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Suggested
Course Outlines
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2 PART ONE⎯SUGGESTED COURSE OUTLINES FOR THE ART OF PUBLIC SPEAKING
he Art of Public Speaking is easily adapted to a wide variety of class schedules and teaching
methods. The following class outlines reflect one approach to the course. They take students
through a series of reading, application, and speaking assignments that build systematically
upon one another. They are also designed to allow students to undertake their first graded speak-
ing assignment without having to read practically the whole book. Reading assignments are struc-
tured to give students adequate preparation time for each speech.
The first part of the syllabus culminates in the informative speech and focuses on such basic
matters as analyzing the audience, choosing a topic and specific purpose, and organizing the
speech. The second part culminates in the persuasive speech and focuses on more complex mat-
ters such as the target audience, building credibility, and using evidence and reasoning. The third
part culminates in the commemorative speech and focuses on the effective use of language. By
the fourth part, which culminates in the final speech, students have been exposed to all the major
skills of speechmaking discussed in the textbook. Now the instructor can concentrate on strength-
ening students’ command of those skills.
New to this edition of The Art of Public Speaking is extended coverage of online speaking
(Chapter 19 of the textbook and pp. 274–287 of this manual). The second sample syllabus below
replaces the commemorative speech assignment with an assignment for online speaking. Al–
though online presentations require considerable technological planning from students and in-
structors alike, the ability to speak formally in the online environment will benefit students
throughout their lives. For details of the assignment, see pp. 33–35 of this manual.
The course outlines presented here are for a class of roughly twenty students. If you have an
appreciably higher enrollment, you will probably have to reduce the length of the speeches or
increase the number of class sessions devoted to the presentation of student speeches. The speak-
ing assignments indicated in the course outlines are explained in Part Two of this manual.
Finally, although these outlines include suggestions for classroom discussion based on the
Exercises for Critical Thinking in The Art of Public Speaking, there are many more exercises in
the Annotated Instructor’s Edition of the book and in this manual. Connect makes many of the
exercises assignable and interactive. You should have no trouble choosing the ones that best fit
your teaching emphases and the needs of your students.
List of Syllabus Options
Outline for a 15–Week, 45–Hour Semester with a Commemorative Speech (pp. 3–8)
Outline for a 15–Week, 45–Hour Semester with an Online Speech (pp. 9–14)
Outline for a One–Semester Course with a Unit on Group Discussion (pp. 15–20)
Outline for a 10–Week, 30–Hour Quarter or a 15–Week, 30–Hour Semester (pp. 21–25)
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Class
Meeting
Topic—Activity
Reading
Methods of Persuasion
Focus class discussion on selected exercises and Using Pub-
lic Speaking in Your Career, text pp. 342–343 and 334. Use
additional exercise 3 on p. 260 of this manual as a classroom
activity. Show “Changing Lives Through the Literacy Net-
work” from the DVD of student speeches that accompanies
this edition of The Art of Public Speaking. For commentary
on the speech, see textbook pp. 338–340 and pp. 254–257 of
this manual.
Chapter 17
Analysis of Persuasive Speeches
Have students prepare brief analyses of the assigned speech
or speeches. Good candidates for analysis include “The
Living–Wage Solution” and “Phony Pharmaceuticals.” See
pp. 134–136 and 235–237 of this manual for analyses of
these speeches.
Selections from
“Speeches for
Analysis and
Discussion,”
pp. A5–A9
Listening to Speeches
Focus class discussion on exercise 2, text p. 59. (The Listen-
ing Self–Evaluation Worksheet is available on p. 52 of this
manual, or you can assign it from the assignments available
on Connect.) Choose from additional exercises on pp. 80–82
of this manual for classroom activities.
Chapter 3
Persuasive Speeches
Persuasive Speeches
Persuasive Speeches
Persuasive Speeches
Midterm Examination
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Class
Meeting
Topic—Activity
Reading
Commemorative Speaking
Assign commemorative speeches (p. 33 of this manual).
Focus class discussion on exercise 4, text p. 355. Show “Ida
B. Wells,” “Make a Wish,” or “Elie Wiesel” from the DVD
of student speeches that accompanies this edition of The Art
of Public Speaking. See pp. 267–268, 268–270, and 270–
271 of this manual for commentary on these speeches.
Chapter 18,
especially
pp. 350–353
Return and Review Midterm Examinations
Using Language Effectively
Focus class discussion on selections from exercises 1–3, text
p. 229; Using Public Speaking in Your Career, text p. 223;
and additional exercises on pp. 176–183 of this manual.
Chapter 12
Using Language Effectively
Have students prepare a brief analysis of King’s speech as
directed in additional exercise 1, p. 176. Show the video of
“I Have a Dream” in class and focus discussion on King’s
use of language. For analysis of King’s speech, see pp. 176–
178 of this manual.
Martin Luther
King, “I Have
a Dream,” as
discussed on
pp. 176–178
of this manual
Commemorative Speeches
Commemorative Speeches
Commemorative Speeches
The Final Speech
Assign final speeches (options on pp. 35–37) and begin re-
view of elements students most need to work on in prepar-
ing the final speech. Major items are usually supporting
materials, organization and outlining, and delivery.
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