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Incorporating TED Talk Assignments into a Public-Speaking Course
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Hayward, Pamela A. – Communication Teacher, 2017
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…
Descriptors: Public Speaking, Speeches, Assignments, Speech Instruction
Teaching Persuasion through Personal Advocacy
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Hahn, Allison Hailey – Communication Teacher, 2016
Many instructors and textbooks encourage the use of debate and critical thinking in the classroom by creating artificial public space in which students then act out engagements. The tools gained from such activities do encourage better thinking and speaking, but they do not adequately prepare students for "real" situations when they must…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Debate, Advocacy, Public Speaking
An Experimental Study on the Effects of the Showcase Assignment: Treating Public Speaking Anxiety through the Use of Experiential Learning and Self-Disclosure Theories
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Sanders, Amelia Gabrielle Young – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This experimental study reviewed the efficacy of a new classroom tool known as the Showcase Assignment. This assignment reduces public speaking anxiety in the public speaking classroom. This assignment asked students to pick a talent (poetry reading, singing, etc.) that is important to them in some way, give a brief description of what their…
Descriptors: Public Speaking, Anxiety, Experiential Learning, Self Disclosure (Individuals)
The "Pay It Forward" Speech: Challenging Students to Become Engaged in the Community
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McKenna-Buchanan, Timothy; Munz, Stevie – Communication Teacher, 2014
This assignment described here serves as a meaningful way to engage students who are perhaps less involved in giving back to their own community (Galston, 2003). By engaging students in "pay it forward" experiences, this assignment can help foster a sense of active citizenship. Often political engagement is associated with acts related…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Speeches, Assignments, Citizenship
Impromptu Speaking Exercises.
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Bytwerk, Randall L. – Communication Education, 1985
Presents six impromptu speaking exercises suitable for developing a variety of speaking skills. (PD)
Descriptors: Assignments, Public Speaking, Speech Instruction, Speech Skills
Small Is Beautiful in the Speech Classroom.
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Hansen, Sally P. – Communication Education, 1982
Describes a speech assignment in which students describe a geometric figure well enough so that listeners can then draw the figure. Exercise is based on philosophy of teaching and learning in W. Timothy Gallwey's "The Inner Game of Tennis." (PD)
Descriptors: Assignments, Higher Education, Learning Processes, Public Speaking
Teachers' Potpourri: Teaching Audience Analysis
Powers, Peggy – Speech Teacher, 1971
Recommends teaching speech students how to plan for, recognize, evaluate, and utilize the listener's response to a persuasive discourse. (SW)
Descriptors: Assignments, Audiences, College Students, Persuasive Discourse
Imaginative Approaches to Teaching the Basic Public Speaking Course: Roundtable Discussion.
Johnson, Orin G. – 1997
This paper presents 10 extemporaneous presentation assignments which are designed to review, test, and give students practice on every aspect necessary to become an effective public speaker in many situations. The paper begins with a description of the introductory communication course requirements and guidelines for grading of practice…
Descriptors: Assignments, Class Activities, Communication Skills, Higher Education
Teachers' Potpourri: Relevant Teaching
Tuttle, George E. – Speech Teacher, 1971
Descriptors: Assignments, Debate, High School Students, Persuasive Discourse
Teachers' Potpourri: Informal Persuasion Exercise
Schneider, Valerie – Speech Teacher, 1971
Descriptors: Assignments, College Students, Persuasive Discourse, Public Speaking