SUMMER 20073 (B12)
FUNDAMENTALS OF SPEECH COMMUNICATION
"Speaking With Confidence"
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Please read this packet carefully for course requirements.
A. INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
NAME: Professor Arnold Wood, Jr.
CAMPUS ADDRESS: Florida Community College at Jacksonville
South Campus, Office T-265
11901 Beach Blvd.
Jacksonville, FL 32246
E-MAIL ADDRESS: awood@fccj.edu
PHONE NUMBER: 646-2341
FAX NUMBER: 646-2312
BEST TIME TO CALL: Monday – Thursday: 9:00 – 11:00 am. If I am unavailable, leave your name, phone number and a detailed message. Please speak slowly so that I can write down your phone number. Messages will be returned within 2 working days.
B. COURSE MATERIALS
The following materials are required and the textbooks may be purchased at any FCCJ bookstore in the Distance Learning Section. (If the texts are not on the shelf, please ask a bookstore employee to call the bookstores on the other campuses for textbook availability.)
1. Confidence in Public Speaking: Telecourse Version; Nelson/Pearson; Roxbury Publishing; 8th Edition.
ISBN# 1-931719-31-4.
2. Appendix to be distributed at Orientation meeting. (It may be mailed.)
3. Two blank VHS videotapes on which to record your speeches. It will be brought to each speech presentation meeting along with 4"x 6" index cards. You may substitute DVD's for the VHS tapes if you like.
4. Video lessons for “Fundamentals of Speech Communication” - See Airing Schedule or view at an
LRC. (on the CD)
C. ORIENTATION MEETING - MANDATORY
There is one required on-campus orientation meeting for all SPC 2600 Telecourse students to meet with your professor and your fellow students to discuss any concerns you may have bout course requirements. At the orientation, communication strategies will be explored, the Appendix will be distributed and samples of student speeches will be viewed. Attendance is required.
· Thursday, June 7, 2007 at South Campus, Room T-121 from 6:00pm - 7:00pm.
· If you are unable to attend the orientation meeting, do not register for this course because you will be administratively withdrawn. NO EXCEPTIONS!
D. VIDEO TAPES USE AND SPEECH SCHEDULE
You will record your individual speeches on alternate tapes. On tape A (label it thus), you will record speeches 1, 3, and 5. On tape B (label it thus), you will record speeches 2, 4, and 6. On the tape labels, in addition to the designation A or B, you need to write your name and mailing address as will as each speech #, speech title, and speech length (minutes and seconds…i.e., 3 mins 47 secs.).
IMPORTANT NOTE: You MUST give your speech before an audience. Whoever does the video recording of your speeches needs to include a shot of your audience. You should begin your speeches by thanking your audience for attending your speech and your videographer for recording your speech. You should have the videographer use a full shot (you should be fully in the image so that I can see both you facial expressions as well as your body control) to record your speech. He/she should move the camera only when you refer directly to your a/v graphic/table, etc. Of course, you may record your speeches until you are satisfied with your presentations.
Remember that you are to speak your speeches, not read from a prepared text. I want to see your face as you “talk” to your audience. I don’t want to see the top of your head as you bend and read a text of your speech.
Each taped speech must be accompanied by a typed outline (use Microsoft Word…you may e me the outline of each speech as an attached document). Read and model your speech outlines after the information found in your textbook, chapters K and L (you will find several examples through out the chapters to serve as models for your own outlines). Additionally, note that in your Ecology. Informative, and Persuasive speeches, you should do research using at least 3 sources (use good short sources [current articles] from the Internet by doing a Google or Ask.com sources; better, go to a campus library and have a librarian help you find good sources) which you quote/paraphrase (read chapter I) during your speech. You will prepare a Works Cited page (formerly called Bibliography) following the models for APA or MLA on I-31 in your textbook; include the Works Cited page with the outline.
You will mail the tapes in alternating fashion, following the schedule below (Speeches are defined/described in Section L of this syllabus):
Speech 1 (Tape A) - Name Speech (with outline page)
Wednesday, June 13, 2007 Send/deliver by Monday, June 12, 2007 to South Campus, T-265
Speech 2 (Tape B) - Ecology Speech (with outline and works-cited pages)
Wednesday, June 27, 2007 Send/Deliver by Monday, June 25, 2007 to South Campus, T-265
Speech 3 (Tape A) - Informative Speech (with outline and works-cited pages)
Wednesday, July 11, 2007 Send/deliver by Monday, July 9, 2007 to South Campus, T-265
Speech 4 (Tape B) - Persuasive Speech (with outline and works-cited pages)
Wednesday, July 25, 2007 Send/deliver by Monday, July 23, 2007 to South Campus, T-265
Speech 5 (Tape A) - Oral Interpretation Speech (with outline page)
Wednesday, August 8, 2007 Send/deliver by Monday, August 6, 2007 to South Campus, T-265
Speech 6 (Tape B) – Special Occasion Speech (with outline page)
Wednesday, August 22, 2006 Send/deliver by Monday, August 20, 2007 to South Campus, T-265
Your work – the preparation of, outlines of, and delivery (taping) of each speech – must be your own. Please refer to the College policy regarding acts of academic dishonest.
Term ends Friday, August 24, 2007. Final grades will be posted on Artemis beginning Monday, August 27, 2007.
E. HOMEWORK INFORMATION AND DUE DATES
To be successful, the weekly assignments for this course (located in section I of this package) need to be completed during those time frames. Do not fall behind - call me if you experience any problem with the assignments immediately.
NO LATE SPEECH TAPES WILL BE ACCEPTED.
F. STATE MANDATED TUITION CHANGES
Beginning fall semester, 1997, according to guidelines established by Florida HB 1545, all students may enroll in a specific college credit course only twice at a regular tuition rate. If the first two attempts are unsuccessful (all grades will count as an attempt, including audit FN, IW, W, I, F, and D), the third time a student enrolls in the course he/she must pay full cost of instruction. This cost is equivalent to the out-of-state tuition rate, approximately four times the cost of regular tuition or $201.85 per semester hour (cost as of 2003/04). Only “drops” submitted by the advertised deadline date (during the first week of a term) will not count as being enrolled.
G. DEADLINES FOR DROPPING/WITHDRAWING FROM CLASSES
Monday, June 11, 2007 – 6:30 pm With Refund
Class is deleted from student’s record
Thursday, July 26, 2007 – 6:30 pm No refund
“W” grade assigned
Important Note: The drop deadline is sometimes before the orientation meeting and/or first video lesson on cable TV. If you are uncertain about this course, review the course outline and view a taped lesson in an FCCJ Library before the drop deadline.
H. COLLEGE HOLIDAYS – COLLEGE CLOSED/NO LESSONS AIRED
Wednesday, July 4 – Independence Day
I. WEEKLY SCHEDULE (not applicable to the CD-based version of the course)
FCCJ telecourses are available on the following cable television channels:
Callahan Ch. 16,Comcast
Clay County Ch. 7, Comcast (noon – midnight only)
Clay County Ch. 26, Comcast
Duval County Ch. 26, Comcast
Fernandina Beach Ch. 19, Comcast
St. Johns County Ch. 26, Comcast
St. Johns County Ch. 55, Time Warner
CABLE TELEVISION SCHEDULE
You can view the airing schedule on the web at www.opencampus.org/tv.html
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9:00pm – 10:30pm
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A = 1st lesson of the week; B = 2nd lesson; C = 3rd Lesson. * = Repeat; 0 = No Lesson Aired
Please note the Holidays listed above – No lessons will air on that date
ALL testing information is on the Exam Schedule (Section J) that follows this Airing Schedule
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WEEK # DATES (MON-SUN) |
MTGS |
TEXTBOOK CHAPTERS |
TELELESSON NAME |
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Week 1 June 4 – 10 |
✓ |
Chapter 1 – Developing Confidence Chapter 1 - Ethics in Public Speaking Chapter B - The First Speech (handout) |
Introduction Ethics The First Speech |
1 (A) 2 (B) 4 (C) |
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X(A) X(B) |
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Week 2 June 11 – 17 |
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Chapter 12 – Presentational Aids Chapter 1 – Conquering Speech Anxiety Chapter 4 - The Speaker |
Presentational Aids Anxiety The Speaker |
16 (A) 5 (B) 8 (C) |
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Week 3 June 18 – 24 |
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No Assignment Chapter 3 - The Audience Chapter 5 - Selecting a Topic & Purpose |
No Assignment The Audience Selecting a Topic |
0(A) 7(B) 9(C) |
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Week 4 June 25 – July 1 |
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No Assignment Chapter 6 – Finding Information Chapter 7 - Speech Organizing & Outlining |
No Assignment Finding Information Organizing & Outlining |
0(A) 10(B) 11(C) |
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Week 5 July 2 - 8 |
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Chapter9 – Introducing & Concluding Your Speech Chapter 13 – Informative Speaking
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Introductions & Conclusions
Informative Speaking: Strategies Informative Speaking: Organization |
13(A)
18(B)
19(C) |
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Week 6 July 9 – 15 |
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No Assignment
No Assignment |
Student Speech Models – X1
No Assignment |
*X1(A) *Be sure to record) 0(B/C) |
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Week 7 July 16 - 22 |
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Chapter 8 - Ethical & Effective Use of Evidence, Proof, & Argument Chapter 10 – Language in Public Speaking No Assignment |
Critical Thinking
Language No Assignment |
12(A)
14(B) 0(C) |
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Week 8 July 23 – 29 |
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Chapter 11 – Delivering Your Speech No Assignment Chapter 11 – Delivering Your Speech |
Delivery No Assignment Student Speech Models – X2 |
15(A) 0(B) *X2(C) *(Be sure to record) |
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Week 9 July 30 – August 5
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Chapter 14 – Principles & Types of Persuasive Speeches No Assignment No Assignment
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Persuasive Speaking: Strategies
Persuasive Speaking: Organization No Assignment
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20(A)
21(B) 0(C) |
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Week 10 August 6 – 12 |
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Chapter U – Speeches for Special Occasions (handout) Chapter 2 – Listening No Assignment |
Special Occasion Speeches
Listening No Assignment |
23(A)
6(B) 0(C) |
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Week 11 August 13 – 19 |
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Chapter V - Dynamics of Small Group Discussion/ Communication (handout) Chapter W - Group Leadership & Problem Solving (handout Complete Journal Entries Complete Journal Entries |
Small Group Communication
No Assignment
Critiquing Public Speeches
Summary |
22(A)
17(B)
24(C) |
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Week 12 August 20 – 24 |
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Any Late Speech (with prior permission of the professor only) Is Due On July 25 |
No Assignment |
No Tapes Aired
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See Speech Due Dates, Section D pages 1 & 2.
J. GRADING INFORMATION
Grading Scale
90 - 100% = A Major Presentations = 70%
80 - 89 = B Speech Outlines = 10
70 - 79 = C Homework Assignments = 10
60 - 69 = D Journal = 10
Below 60 = F Total 100%
"I" Grade - None.
"W" Grade - Official Withdrawal - If you feel that you will be unable to maintain the grade you desire in this course, you may withdraw by Wednesday, July 19, 2000 by 6:30 pm or accept the letter grade you earn. If you do not officially withdraw but stop fulfilling the assigned work, you will receive an F.
“FN” Grade- Failure Non-Attendance - The “FN” grade will be assigned students have not attended – in part or wholly – class. If used, the “FN” grade will lower students’ overall grade point average (GPA).
For this course, failure to attend Orientation will result in students, as the law requires, be withdrawn from the course.
K. ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE AND SPECIAL SERVICES
Disabled Student Services
Specific services (such as notetaker, tutor, reader, scribe, interpreter) can be provided upon receipt of documentation. Students needing special accommodations for testing must notify their campus Disabled Student Specialist at the beginning of the term. NO special accommodations can be made without documentation from FCCJ’s Disabled Student Services Office.
Central Office: 633-5978
Downtown Campus: 633-8488 Kent Campus: 381-3500
North Campus: 766-6784 South Campus: 646-2191
Learning Centers
Tutoring is available for all telecourse students (for a variety of subjects) in the Learning Centers located on each campus. Please call in advance to make sure a tutor is available to help you and for hours of operation:
Downtown Campus: 633-8166 Kent Campus: 381-3449
North Campus: 766-6718 South Campus: 646-2196
Libraries
Telecourse lessons are on videotape in any FCCJ Libraries. Videotapes cannot be checked out or rented from the Library and must be viewed in the Library. Ask for your video lesson by both lesson number and name of the video series. Call the Library for hours of operation:
Downtown Campus: 633-8368 Kent Campus: 381-3522
North Campus: 766-6711 South Campus: 646-2174
Deerwood Center: 997-2574
Visit our Open Campus Library at http://www.fccj.org/library/opencampus/
Kristin Kubly, Open Campus Librarian, is available to provide assistance for Distance Learning Students. She can be reached at the Deerwood Center Library, phone number 997-2563, or by email at kkubly@fccj.org
Rental (not applicable)
Most telecourses may be rented for an additional fee. For detailed information, call RMI at 1-800-745-5480 or access their web site at http://www.rmimedia.com GLY 1001, MAT 0024, MAT 1033, MGF 1106, POS 2112 and SPC 2600 are not available for rental. Videos cannot be rented from FCCJ’s Libraries.
Telecourse Assistance – Call 997-2654. For other assistance regarding telecourses, call or visit the FCCJ Distance Learning Office at the DWC E1500. If a scheduled telecourse lesson does not appear to be on cable TV, call 997-2669 as soon as you notice a problem. You can view the airing schedule on the web at www.opencampus.org/tv.html
Telecourse Updates – Call 633-8309
For recorded information on assignment changes, upcoming exams, telecourse replays, and special notes from your instructor. Available 24 hours a day.
Replacement CD’s – Call 997-2654. For CC-based courses only: If you lose your CD or if it proves inoperative, call for a replacement immediately.
L. MAJOR SPEECHES DEFINED/DESCRIBED
NOTE: These are not necessarily in the order in which they are given.
1. NAME presentation: Devise a speech presentation, the purpose of which is to help us remember your first name. Employ virtually any device(s) you can think of to give your presentation IMPACT (high memory retention value). Every element - idea/approach, script, props, visual aids, costume (?), audio aid, movement, audience participation, etc. should collectively work to enhance name recall. The introduction should arrest our attention; the remainder of the presentation should maintain our attention. Ask yourself what it would take to gain and hold your own attention; the same thing would probably hold the attention of others. Practice under actual conditions - for example, a
poster that sticks to your living room wall may not stick to a chalky blackboard. No projectors may be used. Do not use loud noises to achieve impact. If you use association as a retention device, it must not be negative. Time: 2 to 4 minutes. Outline required.
2. ECOLOGY presentation: Choose a topic that concerns some aspect of the environment (local, regional, national, etc...you could even choose your home environment as in the closed air system of most homes...). As part of the evidence in the body of the speech, you must quote and paraphrase experts from researched sources. Visual aids and additional interest/impact enhancement devices must be clearly employed to enrich the speech presentation (I must be able to see you make use of a chart, table, exploded drawing, etc. during the speech). Time: 4 to 6 minutes. Outline required with works cited page.
3. INFORMATIVE presentation: "Something of Value" - objective is to have us become concerned about/interested in/more knowledgeable about your topic. Select a topic that you find valuable/interesting. Make us interested! Search for an original/creative/compelling approach to the topic. Bring it to life! Do not read or recite a report. As with the ecology speech, students must make use of research during the speech. Students must employ visual aid and additional interest/impact enhancement devices during the speech as well. Time: 4 to 6 minutes. Outline required with works cited page.
4. PERSUASIVE Presentation: Based on an issue that you are committed to intellectually/emotionally. Take a strong stand. This presentation will inform but it will go on to praise, make commentary, blame some person, object to a situation, judgement or policy, solve a problem, resolve a conflict, propose a compromise, reinforce a present choice or attitude, create indecision (open-mindedness), foster delay (moratorium), stimulate thought/action, provide inspiration (a purely inspirational speech is fine) ...The presentation, built on the five steps of the motivated sequence, should cause your audience to willingly accept your proposal through your effective use of logic/evidence/emotion. As with the ecology speech, students make use of research during the speech. Visual aids and other devices must be used appropriately to enhance impact. Time: 4 to 6 minutes. Outline required. Double weighted in grade average.
5. ORAL INTERPRETATION: (Readings) Present a literary selection(s) putting together the elements of pitch, rate, volume and quality changes to express the meaning, mood or intent of its creator. As you introduce the reading, name and explain why you choose it. Afterwards, emphasize the reading's meaning, value, or the like. Then conclude. Time: 2 minutes maximum. Outline required.
6. SPECIAL OCCASION: Make a testimonial to a group of people you admire or an invention worthy of tribute. The speech should be between 150 and 300 words long. Introduction and conclusion should make an impact. Be concise and powerful. Time: 2 minutes. Outline required.