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Introduction to the Course --- Public SpeakingOutlineSpecific purpose: To inform the students about the aspects of the course --- Public SpeakingCentral idea: The four aspects of this course include five purposes of opening the course, the way the course will beconducted and the teaching schedule, 14 requirements toensure an effective result; and the evaluation andgrading.IntroductionI. First let me ask you three questions:A. A. Why do you choose this courseB.What is a good speechC.What is the greatest obstacle if one wants to deliver a great speech II. As a veteran teacher of English I find Chinese students are reluctant to make a public speech.A.Chinese students are more likely to have stage fright because theyare not or less trained.B.Public speech is a compulsory course in most of the Americanuniversities.III. For the next 30 minutes or so I’d like to talk about 4 things: the purposes of this course, the way the course will be conducted, the requirements you should meet and grading scheme.(Transition: Let’s start with the purposes of this course.)BodyI. There are five main purposes to open this course.A. The first purpose is to help you learn the basic skills in preparingand delivering a speech effectively.1. The first is how to choose a topic2. The second is to write an outline of a speech.3. The third is to organize a speech4. The fourth is to make your vocal language more effective5. The fifth is to use verbal language effectively6. The sixth is to use non-verbal language effectively,7. The seventh is to use visual aids in an effective way.8. The eighth is to practice and rehearse a speech.9. The ninth is to prepare answers to possible questions from theaudience.B. The second purpose is to help you find and then overcome yourproblems in making public speeches.1. This course is basically practice-oriented, which means youwill make a lot of presentations in class.2. As audience, you will certainly find the problems of those whoare delivering a speech.3. By analyzing the speeches of others, you will consciously avoidsimilar mistakes in your own performance.C.The third purpose is to help you overcome stage fright.1. Stage fright ranks very high among all the fears.2. Everyone has stage fear.3. There are at least five ways to overcome stage fright.a. Acquire speaking experience.b. Make full preparation.c. Think positively.d. Use the power of visualization.e. Don’t expect perfection.D.The fourth purpose is to prepare you for your future academic andprofessional life.1. Classroom presentation is currently what college students aremost likely to face.2. Seminars or symposiums are occasions for your future academicstudies where you are very likely to be asked to make apresentation.3. Thesis oral defenses are what college students have to gothrough.4. Business/work reports are what one needs to write and presentif you go professional.5. Political or even election speeches are not unlikely for someof you to make in the future.6. Ceremonial speeches are usually made impromptu.E. The fifth purpose is to help you build confidence and advance yourpersonal image.1. Through practicing and training, you may improve your way ofcommunicating your ideas orally to a group of people, which willnaturally help boost their confidence.2. The ability to beautifully deliver a speech in public willundoubtedly upgrade your self-image and will make you morepopular anywhere you go.(Transition: Ok, those are the five main purposes to open this course.Some of you m ay wonder why I didn’t include “to help studentspractice their spoken English”. Well, spoken English isanother course, as it is quite different from public speech.As a matter of fact, a relatively better command of oral Englishis required of those who want to take this course. Now let’smove on to how this course will be conducted.)II. This course will integrate theory into practice with focus on practice.A.The first four classes will be devoted to theory.1.The theory will be based on the lecture notes in our class emailbox.2.The theory will be illustrated with examples, either verbal orvisual.B.Volunteers will be assigned extra speeches, which will take 2 moreclasses.C.The remaining 10 classes will be used for classroom practice.1.Each student is required to give two speeches.a. The first speech to give should be informative.b. The second should be persuasive.2. There will be 4 students giving speeches each class.3. Both teachers and students are to comment on all the speechesmade.4. Each speech should last no more than 10 minutes, followed by10 minutes of Q&A and comments and 2 minutes for grading. (Transition: As you can see, more time will be spent on practice rather than theory. That is why we call it practice-oriented. To make our practice more effective, you are supposed to meet some requirements.)III. To make our class more effective and efficient, you are asked to fulfill the following 14 requirements.1.Don’t skip classes and don’t be late.2.Be attentive in class.3.Prepare and compose the speech well and well in advance.4.Every speech should be written yourself.5.Practice and rehearse fully until you can make the speech withconfidence.6.Don’t bring your speech draft or preparation outline to the stage.7.Limit your speech to 10 minutes.8.Don’t use too many slides in your ppt. (12 slides will sufficefor a 10-minute talk.)9.Don’t play any video clip t hat lasts longer than 1 minute.10.Hand in the preparation outline, speech draft, and speaking outlinebefore each speech.11.Eye contact contributes a lot to the scoring.12.Print the evaluation charts and bring them to class from the fifthweek.13.Discuss others’ speeches with group mates and grade them carefullyand fairly.14.Don’t ask me to revise your score.(Transition: There might be some other requirements along the way. I’ll let you know when they come up. Now let’s look at the last main point which you might be more concerned about --- grading.)IV. How a speech is graded and evaluatedA. The total score falls into the following parts:1. The first speech accounts for 40%.2. The second speech accounts for 45%.3. Class performance accounts for 15% including attendance andparticipation.Note: Students’grading will account for 30%, while the teacher’s 70%.B. Each speech is evaluated according to the following instructions.Evaluation ChartClass___________ Group ___________ Date ________________Name of speaker____________ Name of evaluator ____________Evaluating instructions:1.Vocal effect includes pronunciation, vocal variety (cadence), fluency,clarity, volume.2.Verbal language includes grammar, accuracy, appropriateness, andvividness and rhetorical devices.3.Structure refers to opening, body and ending.4.Body language contains eye contact, gesture, facial expression, andposture.5.Visual aid mainly includes ppt. or video clips with no more than 12slides for ppt. and 1 minute for video clips.6.Overall Effect refers to the general impression, whether the speechis informative or persuasive, and the speaker’s performance in Q&A session.7.Outlines will be graded by the teacher only.(Transition: With the grading done, the introduction to this course is about to wind up. But before th at, let’s go over the whole thing briefly so that you won’t forget immediately and then can make an informed decision as to whether you will buy this co urse, since it’s still the shopping week.)ConclusionI. Today’s opening speech consists of 4 parts.A. There are 5 purposes to open this course.B. This course combines theory with practice and mainly focuses onpractice.C. To ensure the effectiveness of the course, you are asked to follow14 requirements.D. The final score is graded by both the teacher and the students. II. The ultimate goal of this course is to enable you to make satisfactory public speeches with sufficient preparation and practice.III.I keep my fingers crossed that one day you will be eloquent speakers in whatever fields you are.IV.Thank you.。