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Gordon State College
Comm 1110: Public Speaking
Weekly Schedule: MW Classes
Week 1
MON – 1/13 – Intro to Course – Review Syllabus – Speaking to Inform
WED – 1/15 – Speaking to Inform
Read: Chapter 15
Week 2
MON – 1/20 – Martin Luther King Holiday – NO CLASS
WED – 1/22 – Listening
Read: Chapter 3
Week 3
MON – 1/27 – Selecting a Topic & Purpose
Read: Chapter 5
WED – 1/29 – Gathering Materials
Read:Chapter 7
Week 4
MON – 2/3 – Supporting Your Ideas
Read: Chapter 8
WED – 2/5 – Visual Aids & Discussion of Plagiarism
Read: Chapter 14
Week 5
MON – 2/10 – Organizing the Body of the Speech
Read: Chapter 9
WED – 2/12 – Beginning & Ending the Speech – Bibliography
Read: Chapter 10
Week 6
MON -2/17 – Outlining the Speech
Read: Chapter 11
WED – 2/19 – Informative Speech Outline Rough Draft Due In Class – Informative Speech Practice Runs
Week 7
MON – 2/24 – Informative Speech Practice Runs
WED – 2/26 – Informative Speech Practice Runs
Week 8
MON – 3/2 – Midterm Exam
STUDY!
WED – 3/4 – SPEECH DAY – Delivery of Informative Speech
*NOTE: THURSDAY 3/5 IS THE LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW WITH A “W”
Week 9
MON – 3/9 – SPEECH DAY – Delivery of Informative Speech
WED – 3/11 – SPEECH DAY – Delivery of Informative Speech
Week 10
MON – 3/16 – SPRING BREAK – NO CLASS
WED – 3/18 – SPRING BREAK – NO CLASS
Week 11
MON – 3/23 – Speaking to Persuade
Read: Chapter 16
WED – 3/25 – Speaking to Persuade
Week 12
MON – 3/30 – Methods of Persuasion
Read: Chapter 17
WED – 4/1 – Methods of Persuasion
Week 13
MON – 4/6 – Outlining the Persuasive Speech – Delivery
Read: Chapter 13; Review: Chapter 11
WED – 4/8 – Using language
Read: Chapter 12
Lecture Slides: Chapter 12 (Using Language)
Week 14
MON – 4/13 – Review/One-on-one Sessions
WED – 4/15 – SPEECH DAY – Delivery of Persuasive Speeches
Week 15
MON – 4/20 – SPEECH DAY – Delivery of Persuasive Speeches
WED – 4/22 – SPEECH DAY – Delivery of Persuasive Speeches
Week 16
MON – 4/27 – SPEECH DAY – Delivery of Impromptu Speeches
WED – 4/29 – SPEECH DAY – Delivery of Impromptu Speeches
Week 17
MON 5/4 – LAST DAY OF CLASSES – SPEECH DAY – Delivery of Impromptu Speeches
FINAL EXAMS:
McDonough Campus MW Class: May 6th – 9:00-11:00 am
Gordon Campus MW Class: May 7th – 2:45-4:45 pm