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The content, assignments, and assessments for Public Speaking are aligned to the following learning outcomes.
Public Speaking Learning Outcomes
Module 1: Introduction to Public Speaking
Outline the fundamental elements, skills, and goals of Public Speaking
- Explain the goals and benefits of public speaking
- Recognize communication apprehension and explain how to reduce it
- Describe how public speaking can be used to advocate or create change
- Recognize the social and historical contexts of speech, oratory, and rhetoric
Module 2: Ethical Speech
Demonstrate an understanding of ethical considerations in public speech
- Explain the importance of ethics in public speaking
- Identify key principles of ethical communication
- Identify how to quote and paraphrase sources and avoid plagiarism
Module 3: Listening and Responding
Explain how to listen actively and respond productively to others
- Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of active listening
- Recognize barriers to listening and identify how to avoid them
- Explain how to give effective verbal and nonverbal feedback
Module 4: Considering the Audience
Explain ways to adapt your speech to the needs and expectations of a particular audience
- Explain how to use audience analysis to adapt a speech for a particular audience
- Explain how to use audience analysis before, during, and after your speech.
- Describe key considerations in speaking to diverse and multicultural audiences
Module 5: Choosing and Researching a Topic
Choose and research a speech topic
- Identify strategies for choosing a topic and identifying a purpose and thesis of the speech
- Identify strategies for researching and supporting a speech
- Explain key concepts for using statistics and data in your speech
Module 6: Organizing and Outlining Your Speech
Identify strategies for organizing and outlining a speech
- Identify strategies for organizing a speech
- Identify strategies for outlining a speech
- Document the sources of a speech
Module 7: Refining Your Speech
Identify strategies for refining the various parts of a speech
- Identify characteristics of an effective speech introduction
- Identify characteristics of an effective speech conclusion
- Identify characteristics of effective connectors and transitions
- Identify effective language for spoken presentations
Module 8: Delivering Your Speech
Identify strategies for delivering a speech effectively
- Explain the elements of effective vocal delivery
- Explain the nonverbal aspects of effective speech delivery
- Explain the importance of practice and preparation
Module 9: Informative Speaking
Identify strategies to prepare and deliver an informative speech
- Identify how an informative speech can meet the needs of the audience
- Recognize different types of informative speeches
- Explain how to put together and informative speech
Module 10: Persuasive Speaking
Identify strategies to prepare and deliver a persuasive speech
- Explain the objectives and characteristics of a persuasive speech
- Explain how to use evidence to establish credibility in a persuasive speech
- Explain persuasive strategies using ethos, logos, and pathos
Module 11: Speaking to Entertain and for Special Occasions
Explain how to prepare and deliver speech for a special occasion
- Recognize the speech requirements of special occasions
- Explain how to prepare and deliver a toast, roast, or eulogy
- Explain different speaking roles at awards ceremonies and other events
Module 12: Public Speaking Online
Explain some of the strategies and challenges for effective online speaking
- Identify ways to adapt your speech to online delivery
- Identify the particular challenges of engaging an audience online
- Identify various scenarios of online speech
Module 13: Public Speaking on the Job
Identify how to adapt public speaking skills to the workplace
- Identify strategies for effective interviewing
- Explain how to give an effective presentation
- Identify the characteristics of a successful meeting
Module 14: Small Group Communication
Recognize typical dynamics of small groups and identify effective strategies for effective collaboration
- Identify typical dynamics of small groups
- Identify strategies for meeting productively as a group
- Explain the characteristics of communication within and as a group
Module 15: Creating and Using Presentation Aids
Explain how to create effective presentation aids
- Recognize when to use visual aids
- Recognize different types of visual aids
- Recognize and create different kinds of digital slide presentations
- Recognize the appropriate amount of information to have on a slide
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