Instructor: Mary Swart
Office: Plaza Hall 417 / Phone: 285-7195
E-mail: mary.swart@roch.edu
Office Hours: Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. -- 9:00-9:50 & by appointment.
Supplies - A pocket type folder, videotape, formatted computer disk, note cards, positive attitude, and plenty of enthusiasm!

OBJECTIVES: No thinking person will deny that the ability to communicate is essential in today’s society. Though there are other effective means of communication, none is more widely used or more essential to effective living than speech. From the moment we are born, we begin to make sounds and develop symbolic behaviors in order to get the responses we want.
A specific goal of this course is to help you gain the responses you seek through oral communication.
Students will learn and demonstrate topic selection, audience analysis, organization, visual support, and research techniques in a speaker-audience setting.
Students will practice and exhibit effective delivery techniques in prepared and impromptu speeches.
Students will apply communication strategies for different audiences and contexts, including personal, emotional and logical arguments.
Students will understand and demonstrate proper and constructive listening, feedback, critical thinking, and analysis skills from the perspective of both the speaker and the audience.
Students will perform in a variety of public speaking situations.

Attendance and Participation Policy: “Showing up is half the battle.” I am giving you 50 points for class attendance and participation. It is your job to hang on to them; SHOW UP FOR CLASS! This is a performance-based class, not a lecture, take a pencil/paper test kind of a class. What you get out of this class greatly depends on your sincere effort. After more than seven unexcused absences you will be asked to withdraw from the class. You will be allowed three absences without penalty (two points per class missed). Public speaking by definition requires a live audience so missing other students’ speaking days may result in a loss of seven points. You are responsible for all information covered on days missed both per syllabus and/or verbally announced in class.
Speeches and written assignments: All graded speaking assignments must be completed to pass this course. You will be allowed to miss and make-up only one speech without penalty. If you find yourself in a situation that requires you to miss your assigned speaking day, you should contact me immediately. Unexcused late speeches and written assignments will be assessed one letter grade reduction in points earned. My advice, “Bite the bullet and get it done!”

**Moral/Ethical considerations for this class: All work presented in this class must be original. PLAGIARISM will not be tolerated. If you are caught presenting work that is not your own you will receive a ZERO for that assignment.**

Requirements and point values for this course:

Class Attendance/Participation 50 points

1. Self-Introduction Speech 15 points
Outline 10 points
Self-evaluation and goal sheet 10 points

2. Power Point Speech 25 points
Outline/Bibliography 10 points
Self-evaluation and goal sheet 10 points

3. Written Test 50 points

4. Good Citizen Speech 50 points
Outline/Bibliography 15 points
Self-evaluation and goal sheet 10points

5. Informative Speech 75 points
Informative/audience analysis 15 points
Informative research assignment 10 points
Outline/Bibliography 15 points
Self-evaluation and goal sheet 10 points
Peer critique 05 points

6. Persuasive Speech 100 points
Persuasive/audience analysis 15 points
Persuasive research assignment 15 points
Outline/Bibliography 25 points
Peer Critique 05 points

Total points possible 550
Grading Scale: 90-100%=A, 80-89%=B, 70-79%=C, 60-69%=D, 50-59%=F
By keeping a record of all earned assignment points you should be able to calculate your grade at any time during the semester or schedule a conference with me.

Fall – 2002 - Tentative Course Schedule- Speech 1114
Any changes to our syllabus will be verbally announced in class.

W-08/22 Introduction to course. Ice-breakers.
F-08/24 Confidence and Your First Speech.
Assign Introduction Speeches/Rotation

M-08/27 The Basic Parts of the Speech
W-08/29 Tag Team Speaking
F-08/31 Listening/Responding to Speeches. Selecting topics, activities.

M-09/03 Holiday-no class
W-09/05 Self-Introductory Speeches & outlines due
F-09/07 Self-Introductory Speeches & outlines due

M-09/10 Self-Introductory Speech & outlines
Assign Good Citizen Speech

W-09/12 Organizing your speech, introductions and conclusions
F-09/14 Test – 50 points - Basic Parts of the Speech

M-09/17 PowerPoint Lab – Assign PowerPoint Presentation
W-09/19 Research Lab
F-09/21 Citing sources - Bring a printed article that has a citation.
Speech Delivery. Bring/Practice a favorite children’s rhyme.

M-09/24 Informative Speaking Lecture and Activity
W-09/26 Impromptus
F-09/28 Speech prep time

M-10/01 Begin PowerPoint Presentations
W-10/03 PowerPoint Presentations
F-10/05 PowerPoint Presentations

M-10/08 PowerPoint Presentations.
W-10/10 Informative surveys due- in-class time
Informative videos and critical discussion
F-10/12 Good Citizen Speech prep time

M-10/15 Good Citizen Speeches begin – outline/bibliography, assignments due day of speech
W-10/17 Good Citizen Speeches
F-10/19 No class

M-10/22 Good Citizen Speeches
W-10/24 Good Citizen Speeches
Handout Informative Speech Packet
F-10/26 Informative speech prep day

M-10/29 Informative in-class survey Day
W-10/31 Persuasive speaking – Structure and Strategy
Bring in Advertisement to analyze for Monday
F-11/02 Persuasive Discussions and activities

M-11/05 Persuasive speech videos and critical discussions
W-11/07 Persuasive in class survey due
F-11/09 Begin Informative Speeches – outlines/bibliography due

M-11/12 Holiday-no class
W-11/14 Informative Speeches & outline/Bibliography
F-11/16 Informative Speeches & outlines/Bibliography

M-11/19 Informative Speeches& outline/Bibliography
W-11/21 Informative Speeches& outline/Bibliography
Handout Persuasive Speech Packet
F-11/23 Holiday-no class

M-11/26 Persuasive speech prep day
W-11/28 Persuasive speech prep day
F-11/30 Supporting a Point assignment due/Impromptu practice using the assignment

M-12/03 Persuasive Speeches begin – outlines/bibliography assignments due day of speech
W-12/05 Persuasive Speeches
F-12/07 Persuasive Speeches

M-12/10 Persuasive Speeches
W-12/12 Persuasive Speeches
F-12/14 Persuasive Speeches

M-12/17 Persuasive Speeches FINAL DAY: Finish Persuasive Speeches and Make-up Speeches