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Last Day Lecture (thus the popular “curtain call” background)

Last Day Lecture (thus the popular “curtain call” background). Announcements. PRPSA post-test Available this Sunday through next Saturday Easy 5 pts. After you have done it you can compare your raw scores on the assessment through your My Grades page Friday

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Last Day Lecture (thus the popular “curtain call” background)

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  1. Last Day Lecture(thus the popular “curtain call” background)

  2. Announcements • PRPSA post-test • Available this Sunday through next Saturday • Easy 5 pts. • After you have done it you can compare your raw scores on the assessment through your My Grades page • Friday • Special Occasion Speech Workshop Day • Come with 2 manuscript drafts ready to rehearse!

  3. Final Exam Info • Review Material are available on line • 67 multiple choice questions • Materials from 10 chapters; review questions clearly indicate what you need to know • For people officially registered for the 2:00 lecture only: • Monday, December 10  12:00- 2:00 p.m. • Final Exam Sessions are here in LeBaron. • A low-distraction environment is available. Email Dr. Slagell. It will be given at the same time. • Sign up for the Final through WebCT

  4. Final Exam Info • Review Material are available on line • 67 multiple choice questions • Materials from 10 chapters; review questions clearly indicate what you need to know • For people officially registered for the 3:00 lecture only: • Friday, December 14  12:00- 2:00 p.m. • Regular Final Exam Session is here in LeBaron • Early Make up Exam Option, Wed. Dec. 12, 12 – 2 • Make up session in Room 305 Carver Hall • A low-distraction environment is available. Email Dr. Slagell. It will be given at the same time. • Sign up for the Final through WebCT

  5. Today’s agenda • Barbara Bush Commencement Address • Quiz (mostly based on the speech) • Sample Student Speech • Course Objectives Review • Course Lecture Evaluations

  6. Barbara Bush“Choices and Change” • Context • Wellesley College, June 1, 1990 • Controversy surrounding the speech • Seniors voted for Alice Walker to speak • Bush was a late replacement • Some seniors protested • because process wasn’t followed • because Bush was chosen because of her husband not based on her own accomplishments • Prompted a national discussion of women’s roles and feminism

  7. QUIZ, question 1 Johnny Appleseed shows us the spirit of dedication. Johnny Appleseed shows us the spirit of hard work. Johnny Appleseed shows us the spirit of productivity.

  8. Aunt Lucille by Misty Miller (W pp. 89) SP: To entertain my audience with tales of my Great Aunt and her peculiarities

  9. How does it meet the assignment? • Special attention to Language • “There is no doubt about it”—repetition to start the first 3 paragraphs of the body and then to refer back to in the conclusion. • “Great Aunt Lucille Hanton, her hair was a reddish orange flame from a torched building.” Metaphor • “no place could be ‘grande’ enough for what was to happen”—foreshadowing • Concrete re-creation of the scene • Originality • Makes a point

  10. Course Objectives from the Workbook • Developing rhetorical sensitivity • Developing critical thinking skills • Developing competent delivery skills • Developing a public communication ethic

  11. Overview of Course Content • Invention: • topic selection and narrowing; development of content, research • Arrangement: • organizing your messages • Delivery: • verbal and non-verbal delivery • Style: • language use that is clear, accurate, appropriate and vivid • Memory: • planning and speaking what you planned

  12. Course Evaluations for Lecture and Course Materials At top of the form: Dr. Slagell; SpCm 212 A (2 o’clock) or B (3 o’clock).

  13. Speech Matters! Enjoy the special occasion round.

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