The exception to this attendance policy regards days you are scheduled to present a speech. If you miss a speech day, you will receive no performance points on the assignment and will miss the opportunity to workshop your speech. On speech performance days, please arrive early so as not to interrupt a speaker in the middle of a performance. DO NOT enter the classroom while someone is speaking. Pick a speaker or subject that you admire or care passionately about.
Speeches can be either contemporary or historical.
They will then become subjects of criticism for the class as a whole. Speeches on audio or videotape are welcome, too. In addition, turn in 1-2 typed pages explaining your choices , how they fit together, what you think they have to offer critics of speech, and why you want to work with them this semester. For one of the speeches, you will be asked to presume a hostile or difficult audience. After workshopping presented versions in class, revised written versions of speeches will be due and graded.