Two Assignments: 1) Answer only 5 of the following in an essay format. 1. Define and draw your own model of Communication. In other words, tell me with a picture and words how humans communicate, and why there is no such thing as perfect communication. Refer to the first lecture’s power points to help you establish this theme. 2. List 3 effective ways to introduce a speech. In your experience as both a speaker and an audience member, what has been the most productive type of introduction? 3. List 3 effective ways to conclude a speech. In your experience as both a speaker and an audience member, what has been the most productive type of conclusion? 4. Give 4 tips that have worked for you to relieve speech anxiety. 5. In your opinion, what is the best way to organize the body of a speech? In other words, what type of things can you do to keep the audience on “the same page” as you during a speech? 6. Why are supporting materials (i.e. powerpoints or props) such necessary additions to a speech? 7. Give an example of “ethos” in a speech. Give an example of “logos” in a speech. And, give an example of “pathos” in a speech. 8. Evaluate your best speech in this class. Use the criteria given on the “outside speaker critique sheet” to judge how well you did or didn’t do. Be positive and realistic. -------------------------------------------------------------- 2) Outside Speaker Critique Task: Watch a public speech in person or online (Youtube “Great Speeches”) and write up a 1 to 1 and ½ page review of the topic. Examine and critique the following criteria for an effective speech: Speech background: Set up your review/critique by explaining the audience, the occasion, and the speaker. Intro: How did the speaker set the mood and establish the theme of the speech? And did the speaker do a good job being clear and concise? Body: Did the speaker have several identifiable main points? Did he/she use proper transitions? Conclusion: Did the speaker end the speech with a challenge to the audience? Or, did he/she elicit a laugh or a dramatic response from the audience? Did he/she remind the audience of the theme? Did he tell the audience how to get more information? Visual Aids: Were the visual aids used effective? Could the audience see them? Were they clear and concise? Did they create a rhythm? Did they make sense? Delivery: Did the speaker entertain as well as inform? Did the speaker create an energy and a rhythm? Did the speaker have any bad habits that created “noise” and took away from the speech? Reasoning: Were the facts and figures accurate? Were the arguments valid? Did the speech contain relevant information for the audience? Appeals: How would you describe the appeals for getting the audience on the speaker’s side? Ethos (justice)? Pathos (emotion)? Logos (logic)?