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Learners will differentiate among various types of oral messages by:
- Define an oral message.
- Describe an effective vs. an ineffective oral message.
- Demonstrate effective oral messages through formal and informal presentations.
2.
Learners will evaluate oral messages by:
- Expressing what one has learned during classroom discussions.
- Demonstrating what one has learned through written self-analysis papers and/or written examinations.
3.
Learners will select and evaluate various source materials for creating a presentation by:
- Recording source material during academic research.
- Recognizing the difference between creditable and non-creditable source materials.
- Employing various support materials, i.e., examples, statistics, illustrations, testimony, in one's oral presentation.
- Adopting visual aids in one's presentation, i.e. computer generated program, interactive video, overheads, photos, models, objects, graphs, or charts.
4.
Learners will design an effective oral message, using a variety of organizational strategies by:
- Proposing an organizational pattern based on logic.
- Putting to use various organizational strategies for oral presentations.
- Creating planning and presentation outlines for oral presentations.
5.
Learners will analyze and adapt to a speaking situation by:
- Creating an effective audience analysis during classroom activities and/or written assignments.
- Recognizing how to appeal to the self-interest of audience members.
6.
Learners will describe and employ the basic concepts and procedures of the listening process by:
- Recognizing the various factors that influence the listening process.
- Describing the listening process during classroom activities and/or written assignments.
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Learners will design and deliver an informative speech by:
- Proposing a topic that is informative in nature.
- Developing a demonstration speech.
- Developing a definition, description, or explanation speech.
- Preparing an introduction, body, and conclusion for an oral presentation.
- Examining how to use the precision of information.
- Arranging various types of support material, which will hold the attention of audience members.
- Creating a presentation that appeals to the self-interest of audience members.
- Displaying creative thinking in their oral presentation.
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Learners will design and deliver a persuasive speech by:
- Proposing a topic that is persuasive in nature.
- Applying the modes of persuasion during an oral presentation.
- Applying the questions of fact, questions of value, and/or questions of policy.
- Developing an outline using Monroe's Motivated Sequence.
- Relying on only one note card for the oral presentation.
- Arranging various types of support material, which will hold the attention of audience members and motivate them to action.
- Creating a presentation that appeals to the self-interest of audience members.
- Displaying creative thinking in their oral presentation.
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Learners will design and deliver a special occasion speech by:
- Recognizing a special occasion speech.
- Applying a logical or topical order during the oral presentation.
- Creating a presentation that is inspirational, humorous, or pays tribute to someone.
- Preparing an introduction, body, and conclusion for an oral presentation.
- Displaying creative thinking in their oral presentation.
- Creating a memorized speech for the oral presentation.
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