Jean Claude St. Juste
E-mail: JStJuste@dallas.edu
Use the link below to access the Zaption lesson for Session 5. This is required of all students who did not attend this class session live (either on campus or via Zoom). Remember, the due date for watching is still 6:00 p.m. the evening before session 6, regardless of whether Moodle is back up or not. Anyone who does not satisfy this requirement will be counted absent for the week.
Watch the Session 5 Class Recording
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The assignments below are to be submitted to their respective assignment spaces on Moodle once the site has been made available again. These descriptions are for informational purposes only so that you can still work on the your assignments while the site is down.
- Session 5 Essay Questions -- Due June 28, 8:00 a.m.
- Contrast inductive and deductive reasoning.
- Name three guidelines for the ethical use of evidence and explain why these are important to heed in today's society.
- Reflection 5: Reflect on what you learn -- Due June 28, 8:00 a.m.
Read the article linked here ("What It Takes to Be an Inspirational Speaker"), then answer the following questions:
When looking at your life and your role as a public speaker, choose 2 of the various topics listed in the article that you feel are strengths. Explain. Then choose 2 that you know are weaknesses for you. Explain. How does knowing this info help you to be an effective inspirational speaker? (Length requirement: 3-6 paragraphs)
In the event that Moodle is not yet available at the time of the week 6 class session, the information below may be used to enter the web conference. Week 6 class sessions WILL be held regardless of whether Moodle is up and running again or not. Zoom web conferencing operates independently of Moodle and will not be affected by this process.
Click here to enter tonight's Zoom meeting
If you are asked for a password to enter the meeting, the password for this class is: Speaking16
To join the audio conference only, call: +1 (415) 762-9988 or +1 (646) 568-7788
Meeting Number / Access Code: 813 299 422
Read chapters 15 and 16 in Public Speaking: Finding Your Voice (Osborn/Osborn).
Study questions for the Session 6 Study Quiz may be found by clicking the link below. Your answers to these questions will need to be submitted on your class site once Moodle is back up and runnning.
The assignments below are to be submitted to their respective assignment spaces on Moodle once the site has been made available again. These descriptions are for informational purposes only so that you can still work on the your assignments while the site is down.
- Submit Persuasive Speech Outline -- Due June 28, 4:00 p.m.
Submit your persuasive speech outline to the assignment space on Moodle. This should be a formal outline and include a minimum of 3-5 sources listed on a works-cited page formatted according to MLA standards. This means you must offer more than just a URL for internet and electronic sources. Feel free to consult your instructor as you prepare for this assignment if you have any questions.
Additional Guidelines: The purpose of this assignment is for you to give a 6-8 minute persuasive speech, with visual aid, intending to move the audience to action. You need to research and select a current topic that you feel constitutes a problem that warrants a collective action to resolve it. Your speech should clearly establish the existence of that problem in the minds of your audience and provide a clear course of action your audience can take to solve the problem. Obviously, the problem-solution design discussed in Chapter 14 is recommended for this speech. Ensure that you emphasize the potential significance of your topic to our lives during your extemporaneous presentation. Since this is supposed to be a researched speech, where you cite sources both in a bibliography in your formal outline and orally during your presentation, it will not be sufficient to count solely on your personal experience and relevant credentials, although, they may contribute to the effectiveness of your presentation.
- Final Project: Deliver Your Persuasive Speech -- Due June 28, 6:00 p.m.
Assignment:
Choose a Persuasive Speech that encompasses all that we have studied over the six sessions. Write it and deliver it live in class or in the DCC virtual classroom, or by recording your speech and submitting a link to the Persusive Speech Presentation for Asynchronous Students forum on Moodle.Overall Consideration:
For your persuasive speech, I want you to be persuasive by applying the various strategies you have learned so far. I want you to speak words that are real to you and that you truly believe. I want you to consider, "What is the message I want this audience to leave with, not only this day, but for this class as a whole." Go about this speech with the forethought, "How can I get my audience to think deeper and be challenged more today than they were before they heard me speak." Feel free to include scripture in your content.Requirements:
- Keep in mind who your audience is.
- Ensure your topic is persuasive and not just informative.
- Include an introduction with some type of illustration (attention-getting material, etc), at least three points with supporting material and a conclusion that clearly restates your points and delivers a final challenge to your audience. This will be key in your grade.
- Transition each point with something creative as opposed to a general statement, i.e... "From this point, we now move on to this next point" Be more creative i.e., "This point is a starting place, but the final point is where you really want to be."
- Dress to impress. You will get extra points for looking sharp! So, suits and dresses preferable.
- Stand up, if possible! Unless you have a specific reason to sit; you will do best if you deliver the speech while standing.
- The speech must be 6-8 minutes long. Variance on either side will be graded down.
The assignments below are to be submitted to their respective assignment spaces on Moodle once the site has been made available again. These descriptions are for informational purposes only so that you can still work on the your assignments while the site is down.
- Session 6 Essay Questions -- Due July 2, 11:59 p.m.
- Find a news story that interests you. Using the information in the story, (1) show how you might use this material as evidence in a persuasive speech, (2) indicate how this evidence might be used to develop a proof, and (3) explain how this proof might function as part of a pattern of reasoning.
- If you were to die tomorrow, how would you like to be remembered? What did you accomplish, and what did you stand for? How would you have others act in terms of reaffirming what you stood for? Craft your own eulogy centering around one meaningful accomplishment and the ideals or values embodied of significance to those around you.
- Reflection 6: Reflect on what you learn -- Due July 2, 11:59 p.m.
Write a brief Philosophy of Speech that you have identified for your life during this course (what you believe about public speaking in the church and in the world.) Where do you see yourself as a speaker in the future and how will your speaking skills be used? (Length requirement: 3-6 paragraphs)