Dates and Times for Next Week

As per the discussion in class (See the video here called Friday, April 24) we are changing how we are doing our speeches next week. 

Monday, April 27 
Free workday. Please work on the reviews of the four ceremonial speeches below and the reviews of your classmates. Send this material to me via email by Wednesday, April 29 by midnight. 

Wednesday, April 29
Upload your ceremonial speeches to Google Drive the same as we did last time. I will have a folder for the ceremonial speeches. Please save your speech with your name. 

Friday, May 1
Please review your classmates' speeches and send them to me by email or placed in Google Docs by midnight on Friday, May 1

I will see you back in class on Monday, May 4. I will be in the Zoom Room on Monday, April 27 to answer any questions. 

Cerimonial Speeches

• —Words of welcome
• —Awards presentations
• —Award acceptances
• —Eulogies
• —Dedications
• —Toasts
• —Tributes

Why does this speech work? Or not?

How to think through the ceremonial speech 

—Purpose: How can you like your remarks to the goals of the organization you represent?

—Audience: Who will be in the audience? What are their goals and expectations?

—Logistics: How formal should you be?

—Content: What should you include that relates to the group or the occasion?

—Organization: How can I use the patterns I know to accomplish my purpose.

—Credibility: What can I say that demonstrates I share the audience’s beliefs/interests/values

—Performance: What is the best delivery for this occasion?

• —Think about your relationship with the speaker
• —Think about your relationship with your audience
• —Bridge the two
• —Your reaction is how the audience will respond

Here is a good example of how to outline. 

Inspiring others to memorize

Congrats - you have worked on something very hard and come out the other end. 

Now - what was the point of memorizing the Gettysburg Address or Give me Liberty or I have a Dream, etc? Remember, I asked you to think through both your process and your experience. Even if you didn't memorize the whole thing and recite it as you planned, you should have something to say about the process of trying to do it. 

Okay, so here is the criteria for the speech:
1. Your audience for the speech is high school seniors.
It is a tough crowd, I know. Imagine that you are the teacher and this is the first day talking about this assignment. What will you say to them to get them to embrace the idea of memorizing Lincoln's speech or Truth's or Kennedy? I would appeal to noble motives and challenge them to achieve a higher level of belief and achievement. 
2. Use all of the tools at your command developing and organizing the speech. 
EPL, rhetorical devices, stories and the organization of the outline. This is where you will use your experience in learning about the address and trying to memorize it. Your personal story will be important for credibility with this audience. You have to be believable when you say this is a worthwhile task to tackle. Have an overall theme or metaphor for this speech to help it hang together. 
3. Besides all of the usual criteria for a speech, you will be required to recite a portion of the speech as part of the whole. 
It needs to be one of the paragraphs from the speech. Enough to impress but not the whole thing. And what portion you choose is important for the way you choose to create the speech. Whatever paragraph you choose, why you chose that one needs to be incorporated into the speech (And the answer cannot be this is the only part I can remember)  

This type of speech, more than any other, depends on the quality and style of your delivery. Your presentation should be direct, showing that you really care about how your students react. You must prove to them that you are sincere and believe in your message. Be confident and forceful, and show enthusiasm and vitality. 

4 This will be your longest speech to date at 4:00 or more minutes. 



This assignment is meant to help you identify and apply basic speech components:
Organization, Rhetorical Devices, Ethos, Pathos, Logos .
Create a Google Doc of your outline and speech proper in the folder you created
then share it with me. 

Learning Objectives:

• Learn to use a variety of speech tactics

• Learn to apply lessons from the memorization speech to another speech

• Learn to apply what you have learned to your own speech organization

How to get started on the Inspirational Speech

Go look at three other speeches and write down what worked and why (analysis) 

Puke about your memorization experience. You should have plenty of notes to help you think this through from your own experience to watching others give speeches. 

Begin to sketch out your idea on paper. Think about the unifying thread you want to use to tie the idea together. This is not outlining this is speech writing. Here is where you may want to use your story as your jumping-off point. Think mind mapping.

Now it is time to outline. Look for the places you have incorporated ethos, pathos, and logos. Point out where you have used rhetorical devices. How did you choose to organize your speech?

Don’t forget to add your speech reasoning at the end of your outline.

Don't forget to include your word-for-word speech.

Ch Ch Ch Changes (turn and face the strange)

(The sound on this is great - it is the remaster. Listen to the words)

Weds, April 1 - Review of requirements

Friday, April 3 - Continue the work on the memorized speech (no formal class)

Monday, April 6 - Upload the memorized speech

Weds, April  8  - Thinking about the inspirational speech (details for inspirational speech)

Friday, April 10  - NO SCHOOL

Monday, April 13 - Upload the inspirational speech (no formal class)

Weds, April 15 - Give the inspirational speech in class (group 1)

Friday, April 17 - Give the inspirational speech in class (group 2)

Monday, April 20 - Review of special occasion speeches

Weds, April 22 - Discussion of special occasion speeches

Friday, April 24 -Work on your own 

Monday, April 27 - Group 1 special occasion speech

Weds, April 29 - Group 2 special occasion speech

Obviously, this new schedule is subject to change. 

Check out these memory mastery videos. 

https://www.magneticmemorymethod.com/members/video-1/

https://www.magneticmemorymethod.com/members/video-2/

https://www.magneticmemorymethod.com/members/video-3/

I get the four one tomorrow but feel free to go to his site and sign up for the videos and the workbooks. Lots of his stuff is free. 

For Friday

For Friday, March 27, 2020: 

When you commit to something it really helps to understand it from all possible angles.  

Do a speech analysis of your chosen work. First look at it from the words part and then from the performance part. 

Use the same criteria as you did for your mid-term. Also, include the following: 

Take a look at the history of the moment. 

Why was this speech important at the time it was spoken? 

What about this speech do you think makes it resonate over time? 

Don't be sappy here, look at it as a real analyst. 

Inspirational Speech - getting started.

The Inspirational Speech (The memorized portion) 

This assignment is meant to help you learn to focus and challenge your brain.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn to identify a variety of speech tactics used in your chosen speech
• Learn to “hear” what a good speech sounds like by memorizing it
• Learn to apply what you have learned to your own speech organization for the next speech on inspiration. 

1. Choose a speech for the offerings below.

Here are some speeches to choose from. 

These are speeches by women (there are never enough). 

2. Do a puke about the speech you chose:

• What you do like about the speech?
• What words or phrases speak to you?
• What about the speech's time in history make it important to you?
• What is it about the speaker that appeals to you?

3. Watch this video about memorization.

4. For Monday, based on your puke write a rationalization about the speech you have chosen and the answers to these questions in a narrative (Imagine you are meeting with me at Starbucks and you are telling me about this speech and why you chose it.) This narrative should be about 500 words. Please send it by class time (8:00 a.m.) on Monday.

5. Monday we will have a Zoom class with Dr. Matt Corr who will talk with us about memorizing things. I will send you the link before our class.

Questions?
Have a good week.
Dr. C

Best practices for working remotely

Working remotely is part of the new business world. You'll likely be working online in some portion of your job no matter your profession. As we are navigating the next few weeks of online classes keep the following in mind: 

1. Get dressed - It matters to how you approach your work. PJs are nice but when you need to get down to business, put on some pants. 

2. Maintain your schedule - COME TO CLASS. What is true in person is still true online. Use the time you would be in class to "be in class" this will help you stay on track when we eventually come back to campus.  

3. Have the right tools 

• Download Zoom
• Learn to use the online SU library system
• Make sure your computer software is up to date
• Stay in contact with other students in the class
• Communicate with your professors often via chat, text, email, smoke signals, or in person at an off-campus location 

4. Communicate with your professors often - (It needs to be said twice.)

When submitting an assignment make sure you are giving your professors an update on how you are doing and how working remotely is working for you. For Crowley classes, send me a personal update every five days, to let me know how you are moving through the material in my class and in your other SU classes. 

Take a look at this list of best practices for online students from Northeastern University. There are many more good tips in here. Consider the next few weeks a new adventure. You will be learning new concepts and new things about yourself. Embrace the challenge. 

The Mid Term and Rhetorical Devices

The Mid-Term is due Monday, March 9 by midnight.
You will place the document in the Google Drive folder you have created for yourself and share it with me

1. You will read chapters one and two in Talk like TED and choose one of the sample talks for review.  
2. After you read the chapter and choose a talk (I would watch more than one) and write a critique of it based on what you have learned so far about public speaking. Use the blog, the book and the template to see how closely the speaker you have chosen uses the elements we have discussed so far. Include uses of rhetorical devices. 
3. Explain each of the elements that you notice and explain why you think it did or did not work for the speaker. You are entitled to your opinion just have evidence to back it up.

• How well does the speaker consider the audience? 
• How does ethos, pathos, and logos manifest in the speech? 
• How did the speaker use the basics of good speech organization?
• What is the difference between the speech purpose (the moral) and the thesis statement?
• What rhetorical devices did the speaker use? 

This part of the document should be 3-4 pages based on Times New Roman double space 12 point type which comes out to about 750-1000 words. 

Rhetorical devices

Rhetorical devices are the nuts and bolts of speech and writing; the parts that make a communication work. Separately, each part of is meaningless, but once put together they create a powerful effect on the listener/reader.

Rhetorical devices add spice to any speech. But remember that you don’t want to overdo it. Think of adding rhetorical devices to a speech the way you would add a fine spice to a meal: you want enough to enhance the flavor but not so much that it overpowers the taste. In most cases, one or two will suffice.


From Mental Floss

List of most common


And these are 10 different ones

And watch this great one

How to think about preparing a speech (any speech, anytime, anywhere)

Okay, no matter what you speaking about (or writing about) you need to start with these things in mind:

Do this process as instructed and this should work out smoothly:

1. Write out your attention-getter (pathos) (How will you get the audience's attention to care?)

2. Write out your thesis statement (logos) (Why is this topic relevant?)

3. Write out your crediblility statement (ethos) (Why are you a good person to discuss this?)

How to speech example with outline

I. – Introduction

            Here is where you will pull your listener in and get them interested in your subject. This might be a good place to tell a little story about your subject to connect to your audience. It does not have to be long – even just one or two sentences.

“There are some things in life that when you see it, or hear it, or smell it makes you feel happy and makes you feel like a kid again. My mother made the best PB&J. When I want to feel loved or show someone I love them I make a special peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I want to share my secrets and special touches to the prefect peanutty snack.

II. Central Idea – Here is where you move into your thesis statement.

A.     “I want to talk with you about the intricacies of the PB&J because even through it is a simple snack, when it is made with love and care you can really make it something special.”

B.     Key Points – Here is where you introduce the audience to what the key points will be.

a.     Choosing a bread

b.     Choosing a peanut butter

c.      Choosing a spread

d.     The art of the production

    III. Expanding on your three key points with explanation and evidence

A.     Choosing a bread

a.     White or wheat (what are the differences to the texture and the flavor?)

b.     Thin slice or thick slices (discuss the merits of both)

c.      To toast or to grill

B.     Choosing a peanut butter

a.     Natural vs. processed (what are the taste differences?)

b.     Crunchy vs. smooth (how does the choice work with the bread choices?)

c.      How thick to speed the peanut butter?

d.     What about Nutella?

C.     Choosing a spread

a.     Jelly or jam (what are the differences?)

b.     Traditional grape vs. other flavors (what are the taste differences?)

c.      Amount of jelly in accordance to the bread and amount of peanut butter.

D.    The art of the production

a.     Choosing to make them open face (so that the enjoyer can choose)

b.     Crust or no crust (I like crust for soppy up any excess)

c.      Cut in halves or leave whole (Cut in half feels like more love)

E.     Conclusion

You can always make something simple something special when you take the time to do it well and with love. You can experiment with variations of the PB&J with bananas, honey, strawberries, or cream cheese.

The explanation

Here you will explain what kind of organization you choose and why. You will also talk about why you choose a particular introduction and conclusion. This should take no less than two paragraphs. (Paragraphs are four or five sentences each.)

FOR NEXT MONDAY

Prepare three minutes where you introduce yourself and your thoughts on authenticity. Your audience is incoming freshmen to SU. Your speech focus is encouraging these new students to embrace their authentic selves and why being authentic is important. 

HERE IS THE LINK TO THE ASSIGNMENT SHEET

1. You will write out your speech and turn it in

2. Use the note section of Google Docs or Word to describe where you use Ethos, Pathos Logos

3. Show your key points and your evidence

Here are some helpful links.

Here is a Google search for authenticity

Welcome to Public Speaking

We have to communicate. No matter your major, no matter your career goals, no matter your life plan (or lack of) you have to communicate with other people. We will be getting some help from our friends at TED talks.

Over the next 16 weeks, we will be working to make you the best listener, organizer of thoughts, and the best speaker you can be. (Note the order.)

Here are some of the ways we will work on this:
1. Discover your authentic voice
2. Develop your curiosity about the world
3. Practice your creative practice every day
4. Sharpen your listening skills
5. Identify how to best develop these skills in demonstrating your self-expression orally.

Okay, no matter what you speaking about (or writing about) you need to start with these things in mind:

• Audience
• Occasion
• Purpose 

Think about the basics of journalism. It is all the same. Think about it in in this order:

• Who (Audience) 
• What (Occasion) 
• Why (Purpose) 
• Where/When (Logistics) 
• How (Performance)

Public speaking is:
about being an effective orator who can master the art of rhetoric.  
Someone who speaks well for good purposes:

• Justice
• Fairness
• Truth

(Those who practice law study a lot of rhetoric)

So, while we will learn process speeches like How-to speeches and ceremonial speeches (weddings, funerals, hall of fame introductions, etc.) we are also learning the essence of what it means to express something important. We will talk about a number of different rhetoricians in this class

NOTE: The art of oratory and the practice of rhetoric is 2600 years old. People were practicing effective speaking 600 years before the birth of Christ - and the foundations of that are STILL the same. 
How crazy is that? So, don't think these old Greek and Roman guys don't still matter. 

And now consider what this means in the way we understand people who are trying to persuade us.

• Politicians 
• Advertisers
• Parents
• Husbands/Wives

We all mean to be persuasive in all of our conversations, don't we?

When does the formal idea for your speech begin? 
It begins with you - and the Greeks

—The Greeks!

¡Plato (worries about speech/rhetoric – needs Philosopher King)

¡Aristotle (says we can’t live without rhetoric “Finding the available means of persuasion”  

                               (Think of how to use the seven keys See below)

CLASSICAL RHETORIC  

(C. 5TH CENTURY BCE TO 5TH CENTURY CE)

Gorgias:  “For that which is communicated is speech, but speech is not that which is perceived by the senses and actually exists; therefore the things that actually exist ,which are observed, are not communicated but [only] speech” (Sextus Empiricus, Adversus Mathematicos 7. 84-86).

Isocrates:  “...oratory is good only if it has the qualities of fitness for the occasion, propriety of style and originality of treatment” (48).

Plato:  “Socrates: Is not rhetoric in its entire nature an art which leads the soul by means of words, not only in law courts and the various other public assemblages but in private companies as well?  And is it not the same when concerned with small things as with great, and, properly speaking, no more to be esteemed in important than in trifling matters?” (132).

Aristotle:  “Rhetoric may be defined as the faculty of observing [discovering] in any given case the available [appropriate] means of persuasion” (160).

Cicero:  “...the subjects of other arts are derived as a rule from hidden and remote sources, while the whole art of oratory lies open to the view and is concerned in some measure with the common practice, custom, and speech of mankind, so that, whereas in all other arts that is most excellent which is farthest removed from the understanding and mental capacity of the untrained, in oratory the very cardinal sin is to depart from the language of everyday life, and the usage approved by the sense of the community....But the truth is that this oratory is a greater thing, and has its sources in more arts and branches of study, than people suppose” (201, 202).

Quintilian:  “[O]ratory is the power of judging and discoursing on civil matters that are put before it with certain persuasiveness, action of the body, and delivery;” it is “the art of speaking well” and the true orator is “the good man speaking well.”

—Ethos (Credibility)  ethical appeal, means convincing by the character of the author. We tend to believe people whom we respect. One of the central problems of argumentation is to project an impression to the reader that you are someone worth listening to, in other words making yourself as author into an authority on the subject of the paper, as well as someone who is likable and worthy of respect.

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—Pathos (Emotional) means persuading by appealing to the reader's emotions. We can look at texts ranging from classic essays to contemporary advertisements to see how pathos, emotional appeals, are used to persuade. Language choice affects the audience's emotional response, and emotional appeal can effectively be used to enhance an argument.

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—Logos (Logical) means persuading by the use of reasoning. This will be the most important technique we will study, and Aristotle's favorite. We'll look at deductive and inductive reasoning, and discuss what makes an effective, persuasive reason to back up your claims. Giving reasons is the heart of argumentation, and cannot be emphasized enough.