The Quotation Speech (5 minutes): In this short values-based persuasive speech you will introduce a quotation that holds meaning for you, connect it with 2 values that guide you in your life and share stories that illustrate these values at work in your life.

Related assignments: 

• Your weekly plan for weeks 1

• Read and watch videos about how to develop speaker confidence.

• Mine your experiences for stories to support your values.

• Use your stories as evidence to support your quotation when you outline the speech.

• Practice your quotation speech both recorded and outside of class.

• Record your quotation speech.

The influential person speech (7-10 minutes): In this research-based informative speech you will teach your audience about 1 famous person who inspires you. 

Related assignments:

• Your weekly plan for weeks 2-4

• Read and view videos about informative speaking, speech organization and slide design.

• Topic brainstorming and brief research of possible topics.

• Research your influential person.

• Develop an outline in which you share inspirational details about your influential person.

• Develop an image-rich slide show to illustrate your presentation.

• Practice your speech with the slides for comfort and confidence.

• Deliver your recorded influential person speech to the class.

The Problem Speech (7-10 minutes): In this research-based persuasive speech you will convince your audience to take action to help solve a societal problem that is important to you.

Related assignments:

• Your weekly plan for weeks 8-12

• Read and watch videos about the difficulties of persuasion, ethical persuasion and clear, emotion-provoking language used to persuade.

• Topic brainstorming and brief research of possible topics

• Research your problem

• Develop an outline in which you explain the problem, share a solution that a group or prominent individual is fighting for and explain what your audience can do to help.

• Develop an image-rich slide show to illustrate your presentation.

• Practice your speech with the slides for comfort and confidence.

• Deliver your recorded problem speech to the class.

As part of our final week, we will:

• Reflect on our individual and collective success in the course

• Present an award to another person in our class:  In this three-minute presentation you will present an award to a person in our class who was assigned to you in week 10.

• Your professor will share some words of wisdom.

• We will do a final grade check

• Farewells