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The Assignment
RHETORIC IFall 2011
Bruce ClaryInstructor
• Five-seven minute researched speech• The speech should be based upon the same claims
and content as your researched essay, but…
The Assignment
RHETORIC IFall 2011
Bruce ClaryInstructor
• Five-seven minute researched speech• The speech should be based upon the same claims
and content as your researched essay, but…• You may not have the paper with you when you
deliver the speech
The Assignment
RHETORIC IFall 2011
Bruce ClaryInstructor
• Five-seven minute researched speech• The speech should be based upon the same claims
and content as your researched essay, but…• You may not have the paper with you when you
deliver the speech• You are allowed two notecards for a key word
outline, plus additional notecards for each direct quotation and instance of paraphrased information
Content and Structure
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• Intro generates interest, grabs attention, and make central claim of speech absolutely clear
Content and Structure
RHETORIC IFall 2011
Bruce ClaryInstructor
• Intro generates interest, grabs attention, and make central claim of speech absolutely clear
• Body is clearly organized and “signposted”
Content and Structure
RHETORIC IFall 2011
Bruce ClaryInstructor
• Intro generates interest, grabs attention, and make central claim of speech absolutely clear
• Body is clearly organized and “signposted”• Content is detailed enough to be informative and
interesting
Content and Structure
RHETORIC IFall 2011
Bruce ClaryInstructor
• Intro generates interest, grabs attention, and make central claim of speech absolutely clear
• Body is clearly organized and “signposted”• Content is detailed enough to be informative and
interesting• Conclusion reminds audience of your thesis and
principal arguments and hits home in such a way that audience will remember what you have said
Qualities of Good Delivery
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The voice is easy to hear and listen to.
Qualities of Good Delivery
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The voice is easy to hear and listen to.
• Volume is easy to hear everywhere in room
Qualities of Good Delivery
RHETORIC IFall 2011
Bruce ClaryInstructor
The voice is easy to hear and listen to.
• Volume is easy to hear everywhere in room• Rate is moderate. It neither drags nor races.
Qualities of Good Delivery
RHETORIC IFall 2011
Bruce ClaryInstructor
The voice is easy to hear and listen to.
• Volume is easy to hear everywhere in room• Rate is moderate. It neither drags nor races.• Variations in rate and volume are used for
emphasis.
Qualities of Good Delivery
RHETORIC IFall 2011
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The delivery has conversational qualities.
Qualities of Good Delivery
RHETORIC IFall 2011
Bruce ClaryInstructor
The delivery has conversational qualities.
• Delivery conveys enthusiasm for subject and a genuine interest in communicating with audience.
Qualities of Good Delivery
RHETORIC IFall 2011
Bruce ClaryInstructor
The delivery has conversational qualities.
• Delivery conveys enthusiasm for subject and a genuine interest in communicating with audience.
• Eye contact conveys speaker’s interest in connecting, communicating.
Qualities of Good Delivery
RHETORIC IFall 2011
Bruce ClaryInstructor
The delivery has conversational qualities.
• Delivery conveys enthusiasm for subject and a genuine interest in communicating with audience.
• Eye contact conveys speaker’s interest in connecting, communicating.
• Delivery doesn’t sound canned or memorized (even if it is).
Qualities of Good Delivery
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The body adds to communication rather than detracting.
Qualities of Good Delivery
RHETORIC IFall 2011
Bruce ClaryInstructor
The body adds to communication rather than detracting.
• Face is animated. Posture says speaker has something interesting or important to say.
Qualities of Good Delivery
RHETORIC IFall 2011
Bruce ClaryInstructor
The body adds to communication rather than detracting.
• Face is animated. Posture says speaker has something interesting or important to say.
• Gestures emphasize ideas and structural transitions.
Qualities of Good Delivery
RHETORIC IFall 2011
Bruce ClaryInstructor
The body adds to communication rather than detracting.
• Face is animated. Posture says speaker has something interesting or important to say.
• Gestures emphasize ideas and structural transitions.• Movements add to, rather than distract from, the
oral message.
Preparing the Speech
RHETORIC IFall 2011
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Reduce the critical essay to a keyword/key idea outline on one or two 3” x 5” notecards. Why?
Preparing the Speech
RHETORIC IFall 2011
Bruce ClaryInstructor
Reduce the critical essay to a keyword/key idea outline on one or two 3” x 5” notecards. Why?
• Notecards prevent you from reading, which can be the deadliest kind of delivery
Preparing the Speech
RHETORIC IFall 2011
Bruce ClaryInstructor
Reduce the critical essay to a keyword/key idea outline on one or two 3” x 5” notecards. Why?
• Notecards prevent you from reading, which can be the deadliest kind of delivery
• Hands need to be free to gesture, aid com-munication.
Preparing the Speech
RHETORIC IFall 2011
Bruce ClaryInstructor
Reduce the critical essay to a keyword/key idea outline on one or two 3” x 5” notecards. Why?
• Notecards prevent you from reading, which can be the deadliest kind of delivery
• Hands need to be free to gesture, aid com-munication.
• Communicate ideas, not words.
Practicing the Speech
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• Talk your way through your essay several times to get your main ideas in mind. Then put essay away!
Practicing the Speech
RHETORIC IFall 2011
Bruce ClaryInstructor
• Talk your way through your essay several times to get your main ideas in mind. Then put essay away!
• Stand up; face imaginary audience or mirror.
Practicing the Speech
RHETORIC IFall 2011
Bruce ClaryInstructor
• Talk your way through your essay several times to get your main ideas in mind. Then put essay away!
• Stand up; face imaginary audience or mirror.• Give speech from keyword outline on cards.
Practicing the Speech
RHETORIC IFall 2011
Bruce ClaryInstructor
• Talk your way through your essay several times to get your main ideas in mind. Then put essay away!
• Stand up; face imaginary audience or mirror.• Give speech from keyword outline on cards.• Time the speech.
Practicing the Speech
RHETORIC IFall 2011
Bruce ClaryInstructor
• Talk your way through your essay several times to get your main ideas in mind. Then put essay away!
• Stand up; face imaginary audience or mirror.• Give speech from keyword outline on cards.• Time the speech.• Repeat and repeat again--but don’t memorize.
Practicing Delivery
RHETORIC IFall 2011
Bruce ClaryInstructor
• Develop conversational quality. • Practice projecting enthusiasm--a desire to
communicate.
Practicing Delivery
RHETORIC IFall 2011
Bruce ClaryInstructor
• Develop conversational quality. • Practice projecting enthusiasm--a desire to
communicate.• Practice making eye contact.
Citing Sources in Speeches
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We cite sources in speeches for the same reasons we do in papers.
Citing Sources in Speeches
RHETORIC IFall 2011
Bruce ClaryInstructor
We cite sources in speeches for the same reasons we do in papers.
• Enhances our credibility
Citing Sources in Speeches
RHETORIC IFall 2011
Bruce ClaryInstructor
We cite sources in speeches for the same reasons we do in papers.
• Enhances our credibility• Adds authority to your content and arguments
Citing Sources in Speeches
RHETORIC IFall 2011
Bruce ClaryInstructor
We cite sources in speeches for the same reasons we do in papers.
• Enhances our credibility• Adds authority to your content and arguments• Integrity. Acknowledges the origin of your ideas
and/or information in a responsible, honest way.
Citing Sources in Speeches
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Unlike papers, speeches need not (should not) provide full bibliographical information.
Citing Sources in Speeches
RHETORIC IFall 2011
Bruce ClaryInstructor
Unlike papers, speeches need not (should not) provide full bibliographical information.
• Some appropriate source citations styles follow:
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❝According to a recent cover article in Newsweek magazine…❞
❝In a Drug Enforcement Agency report available on the Internet, William J. Bennett, former head of the agency, claims that…❞
❝According to the most recent Statistical Abstract, 47 million American have no health insurance…❞
❝An article in a July issue Time magazine reported… ❞
Keep your eyes on the prize
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Moving from frightened uncertaintyto confident poise in front of an audience.