4-5 min speech with a preparation outline
COMM201 Public Speaking Midterm Directions and Rubric This assessment is worth 15% of your grade for the course. Outcomes Completing this two-part Assessment will help you: Course Outcomes · Listen to, analyze, and respond to verbal and non-verbal messages from associates, supervisors, and clients/customers in a variety of oral communications situations. · Provide listener feedback to complete the communication cycle and effect greater success for the speaker and the listener. · Apply oral presentation skills for the purposes of career entry and management. Institutional Outcomes · Information Literacy and Communication - Please demonstrate how you utilized appropriate current technology and resources to locate and evaluate information needed to accomplish a goal, and then illustrate how you communicated your findings in visual, written, and/or oral formats. · Relational Learning - Provide an example and discuss the ways in which you were able to transfer knowledge, skills, and behaviors acquired through formal and informal learning, and life experiences to new situations. · Thinking Abilities - Please provide an example of how you employed strategies for reflection on learning and practice. How did you utilize this process in order to adjust your learning process for continual improvement? · Quantitative and Scientific Reasoning - Provide an example and discuss the ways in which you followed established methods of inquiry and mathematical reasoning to form conclusions and make decisions. · Community and Career - Provide an example through which you were able to participate in social, learning, and professional communities for personal and career growth. Evaluate your participation and what you learned from your involve. Deadline Due by Saturday of Week 5 at 11:59 p.m., ET. Directions Submit the Midterm in the Week 5 Activities folder. This exam consists of two parts: · A preparation outline of your speech. · A video of you presenting your prepared speech. Detailed directions follow. To understand how your work will be scored, review the rubric at the end of this document. For this assignment, you will select a famous speech to evaluate and present a speech that evaluates the famous speech you chose. For help selecting a famous speech, consider referring to this website: http://www.americanrhetoric.com/top100speechesall.html Your audience for this speech is a class of public speaking students. Your speech should be 4-5 minutes. Speeches shorter than four minutes or longer than five minutes will lose points. Develop a preparation outline for your speech. The preparation outline should be written as a full sentence outline and include a title; central idea statement; an introduction; a body with main points, sub-points, and transitions; a conclusion; and a references page. Write your outline in Microsoft Word and adhere to APA rules for formatting. Please refer to the Sample Preparation Outline. Check your writing for errors in spelling and grammar. Carefully review the Grading Rubric below to ensure you have met all necessary criteria. In preparing your speech, create an effective speech introduction, effective main points, and an effective conclusion. Make sure transitions are used to help the audience through the speech. Use supporting materials (examples, testimonies, statistics, explanations, or illustrations) to support the points you will make in your evaluation. Integrate information from at least two reliable, authoritative sources in your speech with a proper oral citation. Sources can include any type of written material such as books, journals, magazines, and Web sites or personal communication through interviews, e-mail, telephone, etc. Sources can also include Web videos, television, and movies. Your textbook can be used as one of the sources for this speech. An example of an oral citation is as follows: "One reason I am passionate about becoming a pediatric nurse is that I love working with people. According to PediatricNursing.com, pediatric nurses often work with both parents and children." Practice your speech and then record a video of yourself delivering the speech extemporaneously. In delivering the speech, do not read word-for-word from a written document, from lists of information, or from your preparation outline. (Though it is OK to occasionally refer to written information during your speech). Watch your video before you submit it. Ensure it is professional and clearly audible. Carefully review the Grading Rubric below to ensure you have met all necessary criteria. Submit your speech video and preparation outline. It may help to review the lecture on evaluating speeches from Week 2 as a reminder of how to do an evaluation and what to look for. COMM201- Midterm Grading Rubric Criteria Exceeds Expectations Meets Expectations Needs Improvement Outline: 20 points Points: ___ 20-18 points The outline identifies the topic or position of which the speaker wishes to persuade the audience. It has a clear introduction, body, conclusion, and transitions. It lists main points and sub-points of the speaker’s argument or case in full sentences. It contains information from at least two credible, authoritative sources, which are listed as full citations on a references page. The citations adhere to APA rules with relative precision. Outline is polished and professional. It contains no major errors in grammar, punctuation, or spelling. 17-13 points It may not clearly identify the topic or position of which the speaker wishes to persuade the audience. It has an introduction, body, conclusion, and transitions. It lists main points and sub-points of the speaker’s argument or case that may or may not be complete or written as full sentences. The outline contains information from at least two credible, authoritative sources, which are listed as full citations on a references page. The citations adhere to APA rules with some errors. It may contain minor errors in grammar, punctuation, or spelling. 12-0 points The outline may or may not identify the speaker’s topic or the position of which he wishes to persuade the audience. The introduction, body, conclusion, and transitions may not be clearly labeled. Main points and sub-points are missing or not written as full sentences. The references page contains fewer sources than the directions require. The citations may generally neglect to adhere to APA rules. Or the outline and/or references page may be missing. Outline contains significant errors in grammar, punctuation, or spelling that make the outline confusing. Speech: Preparation 10 points Points: ___ 10-9 points The speech thoroughly and clearly addresses the requirements listed in the directions. 8-7 points The speech addresses the requirements listed in the directions, but it may not meet the time requirements. 6-0 points The speech may neglect to address some or all requirements listed in the directions and may not meet the time requirements. Speech: Introduction 20 points Points: ___ 20-18 points Introduction uses creative approach to gain listeners’ attention immediately, clearly states the famous speech being evaluated, relates the speech to the audience, states the central idea, and overviews main points. 17-13 points Introduction attempts to gain listeners’ attention, but it may need improved. It states the famous speech being evaluated. The purpose is clear, but it may not clearly state the central idea or preview the main points. 12-0 points Introduction is awkward or non-existent. There is no attempt to gain the listeners’ attention. It is difficult to determine what the speech will be about. It may not state the central idea or preview the main points. Speech: Body 20 points Points: ____ 20-18 points Body consists of unified main points that are clearly stated assertions in support of the speech’s central idea. There is adequate support of the main points with examples, statistics, etc. There are transitions that clearly indicate movement between each main point. 17-13 points Main points lack complete unity or support of the central idea. The support may be inadequate for some main points. Transitions exist but are wordy or ineffective. 12-0 points Main points lack unity, aren’t assertions, or aren’t related to the central idea. The support is inadequate or missing. Transitions are missing or ineffective. Speech: Conclusion 10 points Points: ___ 10-9 points Speaker signals the conclusion. It is creative and interesting. Speaker reinforces all main points and leaves listeners with a final thought. 8-7 points Conclusion provides closure and reinforces main points of speech. 6-0 points Conclusion is weak or missing. Speaker struggles to reinforce main points or confuses the audience. Conclusion may introduce new information. Speech: Delivery 10 points Points: ___ 10-9 points The speaker exhibits professional, upbeat body language and facial expressions. The speaker’s rate of speech is natural and voice is relaxed. The speaker uses volume and enunciation to help engage audience. The speaker uses professional language. The speech is delivered extemporaneously with good eye contact, energy, and a conversational tone. 8-7 points The speaker exhibits professional body language and facial expressions. The speaker’s rate of speech is generally even and voice is natural. The speaker and uses some vocal variety to connect with the audience. At times, the speech may include lengthy pauses and rapid speaking. The speaker’s language is generally professional, appropriate, and clear. The speaker may rely too much on notes, lack sufficient eye contact, or recite the speech. 6-0 points The speaker’s language and facial expressions may appear unprofessional, or the speaker may offer little of either. The speaker may speak too softly or too quickly or may read continuously from prepared text. The speaker may offer little or no variance in volume or tone. The speaker’s language may be unprofessional or too casual. Little to no eye contact is made. Speech: Verbal Citations 10 points Points: ___ 10 points Student clearly and appropriately verbally cites sources in the speech. There is no indication of plagiarism. 9-1 points Student verbally cites sources in speech; but some may be missing, they are integrated poorly, or there are signs of plagiarism. 0 points Student neglects to verbally cite sources in speech, and thus main points are vulnerable to skepticism or doubt. Total: ___