!!! Please refer to the Moodle site for updates on the schedule!!!
R: Reading
W: Watching
L: Lecture
S: Speeches
Week One
L: Introductions+ Intro to Public Speaking & Human Communication/Communication Apprehension+ Syllabus
R: Public Speaking as Advocacy
W: “I have a dream speech” (1963) by Martin Luther King Jr. & “The Power of Vulnerability” (2014) by Brené Brown
Week Two
S: Introductory Speeches
L: Speaking to Inspire & Breathing + Nonverbal & Body Language
R: “Giving and Receiving Feedback: It is Harder than You Think”+ “Nonverbal Delivery”
W: Amy Cuddy’s “Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are”
Week Three
L: Finding a Topic: Mind mapping + Intro to Informative Speaking
R: Brainstorming
W: 2022 Toastmasters World Champion of Public Speaking: Cyril Junior Dim
W: Ted Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking/Chris Anderson/Talks at Google”
Week Four
L: Let's start from the beginning: Attention Getters
R: Opening a Speech
L: ... end with Power!
R: Closing a Speech
Week Five
L: Formulating a Thesis Statement & Organization and Support; Presentational Aids (Use of)
R: Organizing your Speech and Harnessing the Power of Three
R: Chapter 6 from The Young Adult's Guide to Public Speaking
W: A new way to explain explanation by David Deutsch (suggested, at-home watching) & The Tale of Two Robes by Julie Hogan & Where good ideas come from by Steven Johnsons
Extra reading (recommended if you need to know more about storytelling): Chapter S: Storytelling: How to develop Stories to Be a More Compelling Speaker from ABCs of Speaking
Week Six
Informative speech presentations (Midterm)
Week Seven
L: Persuasion in Public Speaking I
W: NYS Senator Diane Savino speaks on the Marriage Equality Bill (2009)
R: Persuasive Speechmaking
Week Eight
L: Persuasion in Public Speaking II: Using Emotion & Logic (Inductive & Deductive Reasoning +Most Common Logical Fallacies)
R: Persuasive Speechmaking (cont.)
W: "How can you change someone's mind" created by Hugo Mercier & Niro Sivanathan's "The counterintuitive ways to be more persuasive"
W: Emma Gonzalez' March for Our Lives speech (watch on your own)
Week Nine
L: Audience Analysis
R: Engage your Audience
W: Barack Obama's A More Perfect Union (watch on your own)
A: Continue working on your persuasive speech ~ focus on counterarguments + Prepare two questions to gauge audience's needs and find common ground for speech
Week Ten
L: Cont. Speech Analysis
November 9: Speech analysis (due, class time)
Week Eleven
Library Research Session - Researching for Persuasive Speaking
W: Bryan Stevenson: We need to talk about an injustice (in-class screening & analysis)
Week Twelve
Review+ Final Persuasive Speech Presentations begin
Week Thirteen
Final Persuasive Speeches
Week Fourteen
Final Persuasive Speeches
Final Examinations: December 11-15 (Mon-Fri)