This essay overviews a semester-long course activity and framework for the basic public-speaking course. Using Paul and Elder's critical-thinking framework, the author discusses ways to address some of the common problems within the public-speaking course while enhancing critical thinking. Through this model, students develop skills in five…

Courses: Introduction to public speaking, advanced public speaking, hybrid/survey introduction to communication. Objectives: At the end of this activity, students will be able to (1) explain the elements of a speaking outline and discover these elements in real-world speech examples, (2) recreate outline formats effectively in their personal…

Presents six impromptu speaking exercises suitable for developing a variety of speaking skills. (PD)

Argues that the etic/emic distinction in teaching intercultural communication is an artificial one. Offers a framework which integrates both focuses as a basis for instruction. (MS)

Describes the use of a maze to teach students how to construct the speech outline. Provides an example. (PD)

Points out the importance of speech activities in the English curriculum. (JL)

Traces the movement away from the classical model of speechwriting and proposes a new rationale for viewing ghostwritten speeches as organizational products. Notes the implications for speech pedagogy. (PD)

Points out that preparing a manuscript for oral presentation often requires modifying, simplifying, amplifying, clarifying, and intensifying the original writing. Also notes that a speaker can make reading the paper more interesting by knowing the paper very well and striving for eye contact with the audience. (TJ)

The Developmental Speech Sequence Model (DSSM) can be applied effectively with beginning forensics competitors. It provides a detailed 10 point model, outlined within the headings of introduction, body, and conclusion: (1) Opening; (2) Objective of Speech; (3) Overview of Main Ideas; (4) Statement of Problem; (5) Statement of Solution; (6)…

This paper presents an outline of rehearsal procedures designed to provide instructors and students of the beginning interpretation class with a concrete, consistent framework for preparing literature for solo classroom performance. The outline offers a five-step process, and discusses each step in the process. First, the student must select a…

Describes areas in which aspiring broadcast announcers can be helped, such as correct voice production, precise articulation, proper consonant formation, etc. (PD)

Argues that the National Issues Forum model, adapted to the speech communication classroom, can prepare students to develop a style of thinking and communication appropriate for a true participatory democracy. (PD)

Presents six generalizations on using humor in public speaking. (PD)

Demonstrates the basic nature of speaking as related to learning. Argues that speech should be a basic component of instruction at all levels, especially at the presently neglected elementary level. (PD)

An exercise that teaches students how to develop a speech by using an outline form that synthesizes library research and personal observation. (PD)