ACOM 203Y Speech Composition and Presentation
MW 04:15:00_PM-05:35:00_PM
Class Number: 1921 (Spring
2006)
ROOM LC0011
OFFICE
HOURS: by appointment
telephone 442 2604 ROOM # 386
SS building
email: neuage@albany.edu or neuaget@albanyacademyforgirls.org
Please go to http://www.albany.edu/~neuage/informationspeech.htm for any updates
The purpose of the informative speech is
to provide interesting, useful, and unique information to your audience. It can be for any amount of
time. Of course ours will be ten to eleven minutes.
Outline for today’s class
1.
Types of Informative
Speeches: Objects ~ Processes ~ Events ~
Concepts ~ Places
2.
Purposes of
Informative Speaking
3.
Strategies for
selecting a topic – Interests/employment/travel/how something works
4.
Framing a thesis
statement. We will go over this in class
Once you settle on a topic give it a title
frame and a thesis statement (a couple of sentences on what your information
speech will be on) – and handup next Monday the 6th
of February
· This speech is more “academic” than your introduction of your partner speech and will require some research
· Present a speech of 10 to 11 minutes, which informs the audience about some object, concept, or event.
· Present this speech from a brief speaking outline either on approximately 3 pages, one side per page or 10 note cards. (up to 5”x8”, one side only)
· Use at least one visual aid including (but not limited to):
Ř Overhead projections ~ Slides ~ Video
clips (no longer than 1 minute) this can be on a CD or disk if saved from the
Web ~ Poster boards, handouts ~ PowerPoint presentation (no more than six
slides) including at least two visual elements (pictures, graphics, charts,
etc.) ~ Any object (prop) that will help to present
their topic (be creative!)
You will discuss various topics in your group on Monday the 6th
of February. For your homework assignment
for this class between today and next Monday you will brainstorm
with your group and write down ideas for topics for your introduction speech
and this
will be report number one –You will have between today
and next Monday to choose your topic for your INTRODUCTION SPEECH.
****** It is your responsibility to let me know before the day of your speech if you need audio visual-aides/overhead transparencies (give me your pages to make transparencies) – Internet/computer-projector for PowerPoint etc. and to work out the SmartBoard
YOU WILL NEED TO
HAND-UP Monday February 27th – the day of the
first presentation your outline for your speech. Everyone has to hand this up
at the same time whether your speech is on this day or not.
What you need to hand in on the day of your speech:
1. A
Title for your speech (be creative)
2. Hand in a rationale and your full
manuscript of your speech
3. Specific Purpose statement
4. Central Idea
5. Detailed Outline (I will give an example in a future class)
6. Proper
Bibliography
including at least 3 sources.