...COM 225: Public Speaking ASU Fall 2013 • T/Th 4:30-5:45 PM • SL #70374 Instructor: Dr. Karen Stewart Office: Stauffer Hall 220 E-mail: Karen.A.Stewart@asu.edu Office Hours: Monday and Tuesday 1:30-3:00pm Phone: 480-965-5095 (HDSHC main office) and by appointment WELCOME TO COM 225! The purpose of this course is to enable you to better understand theories and practices of public speaking. This course is designed to improve not only your delivery techniques but also your speech-writing and persuasion abilities. Additionally, this course is arranged to develop the skills necessary for you to critically evaluate both written and spoken speeches of others and to enter the public dialogue on issues that are important to you and your life. I am confident there is much to gain from the study of public speaking. The skills developed by engaging in this course work have practical applications in each of your lives. Although your participation may take place in various forms and environments, each of you will inevitably face the task of delivering, constructing, or consuming speeches. Developing your public speaking skills will prepare you for school or work presentations, job interviews, political campaigns, community meetings, and many other situations as well. BENEFITS OF THIS COURSE The objectives of this course are to: • Improve your speech delivery • Understand the ability to create effective speeches • Improve your listening...
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...teakettle is to turn off the burner. Likewise, the answer to ending angry outbursts is to find the root cause of the anger, and then “turn it off.” Forgiveness will turn off the burner. WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES By the completion of this workshop, the student will be able to: * Evaluate scenarios in which listening has been compromised. * Examine conflict management in the workplace. * Describe barriers of effective listening. * Compare ambiguous and specific language. * Investigate the use of praise and criticism in the workplace. * Create slides using a professional design selected in PowerPoint. ------------------------------------------------- Workshop Two Assignments The following assignments will be submitted prior to Workshop Two. Individual Assignments Activity 2.1: Reading 1. Read chapters 3, 4, 5, and 11 in Communicating at Work, and chapters 3 and 4 in Point, Click & Wow! 2. Read the Computer Solutions strategic case on page 66 of Communicating at Work. Activity 2.2: Computer Solutions 1. After reading the Computer Solutions strategic case in Communicating at Work and address the following:...
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...ANNAPURNA SUNKARA WEEK 3 ASSIGNMENT Task Statements: Human Resource Receptionist Student Name | Annapurna Sunkara | What action is being performed (verb) | To whom/what is the action directed (receiver of the verb) | How is the action performed (procedure, tools, equipment) | Why is action performed (purpose) | Operate telephone switchboard to answer, screen and forward calls, providing information, taking messages and scheduling appointments | Customers, Clients | Telephone, e-mail | To provide information to clients and schedule appointments | Greet persons entering establishment, determine nature and purpose of visit, and direct or escort them to specific destinations | Clients, Customers | - | To assist clients and customers and to make them satisfied about the establishment | Transmit information or documents to customers, using computer, mail, or facsimile machine | Customers, Clients | Telephone, email, mail, facsimile machine | To co-ordinate the process. | Collect, sort, distribute and prepare mail, messages and courier deliveries | Customers, Clients | Mail, telephone, computer | To co-ordinate the process | Provide information about establishment such as location of departments or offices, employees within the organization, or services provided | Customers, Clients | - | To help clients in getting familiar with the establishment and clarify their queries | File and maintain records | HR manager | Data entry | For future...
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...Hammond | Operations / Supply Chain/Management / Team Building | Public Speaking / Following Directions and Rules | 2) Jorell Koonce | Visual Presentation / Management / Team Group Builder | Organizing | 3) Jason Edwards | Operations/ Presenting/ Sales/ Time management/ Power point | Editing | 4) Melissa Mesa | Communication/Analyzingproblem solving/Managing | Dealing with numbers/public speaking | 5) Keyome Howard | Time Management/Detail Oriented | Public Speaking/Presenting | | | | | | | Section II: Work Plan This section should include a plan for communication and written work. * How will the team members share their work? 1) Email, Team Discussion area * When will all members need to have their part of the project done so that it can be turned in on time? 1) 48 hours before deadlines set by DeVry * What will you do if members turn in work after the deadline? 1) Possible 10 point deduction from their peer review. (teams need to be supportive for issues that may arise and help each other out—abuse of this is not tolerated) * How will you manage team members who do not participate? 1) Non-participation is the same as quitting a job—all team members must participate weekly or will face progressive consequences—point deduction—professor involvement—fired from team. * How will you choose your team leader? 1) Will anyone volunteer? Due by 3/6/15. *...
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...be unfounded. I work very hard to try to create a comfortable learning environment, primarily because I need you to participate in order for this class to work. This is a participatory-based class where we will all work together to help each other improve our communication skills. Consequently, you will play an active role in your own learning as well as active role in the learning of the other students in this class. Research has shown that when you are an active participant in a class you increase how much you remember as well as how much you can recall after the semester has ended. However, I have found that when you are an active participant in my class you will look forward to coming to each class session and your fears of public speaking will soon decrease. Since this class is participatory, you will find that you will put a lot of thought and effort into this class. Much learning will occur both in class and out side of class. However, while this class is demanding, I hope that you will both enjoy this experience and learn a great deal about communication, how you communicate, and how to be a better communicator. So, look around at your colleagues next class session, and start to remember some of their names because they will help you this semester. I also encourage each of you to stop by my office to chat. We can work together to help you achieve your educational goals. Sincerely, Dr. Lisa Table of Contents: Library Resources …… …………………………………………………...
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...Skills Chairperson: Mr. Fadi EL-Hakim Textbook * Public Speaking An Audience-Centered Approach By Steven A. Beebe –Susan J. Beebe, 8th edition * Writing Research Papers By James Lester, 11th edition Course Description Most careers require some level of public speaking ability, whether it involves making a proposal to your group or management at work, making a sales presentation, teaching people how to use a product or system, or making a presentation to your employees as a manager. Sometimes we face other public speaking situations; including teaching young people how to do something, making our opinion known at a public meeting, or commemorating special events. Course Objective: The aim of this course is to help students become a more effective and responsible speaker and listener. It will encourage them to communicate more openly in different settings (speeches, group discussion, interviews, etc.). This course will also enhance effective public speaking skills, and research methodology techniques. Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to: * differentiate between the basic forms of speeches: informative and persuasive. * become articulate in speech making * increase your confidence in your public speaking ability. * learn principles of effective public speaking. * demonstrate effective aspects of speech preparation. * apply public speaking skills to a variety of speech contexts. * apply effective...
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...SYLLABUS BCOM/275 Business Communications and Critical Thinking Copyright ©2014 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course introduces students to the foundations of communication in a business setting. Students will develop skills in critical thinking and decision making through the forms of written communication, including memos, emails, business letters, and reports. Other topics include communication ethics and cross-cultural communications, personal communication styles, solving organizational problems, and the evaluation of an organizations strategic direction. Course Dates Jul 29, 2014 - Sep 01, 2014 Faculty Information Name : Email Address : Alternate Email Address Phone Number : SHARLA WALKER (PRIMARY) sharmarie@email.phoenix.edu (510) 481-8992 Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents (both located on your student website): • Academic Policies • Instructor Policies University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Get Ready for Class • Familiarize yourself with the textbooks used in this course. Course Materials All electronic materials are available on your student...
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...Seminar in Leadership – Andre Jaundoo Reading Assignment #6 – Persuasion and Influence By Andre Jaundoo 1. Summarize the advice given by Chris Anderson. (1 point) a. In summary the advice that Chris Anderson provides on how to give a Killer presentation. Is broken up into several categories. The first is being able to “Frame your Story”. Within any preparation is it vital to conceptualize and frame what the presenter wants to say. More importantly being able to take the audience on a journey where they feel engaged. And be able to share real life stories with value that the audience can relate to. Point number two was to “Plan your delivery”; which is broken into three main approaches to include reading it off a scripts or a teleprompter, develop a set of bullets to speak from, or to be really good. You can always memorize your presentation verbatim. Chris emphasized that it would behoove a person not to read the presentation or even read off a teleprompter. Or else you will lose the audience. Nevertheless, memorizing the talk will ultimately be your best option. However, as mentioned it to can prove quite the challenge in memorizing your talk, just for the fact that at times most people go “Through That Valley of Awkwardness”, where they have yet to memorize there talk to a tee, and at times the audience are able to recognize when the lecture presented now all of a sudden comes across as recited. Bottomline it will behoove you if given the right amount of...
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...Chapter 1: Introducing Public Speaking Four Characteristics of Public Speaking: 1. Public speaking features communication between a speaker and an audience 2. Public speaking is audience centered 3. Public speaking emphasizes the spoken word 4. Public speaking is usually a prepared presentation What is the historical tradition of public speaking? As far back as the fifth century B.C.E., all adult male citizens in the Greek city-state of Athens had a right to speak out in the assembly and vote on proposals relating to civic matters. The ancient Greeks were the first people to think formally about rhetoric as well as a subject. Many of Aristotle’s ideas influence the study of public speaking even today. What are the main components of the transactional model of communication? How is this model different than the linear model? The linear model process involves several key elements. Specifically a person with an idea to express is the source, and the idea, that he or she conveys to the audience constitute the message. Sources communicate their messages to one or more receivers, who try to make sense of the messages by decoding. In the transactional model, the participants in a public speaking exchange seek to create a shared meaning – a common understanding with little confusion and few misinterpretations. How does critical thinking influence public speaking? When you engage in critical thinking, you carefully evaluate the evidence and...
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...LESSONS LEARNT - KING’S SPEECH On Jun 16, 2015, Prof. J Bhatnagar showed the movie ‘King’s Speech’ in the class as part of case study. The film is based on the true story of Prince Albert’s struggle to overcome his public speaking challenges. Not only does he have a stammer in his voice, but like most people, he fears public speaking. The movie is both an entertaining, and very real depiction of the struggles most people face regarding the challenges of public speaking – not because of the King’s stammer, but because of the fear he experiences, and the steps he takes to overcome. At the end of the movie, the class was given an assignment to identify the learnings in the said movie. Based on my understanding of the movie, the learnings and the concepts that featured in the movie are covered in succeeding paragraphs. 1. The importance of the "Informal" or ‘Humour Element’ in Learning. Lionel, the speech therapist, really insists on a first name basis for their teacher - student relationship. He insists on calling the king, "Bertie". Moreover, he stresses informality and humor in the teaching environment. This is so important a concept for learning and dynamic relationship between student and teacher. Research also suggests that using a student's name during instruction can alone, raise scores and help learning, as opposed to no name being used. 2. Credentials are over valued. There is a scene at the end of the movie where the king is angry/overcome upon learning that...
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...Curriculum Vitae (CV) Position: Manager, Integrated River Basin Management Division Name of Firm: International Office for Water Name of Staff: Alain BERNARD Profession: Engineer Date of Birth: 12th January 1967 Years with Firm/Entity: 11 Nationality: French Key Qualifications: o Integrated Water Resources Management : from concepts to application; o Legal and institutional issues for setting up river basin organizations adapted to local contexts; o Transboundary river basin Authorities or Commissions; o European Water Framework Directive; o Strategic and operational planning instruments; o Implementation of financial tools such as “polluter-pays” and “user-pays” principles; o Conception of industrial pollution control programs; o Training and awareness raising of basin executives and users; o Project manager. Education: M. Sc. Engineering degree from the Ecole des Mines d’Alès (1989) – Environmental Option Employment Record: Present position : Manager, Integrated River Basin Management Division Sophia Antipolis – France (from January 1995) International Office for Water Managing international cooperation programs and projects 1991 – 1994 Engineer in charge of activities in chemical industries, mainly located on the industrial area of Le Havre – Port Jérôme Member of a national steering group on...
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...Exercise 1.A. – Understanding your Communication Style Complete after reading the Content & Reading Assignments for Section A in this module. Worth 20 points Copy and paste this page, save it to your computer, type in your answers for #1 and 2, save, and submit your file in the folder in the Dropbox labeled Exercise 1.A. * Go to the Personal Report of Communication Apprehension on page 29 in the text. * Write the numbers 1 through 24 on a separate sheet of paper. * Respond to the 24 items in the PRCA following the directions at the top of the page. * Follow the scoring formula at the bottom of the page, determine your scores for the areas of Group, Meeting, Dyadic, Public and Overall. * In the formula, when you see (1), it refers to the number you put as your response to item #1. An Example of Scoring Your PRCA-24 Group Score 18 -_2_ (your score for #1) 16 +_4_ (your score for #2) 20 -_1_(your score for #3) 19 +_3_(your score for #4 22 -_2_(your score for #5) 20 +5_(your score for #6) 25 = your Group Score 1. Fill in your scores here: Group - 15 Meetings - 20 Dyadic - 12 Public - 14 Overall –61 Important: Please keep these ideas in mind when interpreting your scores. * Most people have certain situations in which they are more comfortable and others in which they are less comfortable. * It is more important to look at your overall pattern than you to stress over whether your score classifies you as high...
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...PLEASE READ THIS FIRST PAGE CAREFULLY. IT SHOULD BE DELETED WHEN YOU SUBMIT YOUR ASSIGNMENT FOR GRADING. General Rationale This document contains the instructions for the Speech Criticism Assignment. It is designed as an opportunity for you to observe and critique a presentation in a formal manner using the canons of rhetoric as a framework. Instructions 1. Carefully listen to and view the assigned presentation for this assignment. Review your professor’s announcements for the specific presentation(s) for this assignment. 2. Write an introductory section that gains the audience’s attention, gives a sense of your overall impression of the presentation, and sets up the rest of your critique. 3. Write a section about the invention canon of rhetoric as related to this presentation. 4. Write a section about the arrangement canon of rhetoric as related to this presentation. 5. Write a section about the style canon of rhetoric as related to this presentation. 6. Write a section about the delivery canon of rhetoric as related to this presentation. 7. Write a concluding section that summarizes the major critiques of the presentation and ends comfortably. Additional Expectations and Suggestions * This should be three or four double-spaced pages. * Use headings to identify clearly which canon through which you are evaluating. The four middle sections should be relatively equally developed. * Use the Questions for Canons of Rhetoric document in...
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...language without hesitation and later talks about use of grammatically and phonologically correct language. Alwright (1994) considers it ‘learn by doing approach’ in teaching whereteacher and students both are involved. Speaking takes place in the presence of listener because listener responds to the speaker’s communication. As Byrne (1986) defines, “Oral communication is a two way process between the speaker and the listener and involves the productive skills of speaking and the receptive skills of understanding”. It is considered to be helpful in improving learning as Staab (1992) states, “I believe that oral language is important not only as a vital communication tool that empowers us in our daily lives but also as a valuable way to learn” (7). He considers listening and speaking as oral communication skills. As hestates, “oral communication skills mean both speaking and listening to oral language, both talking and listening are lifelong activities and probably our most important communication tool” (p.6). Both are integrated skills and supports in developing each other. As (Brown, 1994), also asserts that the integration of listening and speaking skills is termed as oral communication skills because listening can be developed indirectly by integrating it to speaking. The literature states that communication is an exchange of ideas between people either orally or in writing. It is also an exchange of meaning and understanding. Meaning is central to communication. Rahman (2010) considers...
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...Assignment Submission Form · · Please complete and attach this form to your assignment. All assignments must be submitted on the stipulated submission date. Please add a “ü” into appropriate box to indicate your assignment type. o Assignment 1/ o Assignment 2 Program / Intake :__MSc33________ Pathway: __Management________ Student Name: Module: Lecturer/Tutor: Muhammad Taufik Bin Supan Organisational Behaviour Dr KC Chan Grade: Student Number: 14204786 DECLARATION: I hereby declare that the attached assignment is my own work. I understand that if I am suspected of plagiarism or another form of cheating, my work will be referred to the Academic Registrar/ or the Board of Examiners, which may result in me being expelled from the program. Signed: _______________________ Date Submitted: __23/12/2014_____________ Acknowledgment of Assignment Receipt (Students are required to fill up this acknowledgment slip upon submission of assignments) Student Name: _______________________Student Number: ___________________________ Program / Intake: _________________________ Module: _________________________________ o Pre-course / o Main Assignment Lecturer: ________________________________ Received by: __________________________ National University of Ireland, Dublin Master of Science (MGT) Intake 33 Module: Organisational Behaviour Essay Title: Assignment 1 Submitted by: Muhammad Taufik Bin Supan Student Number: 14204786 Lecturer: Dr KC Chan Submission Date: 23rd...
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