Module Three Assignments

1. Read Chapters 5-6, review chapter PowerPoints
2. Take chapters 5-6 quiz
3. Do Speech Evaluation Assignment

Speech Evaluation Assignment

For the purposes of this assignment you will evaluate a public speech.

*You may NOT use the speech from your discussion board post!

Your first responsibility is to find a speech that is longer than 10 minutes. The speech can be from any genera, and on any topic. There must be a video of the speech available for me to watch and assess your evaluation. The most common places to find good speeches are TED Talks, Al Jezerra, Vital Speeches of the Day, and of course YouTube.

• The first thing you must do is connect with the material. What resonated with you?
• Briefly summarize what the speech was about
• Discuss how you felt about the material
• What did you learn?

Then you must reflect on the delivery of the speech.

• What was the speaker’s body language like?
• How was their engagement with the audience?
• Did they use gestures? What was the speaker’s energy and enthusiasm level like?

Finally discuss the speaker’s conclusion.

• Did they announce their conclusion? Did they restate key points?
• Did you feel a sense of closure when the speaker was finished speaking?
• Was the speech memorable and why?

For the purposes of the assignment, please make your writing clear and concise. Include as many examples from the speech as you can. The more of a personal connection you make to the material, the more points you will earn. Please make your reflection at least two pages (doubled spaced) All formal written papers WILL be typed, in a 12 point font – the only acceptable fonts are Calibri, Times New Roman, or Arial. Please set your line spacing double, and your margins at 1 inch all around. You must also include a works cited page at the end of your assignment with the video properly cited. You must have a title page at the beginning with; the title of the assignment, your name, the title of the class, the section number, the date and your instructors name centered on the page. Please make sure your paper is in APA format.

Confessions of a Public Speaker Chapters 5-6 Quiz

25 Points

On a separate document, please address the following questions. Please write each question and make your answers clear and concise. A well written answer shall include a strong connection to the chapter. Please include several “I, Me and My” statements, along with your personal opinion or response to the material.

1. What does the author mean by eating the microphone
2. John Medina, molecular biologist and director of the brain center at Seattle Pacific University, believes ______________is the maximum amount of time most people can pay attention to most things. Do you agree with him? Why or why not?
3. What does the author suggest you think of your opening minute as? What should it be filled with?
4. The author suggests that if you find natural ways to draw attention to things that illustrate your point to use them. What does he say is the simplest way to do this?
5. What are three ways to get an audience involved?
6. Discuss the role of tension and release.
7. What advice does the author give on dealing with someone with a long question that tends to ramble on?
8. Discus what strategies you learned from chapter 5 that will help you with your next speech.
9. Discus what strategies you learned from chapter 6 that will help you with you next speech.

Textbook: Confessions of a Public Speaker

Author: Berkun; Edition: 2nd; Copyright Year: 2010; Publisher: O’Reilly Media, Incorporated. ISBN: 9781449301958;