Syllabus may be subject to change.
All assignments TBA in class sessions or/and via Moodle.
All extra material and course textbooks will be given by the instructor via Moodle.
Students are expected to attend classes regularly.
Max unexcused absences: 3, after which the student will fail the course.
Late arrivals count as absence.
Week 1
Monday – What is Public Speaking? + Intro, body, and conclusion.
The value of orality. + Intro to Shannon – Weaver.
Tuesday – Principles of Public Speaking from Aristotle to TED: is it all the same?
- READ ANDERSON 23-29; Idea Building + Outlining
Wednesday – Deconstructing a speech: Ethos, Pathos and Logos. Can a speech be objective? Cognitive bias.
Thursday – Informative speech due + Gestures, stage presence and appeal. + Run-throughs and the necessity of rehearsing + common fears. - READ ANDERSON 32-37; Common Traps
Speeches: Cuddy, Gandhi, M. Abrahams
Week 2
Monday – Tone, pitch, and expression. What is pathos? JK Rowling (2011).
- READ ANDERSON 65-71; The power of a good Story.
Tuesday – Pathos continued MLK (1963) + rhetoric techniques: the case of repetition.
- READ MLK; I have a Dream.
Wednesday – Creating a thesis and exposing research. Working with support.
Thursday – Persuasive Speech + Choosing a side and target audience.
- READ ANDERSON 85-92 Persuasion
Speeches: MLK, JFK, JK Rowling, Jobs, Greta Thunberg
Week 3
Monday – Attitude, confidence, and ethics. Introducing Ethos. Gervais (2020)
Tuesday – Choosing a side. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (2013)
- READ ANDERSON 176 – 183; Give Your Words the Life They Deserve
Wednesday – Choosing a side continued.
Thursday – Impromptu Speech
The power of Q&A, team presentations, ideas and in class rehearsals.
- READ ANDERSON 198 – 205; The Interconnectedness of Knowledge
Speeches: Chimamanda N. Adichie, R. Gervais, Amanda Goreman + TEDx Speeches TBA
Week 4
Monday – Impromptu Speech + K. Robinson (2006)
Tuesday – Is humor necessary?
Wednesday – Breaking through the camera with an informative and persuasive speech. Berger (1972)
- READ ANDERSON 162-166 How Do I Prep?
Thursday – Motivational Speech + visuals, organizing presentations. What should be heard and what should be seen?
Speeches: Sir Ken Robinson, M. Beard, Barack Obama + Foster Wallace and John Berger
Week 5
Monday – Speaking and Activism
- READING TBA.
Tuesday – Intros: storytelling, introduction, thesis and bias. recap
Wednesday – Body: support and validation. recap
Thursday – Endings: summary, call to action and general reflections. recap
Friday – Final presentations. recap
Speeches: Susan B. Anthony, S. Truth, E. Pankhurst + Parks