Advanced Speech

 

INSTRUCTIONAL GOALS 

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, forensics means, “an argumentative exercise, or the art or study of argumentative discourse”.  This course will explore applied communication skills including but not limited to: argumentation, public speaking, small group communication and oral interpretation.

Presentation Guidelines - All presentations must be classroom appropriate. 

1. No discriminatory or offensive language will be tolerated: Be supportive classmates to one another. 
2. No commenting while classmates are presenting: Be respectful toward one another. 

 

This means you may NOT: 

1. Bring drugs or alcohol, weapons, combustibles, or anything else that violates school policy, under the pretense that “it’s for a presentation”. 
2. Conduct any dangerous demonstrations.
3. Use any vulgar, profane, or sexually explicit language or visual aids. 

 

STUDENT PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES:

 

        Creating

Students will compose various speech manuscripts as well as the necessary supplemental material for each performance type including outlines and visual aids.

Presenting

All units will culminate in either live performance in front of the class or in the form of published

videos on the class Canvas page.

Responding

Students will employ rubric-based peer- and self-evaluations in preparation for final presentation, engage in a question and answer session aimed at challenging the logic of the arguments made, experience real-time challenges to their ideas and offer their own challenges of their opponent’s ideas, and refine small group communication skills. 

Connecting

Students will use prior knowledge, past experience, and analysis of the audience to select performance topics.

 

At the end of this course, you will:

1. Be able to research and write a speech 
2. Know how to fully analysis and understand your audience
3. Create visual aids for various audiences and speech types
4. Understand how your communication style affects others