This unit will emphasize both verbal and non-verbal cues that influence an audience by controlling and integrating physical behavior and vocal variety. This unit will emphasize introducing, organizing and concluding a speech. Special attention will be paid to those factors that make a speech interesting. Impromptu Speaking A unit on preparing and presenting a speech in a short period of time. Logic and Evidence A unit dealing with reasoning and the use of evidence.
Emphasis is placed on the forms of support used to develop an argument.
Unit Five may be combined with Unit Four. Speech preparation, vocal variety, attention factors, research, answering questions, motivation, audience analysis, and other speech related areas will also be incorporated into the above units. Regardless of any previous lack of training or experience in speaking, by the end of the course, students should be able to stand before a group and speak in an interesting and effective manner. Students should be able to demonstrate basic proficiency in speech preparation, vocal variety, physical platform behavior,audience analysis, research, motivation, and organizational patterns through giving informative and persuasive extemporaneous speeches. To receive a passing grade you must deliver before the class all assigned speeches, and any extra work that may be assigned individually.