here on the blog which we have used all semester. Read chapter 13 for details! Claim your topics and post them here please, add a few thoughts about why you chose your topic and where you'll go for research! Smiles--Sandra the informative teacher

(image from PatriotIcon.org)

Advanced Attenion Getters

Devices such as srotries and humorous anecdotes are effective attention getters with which to open longer speeches-don't rely on a simple question or statement to capture the interest and fascination of your audience--weave a tale, spin a web of mystery or emotion and leave the final note to pick up as your memorable ending--leave them hanging as a way to draw out interest throughout your speech! Let's practice some good old fashioned story telling here--I will start a story and each person who comes next will add a few lines (4 or 5) and we'll each keep adding onto it to complete a true literary masterpiece! Later we can read it in class!

A Story by Coms 301

It was a dark and stormy night in Elk Grove. Sandra's speech class had run late by several hours and finally, at midnight, the students had begun to excuse themselves. She had lectured on demonstration speeches and as her students sloshed through the flooded parking lot to find their cars, Amanda noticed something strange at the other end of the parking lot. She held up her textbook to block the rain as she squinted. She saw _____________________. Ok--your turn!--S

Wed Eve Debate Activity at Cosumnes River Campus

This Wed at 530pm join us to view the final presidential debate and weigh in with your valueable views! It is a free activity and any Communication student will benefit from attending--Join us in L-111 "The Forum" (near the middle of campus, text my cell if you get lost on campus (916)799-7930). Wear something snazzy and for goodness sake, sit up straight! --it will be filmed and good or bad, style is nonverbal communication! (WINK)

PS: For SCC students, CRC is west off of Hwy 99 at the Cosumnes River Parkway exit, once off the fwy, take a left just past Target at your first light and you'll see the back entrance on your right. ROCK THE VOTE! Let's elect the candidate for YOU! Smiles--Sandra

Impromptu Madness

Getting ready for the big midterm in a few short weeks, it's time to have that outline format memorized and be practicing gestures, slow, easy speech styles and loud, confident tone of voice! R U ready?

To practice, I'd like you to blog one after the other, each person giving the next one an impromptu "compare or contrast" style topic which you have to type a quick conclusion for. Such as: Hybrids versus SUV's. So, I'll go first and the next blogger has to take my topic and turn it into a complete conclusion (summary of imaginary 3 main points, thesis, conclusive language and a memorable ending or "grand finale" statement.) In addition to your conclusion, tell us how you think you have improved so far in puiblic speaking at the nearly half-way mark! Finally, leave a topic for the next blogger and you're done!

My sample Conclusion:
As I get ready to wrap this up, let me remind you that hybrids are better than SUV's because they get more miles to the gallon, look less "dorky" and are easier to cram into small parking spaces when runing late for speech class. Now that I've reviewed my main points, let me close with this dramatic visual aid proving SUV's leave a huge carbon footprint. Remember, when it comes to gas usage: Less is MORE!

Ok your turn Blogger #1, your topic, should you choose to accept it, (ok, you don't have a choice) is....drumroll please: School uniforms versus wearing whatever you want

Final Debate Opportunity: McCain and Obama

This Wed. October 15th in L-111 at CRC from 530pm until 830pm, aproximately, you can view the presidential debate with friends and fellow students and teachers and discuss your observations and interpretations!

Hope to see you there! Smiles--Sandra the Voter

What Great Group Speeches!!!!!

I really enjoyed hearing about your group activities and learning from your speeches as well as seeing you get to know each other a little better! Let's talk about visual aids now, fellow bloggers: What makes a great visual aid? What makes a stupid one? Should there be any writing on a visual aid or just an image? Tell us about a time you were in the audience for a speech and the visual either sucked or went horribly wrong. Did you just laugh or learn anything from some poor fool's blunder? Let me tell you, I have had kids pass their own dirty wallet or half-empty Starbucks latte around the class and try to pass it off as a visual aid, I have had pepper spray accidentally go off in class as a botched visual aid, I have had a dog bite someone during a pet-lovers speech and a student drew a happy face with her pencil on binder paper once for a visual and then there are the last minute "chalk-board artist" visual aid posers who try to act like they planned it ahead of time instead of forgetting the powerpoint slides....oh, sorry, this is not about ME....you go ahead. Wink--S Ps: Oh and during a lizard speech once an Iguana pooped on the podium.................

REGISTER TO VOTE!!!!!!!!!! By October 20th! :-)

AND WATCH THE VP DEBATE THURSDAY EVENING OCTOBER 2ND--UP TO 5 POINTS EXTRA CREDIT FOR 1/2 PAGE ON WHO WON AND WHY, HOW THEY CONVEYED OR LOST CREDIBILITY AND SUCCESSFUL OR UNSUCCESSFUL DELIVERY STYLES AND TACTICS. DOUBLE YOUR POINTS IF YOU TURN THIS INTO A RHYME OR A RAP
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