This class requires a web camera for filming and uploading speeches. This would mean a camera either hooked to your computer or built in to your laptop. This course also requires an audience for two speeches. One speech in week 4 requires three adult audience members and another speech in week 7 requires 5 adult members. Having less audience member does not fulfill the requirements. You cannot pass the class without fulfilling these requirements.
COM 211 Mediated Oral Presentation Through Technology: Presents students with the communication fundamentals for public speaking in a technological environment. This course will provide distance learning students with the ability to fulfill the Core Studies Oral communication skills requirement through a course in the online format which offers the same rhetorical presentation theories which are the basis for the current COM 210 Public Speaking course and adapts the course to the existing and emerging online presentation environment. This class will take advantage of existing technology for students to post their speeches in an online format and prepares students for effective presentation in various speech methods, settings and audiences
Students who enroll in COM 211 must purchase the McGraw-Hill The Art of Public Speaking textbook in advance of the course. Students enrolling in this course must be able to record and upload video files.
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
Lucas, Stephen E., (2019). The Art of Public Speaking. (13th ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw Hill. ISBN: 978-1260412932
Students are required to access the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) for information about composition strategies, grammar and punctuation rules, and APA formatting and citation styles. While the OWL is free to access as a reference resource, please note the Fair Use Policy regarding restrictions for using the OWL.
Strunk, W., & White, E.B. (2000). The elements of style. (4th ed.). Needham Heights, MA: Longman (Pearson).
Please see the writing rubric under the course resources tab.
| Week & Date | Readings | Assignments Due/ activities | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Read Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4 in the textbook. | Using Technology (Intro & Greeting) Weekly Forum postings identified in the course.
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10 percent |
| 2 | Read Chapters 9, 11, and 13 in the textbook. | Weekly Forum postings identified in the course.
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5 percent |
| 3 | Read Chapters 6, 10, and 15 in the textbook. | Bag of Learning Take 1 Weekly Forum postings identified in the course.
|
15 percent |
| 4 | Read Chapters 7, 10, and 12 in the textbook. | Bag of Learning Take 2. Weekly Forum postings identified in the course.
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15 percent |
| 5 | Read Chapters 16 and 17 in the textbook. | Weekly Forum postings identified in the course.
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10 percent |
| 6 | Read Chapter 14 and Appendix in the textbook | Persuasive Speech Take 1 (Upload in speech section of course) Weekly Forum postings identified in the course.
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10 percent |
| 7 | Review Chapters 16 and 17, as needed | Persuasive Speech with Q&A Take 2 (Upload in speech section of course) Final Outline (Place in Dropbox) Discuss the sonnet you chose on the discussion forum. Weekly Forum postings identified in the course.
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25 percent |
| 8 | Read Chapter 18 in the textbook. | Gratitude Speech (Upload in speech section of course) Weekly Forum postings identified in the course.
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10 percent |
| Maximum percent Is 100. |
| Week | Speech | Time | Audience Needed? | Video & Upload to Platform? | Peer Review? | Other Requirements on Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Try your Technology (Intro & Greeting) | 1 to 2 minutes | No | Yes | Yes | No outline needed |
| 3 | Bag of Learning Take 1 | 3 to 5 minutes | No | Yes | Yes | Outline Deliver the body of the speech only 3 visual aids required Minimal or no notes |
| 4 | Bag of Learning Take 2 | 4 to 5 minutes | Yes (3 or more adults) Required to pass the class! | Yes | Yes | Deliver the entire speech 3 visual aids required Minimal or no notes |
| 6 | Persuasive Speech Take 1 | Rehearsal not timed | No (conducted via telephone with a partner) | No | No (partner only) | Outline Explain PowerPoint slides |
| 7 | Persuasive Speech Take 2 | 7 to 9 minutes + 3 minutes Q&A | Yes (5 or more adults)Required to pass the class! | Yes | Yes | 3 note cards allowed 3 PowerPoint slides * |
| 8 | Gratitude Speech | 1.5 to 3 minutes | No | Yes | If time allows | Can be delivered by written manuscript Manuscript required |
NOTE TO LEARNERS: On occasion, the course faculty may, at his or her discretion, alter the Learning Activities shown in this Syllabus. The alteration of Learning Activities may not, in any way, change the Learner Outcomes or the grading scale for this course as contained in this syllabus. Examples of circumstances that could justify alterations in Learning Activities could include number of learners in the course; compelling current events; special faculty experience or expertise; or unanticipated disruptions to class session schedule.