Study and application of basic principles of effective extemporaneous speaking, including audience analysis and adaptation, topic selection, research, organization, and presentation skills. Students deliver, listen to, and critique a variety of speeches.
Exploring Public Speaking is a usable, zero-cost textbook for basic public speaking …
Exploring Public Speaking is a usable, zero-cost textbook for basic public speaking courses or courses that include basic public speaking skills as one of their primary learning outcomes. The free, open nature of the text means that instructors are able to use all or part of it, and add their own materials.
Standout features include coverage of PowerPoint, audience analysis and responsiveness, ethics in public speaking, persuasion, special occasion speeches, and structure of speeches. Because it was written by communication professors with decades of experience in the classroom, Exploring Public Speaking is made to fit the needs of basic public speaking students.
This is a review of Exploring Public Speaking: 4th Edition: https://louis.oercommons.org/courses/exploring-public-speaking-4th-edition completed by Douglas …
This is a review of Exploring Public Speaking: 4th Edition: https://louis.oercommons.org/courses/exploring-public-speaking-4th-edition completed by Douglas Marshall, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Southern University at New Orleans
An introduction to the human communication concentration in the communications major. This …
An introduction to the human communication concentration in the communications major. This course will introduce you to communication principles, common communication practices, and a selection of theories to better understand the communication transactions that you experience in your daily life.
The professional world can be full of challenging situations, including conflicting personalities, …
The professional world can be full of challenging situations, including conflicting personalities, miscommunication, and cultural differences. In this course, you will learn about typical workplace etiquette protocols, communication standards, and cultural awareness strategies in order to navigate these common obstacles as smoothly as possible.
The purpose of this course is to systematically examine the elements and …
The purpose of this course is to systematically examine the elements and factors which result in an effective speech. Tying these together are the themes of information and ethics, emphasized in each resource because they are becoming increasingly important to all communicators. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: resolve ethical issues involving speech preparation and presentation; recommend techniques for resolving issues, which may interfere with active listening; identify the most effective speech topics, qualities, content, and delivery techniques based on the specific characteristics of an audience; evaluate the effectiveness of speeches for different types of audiences; use online and library-based research to find and critique the credibility of sources of information; cite sources of information appropriately, accurately, and clearly in both spoken and written contexts; choose the most effective pattern of organization for presenting different types of information to a listening audience; evaluate the effectiveness of supporting details or evidence based on the main ideas or arguments they are used to support; choose the most appropriate pattern for organizing a persuasive speech, based on the relationship between arguments and evidence or the relationship between the topic and the audience; identify whether the functions of an introduction or conclusion have been fulfilled and will be effective when presented to a specific type of audience; create keyword and sentence outlines for informative and persuasive speeches; revise a passage written for readers so that it can be delivered effectively and engagingly to listeners; identify and use techniques to improve the fluidity and clarity of verbal delivery; recognize non-verbal techniques that communicate the speakerĺÎĺ_ĺĚĺ_s confidence and credibility in a sample speech; demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of effective, ethical public speaking by accurately and thoroughly assessing the qualities of entire informative, persuasive, and special occasion speeches. This free course may be completed online at any time. (Communication 101)
Public Speaking: The Virtual Text is a free online public speaking textbook. …
Public Speaking: The Virtual Text is a free online public speaking textbook. Chapters appear in PDF format and may be printed in black and white or in color.
This is a review of Public Speaking: The Virtual Text:https://louis.oercommons.org/courses/public-speaking-the-virtual-text completed by Douglas …
This is a review of Public Speaking: The Virtual Text:https://louis.oercommons.org/courses/public-speaking-the-virtual-text completed by Douglas Marshall, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Southern University at New Orleans
Table of Contents Part I. Advocacy and Audiences 1. Public Speaking As …
Table of Contents
Part I. Advocacy and Audiences
1. Public Speaking As Advocacy 2. Centering Audiences Part II. Arguments and Information
3. Selecting and Formulating Arguments 4. Researching Arguments 5. Crafting Arguments 6. Organizing and Outlining Part III. Aesthetics and Delivery
7. Creating an Aesthetic Experience 8. Verbal Delivery 9. Nonverbal Delivery 10. Presentation Aids 11. Rehearsing Your Presentation Part IV. Approaches
Speak Out, Call In: Public Speaking as Advocacy is a contemporary, interdisciplinary public speaking textbook that fuses rhetoric, critical/cultural studies, and performance to offer an up-to-date resource for students. With a focus on advocacy, this textbook invites students to consider public speaking as a political, purposeful form of information-sharing.
Speak Out, Call In: Public Speaking as Advocacy is a contemporary, interdisciplinary …
Speak Out, Call In: Public Speaking as Advocacy is a contemporary, interdisciplinary public speaking textbook that fuses rhetoric, critical/cultural studies, and performance to offer an up-to-date resource for students. With a focus on advocacy, this textbook invites students to consider public speaking as a political, purposeful form of information-sharing.
Table of Contents: I. Advocacy and Audiences 1. Public Speaking As Advocacy 2. Centering Audiences II. Arguments and Information 3. Selecting and Formulating Arguments 4. Researching Arguments 5. Crafting Arguments 6. Organizing and Outlining III. Aesthetics and Delivery 7. Creating an Aesthetic Experience 8. Verbal Delivery 9. Nonverbal Delivery 10. Presentation Aids 11. Rehearsing Your Presentation IV. Approaches 12. Informative Speaking 13. Persuasive Speaking 14. Online Public Speaking 15. Ceremonial Speaking
This is a review of Speak Out, Call In: Public Speaking as …
This is a review of Speak Out, Call In: Public Speaking as Advocacy: https://louis.oercommons.org/courses/speak-out-call-in-public-speaking-as-advocacy completed by Douglas Marshall, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Southern University at New Orleans
This is a review of Stand up, Speak out: The Practice and …
This is a review of Stand up, Speak out: The Practice and Ethics of Public Speaking, https://louis.oercommons.org/courses/stand-up-speak-out-the-practice-and-ethics-of-public-speaking, by Danielle Vignes, Associate Professor Baton Rouge Community College.
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