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.

• Deliver your quotation speech to the class on Zooom.

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 influential person speech to the class on Zoom.

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 5- 7

• 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 problem speech to the class on Zoom.

Speaking to entertain: In the last 2 weeks you will learn to craft a speech to entertain and present a classmate an award in a recorded speech. 

Related assignments:

• Your weekly plan, week 7

• Throughout the semester, in your speaker's notebook, you'll collect stories, facts, and quotations from your peers on their speaking days and outside of class (in other classes, in the media you consume, from friends and family, etc...).

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

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.

• Your professor will share some words of wisdom.

• We will do a final grade check

• Farewells