We will go through course expectations and briefly introduce ourselves. We will do some exercises in "immediacy" and vocal projection.

We will explore the communication process in an interactive way. Class members will give speeches introducing each other, prepared in class. Personal experience speeches are assigned for next week.

We will share and respond to personal experience speeches.

We will explore organizational patterns that work for giving informative speeches. Impromptu speeches will be made in small groups to illustrate these.

We will explore techniques for making introductions and conclusions. The first test will be given in class.

We will present informative speeches to each other, teaching each other about something that we didn't already know.

We will prepare for demonstration speeches in class, examining how to use presentational aids.

We will present demonstration speeches in class, teaching how to do or make something; or showing how something works using presentational aids

We will explore persuasion, examining how it works and looking closely at the Monroe Motivated sequence organization pattern for persuasive speeches.

Persuasion continued. Role-playing on roles one can play in group discussion. Test on chapters 10, 11, 14, 15 (chapters on presentational aids, delivery, and the two chapters on persuasion)

At least half of the class will present their persuasive speech. Ted talk assignments could also be presented at this time.

Persuasive speeches presented. Ted talk presentations could also be made at this time.

For those who haven't yet done so, Ted talks are presented and analysed in class.

Session is reserved for possible makeup speeches, if needed.