Online Fundamentals of Communication—Speech Presentations*

Requirements

Two speeches required: one informative, one persuasive (details below)

Presentation options

On campus or off-campus presentations accepted

On campus: Informative speech presentations Week 12, Day 6 (Saturday), time TBA

Persuasive speech presentations Week 14, Day 6 (Saturday), time TBA

Can’t come to campus?

No problem — deliver your speech in your workplace or community!

• You may present speeches in your workplace or community.
• Your speech must be videotaped and include the entire presentation; taped copy must have clear video and audio for credit.
• This is a demonstration of your public speaking skills, and speaking publicly requires an audience; you must have a minimum of 9 people present & seated for the entire presentation (dogs, doll collections, and snoozing grandmothers don’t count!).
• Videotape must show include audience as well as speaker before, during, and at conclusion of speech.
• Videotape must be delivered to communication faculty by Week 13 Day 7 for informative speech presentations, and Week 15 Day 7 for persuasive speech presentations; any mailing/delivery fees are your sole responsibility; videotape will not be returned.
• For identification, please photocopy two current photo IDs and include this paperwork in your videotape package. Videotapes delivered without this identification will not be graded.
• Speech length: 5-8 minutes (evaluator will cease grading at 7 minutes; anything beyond the 8-minute point will not be graded).
• Failure to satisfy these requirements will result in grade deduction and possible failure for the assignment.

NOTE: These criteria are the same for both on-campus and off-campus presentations.

Speech criteria

• Select a topic from one of these three categories:

§ Communication

§ Community Service & Civic Engagement (Service Learning)

§ Professional/Career Field

• Email your topic choice to your instructor for approval. Topic must be approved in advance by instructor; you may present only the approved topic (no changes).
• Length of speech: 5-8 minutes. Points deducted for shorter or longer lengths.
• One visual aid required (you may not use yourself as the only visual aid!)
• Three credible sources required: website; personal interview; scholarly journal article; and books. Your personal experience and the textbook will not be counted as part of the three required sources. Further, you may not use more than two websites, but you are welcome to use more than three sources for your total speech. Sources must be cited properly in both the submitted written material and orally in your speech.
• Submit a speech outline for each speech (you’ll find an example of a speech outline on pages 431-433 of your text and in the supplemental outlining material provided.) Be sure to include your bibliography, identifying all the sources you used in developing your speech. Remember that your sources must also be cited orally during your presentation.
• Please review the information about academic honesty and plagiarism. Failure to include a bibliography and/or failure to cite sources orally during the presentation is academically dishonest. The instructors reserve the right to apply any and all academic sanctions.

*NOTE: This information is provided as a general overview of the presentations required for the online course and should not be regarded as a complete list of requirements. We (the instructors) reserve the right to modify course content and assignments without notice.