1. Introduction to Public Speaking The benefits of public speaking, communication processes, ethical speaking and categories of speeches
2. 2.1 Analyzing Your Audience Adapting to audiences, evaluation techniques and listener needs
2.2 Listening and Feedback Improving listening and note-taking skills, the four stages of listening and the different types of listening
3. 3.1 Selecting the Topic, Purpose and Thesis of Your Speech General and specific purpose speeches, developing a thesis and timed speeches
3.2 Researching the Speech Research strategies and types, source reliability and supporting materials
4. 4.1 Organizing the Speech. Organizational patterns for informative and persuasive speeches, main ideas and supporting ideas
4.2 Outlining the Speech Introduction, body and conclusion of a speech
5. 5.1 Language and Style Inclusive and vivid language, diction and speaking styles
5.2 Speech Delivery Four categories of speech delivery, nonverbal communication, pronunciation and speech rehearsal
6. 6.1 Selecting and Incorporating Visual
6.2 Supports Advantages and disadvantages of PowerPoint, copyright and fair use issues and preparing visual aids
7. 7.1 Types of Speeches Informative, persuasive and special occasion speeches
7.2 Speech Evaluation Why evaluating speeches is important, assessing yourself as a speaker and assessing the speaking abilities of others
Preparing For Your Impromptu Speech Developing, preparing and making an impromptu speech on short notice
The final mark will be obtained from the three compulsory assessment activities:
Task 1. Speech delivery for 2 minutes. 30%
Task 2. Presentation 5 minutes.40%
Task 3. Peer presentation/speech 4 minutes 30%
A minimum grade of 5 out of 10 is required to pass the final assessment.
If a student chooses one-off assessment (evaluació única), then he/she must inform the teacher in charge. In this case, he/she will be evaluated in the final exam (100%)
FINAL EXAM:
Speech delivery for 2 minutes. 30%
Presentation 5 minutes.40%
Peer presentation/speech 4 minutes 30%
There is the possibility of retaking the subject for those students that do not pass the course.
Criteris específics de la nota «No Presentat»:
No presentat = activity not delivered
Avaluació única:
FINAL EXAM:
Speech delivery for 2 minutes. 30%
Presentation 5 minutes.40%
Peer presentation/speech 4 minutes 30%
Requisits mínims per aprovar:
Per considerar superada l’assignatura, caldrà obtenir una qualificació mínima de 5.0
Students with pending English subject should not register this subject.
Assessment criteria via competences
Teachers will use detailed performance descriptors (Rubrics) when assessing the activities. These band descriptors will be provided to students at the beginning of the course.
The following four categories will be considered:
• task achievement
• coherence and cohesion
• lexical resource
• grammatical range and accuracy