public speaking syllabus - my.pierce.ctc.edu
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CMST 220:
Public Speaking
Professor: Sam Sloan
Email: [email protected]
Office Hours: As an adjunct, I do not have a permanent
office, but Temporarily – I will try to hold office hours in
AAH110 from 11am-12pm, M-Th – Please send a message
before coming, or to arrange a longer meeting
CMST 220 is a beginning course in public
speaking that emphasizes speech organiza-
tion, audience analysis, organization, and
delivery. Frequent presentations will be
made before the class in which the student
will be given the opportunity to explore his/
her speaking capabilities.
Course Catalog Description Recommended Text: O’Hair,
Dan, Rob Stewart, and Han-
nah Rubenstein.
A Speaker’s Guidebook: Text
and Reference. 6th Ed.
(Later Editions Okay, as well)
COURSE OUTCOMES:
1. Recognize benefits of public speaking for personal and profes-
sional development
2. Acquire a general knowledge of techniques to use for managing
speech anxiety
3. Recognize the similarities and differences between public
speaking and other communication formats such as small groups
and interpersonal communication settings
4. Apply the guidelines of ethical public speaking conduct
5. Identify and apply multiple strategies for discovering the nature
of your audience and adapting your message accordingly
6. Identify and apply multiple strategies for developing thoughtful
topic selection techniques
7. Demonstrate the ability to design a research plan for informa-
tion gathering
8. Demonstrate skill in selecting relevant proofs to support claims
9. Identify and use a variety of proofs to support claims
10. Evaluate the effectiveness of research plan
11. Demonstrate ability to incorporate and cite research in oral
presentation
12. Discern and apply the 4 essential components of an introduc-
tion
13. Discern and apply the 3 essential components of a conclusion
14. Design an effective outline that reflects the organizational
choices of the speaker
15. Identify and choose from various organizational strategies
for persuasive speaking contexts
16. Understand the anatomy of an argument (claims, data,
warrants)
17. Construct logical arguments for the audience
18. Apply knowledge of argument strategies to persuasive ad-
dress. Understand and apply various persuasive strategies.
19. Use rhetorical devices to enhance the quality of the persua-
sive message
20. Acquire skills for critiquing public address from a variety of
standards such as ‘conformity to the principles of the art’ or
‘historical justification standard’
21. Demonstrate knowledge of the four primary delivery
modes
22. Demonstrate particular skill with extemporaneous delivery
23. Incorporate relevant visual aids into a presentation
24. Assess when visual aids are necessary
8318 M-F 12-12:50am (CTR-252)
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1. Two Exams: designed to demonstrate basic un-
derstanding and application of selected concepts and
terminology introduced in the text and lecture/
discussions.
2. Four Public Speeches: designed to increase your
skill in creating, organizing, delivering and inter-
preting informative and persuasive messages.
3. Three Full-Sentence Outlines: designed to dem-
onstrate mastery of research and organizational skill.
These correspond to the formal speeches.
4. Two Short Reflection Projects: designed to help
you assess strengths and weaknesses in your public
speaking skills.
5. Attendance and Participation: is an important
part of your responsibility as a member of this class.
Several written & oral assignments will be assigned
and completed in class, such the memorized per-
formance assignment.
Course Policies
You are allowed up to 4 (four) absences
without penalty.
There are no exceptions for absences, so
treat these as “sick days.”
After you have used your absences, I re-
serve the right to deduct your FINAL nu-
meric grade by up to 5% per additional ab-
sence.
Arriving more than 10 minutes late (after
the Question of the Day) or leaving early
counts a tardy, and every three of these
count as an absence.
If you are tardy or need
to leave early, PLEASE
write me a CANVAS
NOTE with your name,
the date, and the class
time in order to be
counted late, not absent.
Missing a speech: Failure to speak on the day you are scheduled to present will
result in a grade of zero (0) for the speech, except in the case of legitimate,
documented emergencies and at the instructor’s discretion.
As members of a learning community, instructors and students agree to a tacit social contract.
That contract ensures that all participants will attend every class meeting, engage one another
in an informed and spirited manner, and complete all assigned responsibilities on time. If you
are unable to fully attend a class meeting (coming to class engaged, willing, and ready to par-
ticipate), you are absent.
Be aware that even though you are allowed to miss 4 days without overall
penalty, this may still affect your grade, because in a speech class, you cannot practice the
skills we are learning, if you are not present.
Faith and Conscience (New Absence Policy):
Reasonable Accommodations for Faith/Conscience: Students who will be absent from or endure sig-
nificant hardship in course activities due to reasons of faith or conscience may seek reasonable ac-
commodations so that grades are not impacted. Such requests must be made in writing within the
first two weeks of the beginning of the course. Students should review the Accommodations for
Faith/Conscience Policy and follow the procedures: https://www.pierce.ctc.edu/policy-faith-
conscience.
Course Requirements Attendance and Participation
Sam Sloan
4/5/2016 @ 9am
Sorry I was late
today!
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Grade Policies
Please keep in mind that an “A” represents
exceptional work. This is work that doesn’t just
meet the standards of the assignment, but exceeds
them with creativity and enthusiasm.
A “B” represents work that is above average. This
work meets all assignment requirements and does
exceptional on several of them.
A “C” grade is average. This is not a bad grade. It
is an average grade. It means you met the bare
minimum requirements for the assignment.
A “D” means you did not meet all the requirements
of the assignment in a satisfactory way.
An “F” means you did not meet any of the
assignment requirements.
Your grade is the result of your mastery and
application of the material. I do not “curve” grades
relative to the class as a whole.
All assignments will receive a raw numerical score
that will be posted on Canvas as soon as possible
so that you can track your progress.
To protect your privacy, I will not discuss your
grade over phone/email, or with anyone other than
you, unless I am presented with a written, signed
waiver on your part. Please meet with me in person
to discuss any concerns or questions about your
grades.
If you have a problem or concern about your grade,
I ask that you wait 24 hours after the grade has
been posted before discussing it with me. This
gives you time to examine specific issues with the
assignment in a calm, rational way so that you can
best argue on your behalf. However, please do ad-
dress these concerns in a timely manner. Waiting
until the end of class is not advised and will proba-
bly not have the desired result.
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Academic Honesty:
We welcome you to this classroom
community with the assumption that the work you do
will be your own. You should know that presenting an-
other’s work as your own is a very serious violation of
the Student Code of Conduct. This policy applies to
both papers and speeches.
The conduct code identifies academic dishonesty as “plagiarism, misrepresentation of self or stu-
dent work product or representation of work of other’s as your own.” Whether quoting, paraphras-
ing, or summarizing someone else’s work, you should cite your sources.
Suspected cases of academic dishonesty will be investigated, and if plagiarism is substantiated, the
person found to have plagiarized material may face failing the assignment, failing the course, disci-
plinary censure, and/or suspension from the college, depending on the details of the case. More de-
tail is in the Student Code of Conduct. As a general rule: when in doubt, cite where the information is
coming from. If you are uncertain whether you are citing sources sufficiently and appropriately enough to
avoid plagiarism, please talk to me before submitting an assignment. If you have questions about
whether you are sufficiently citing something, please talk to me before you turn your assignment in.
Plagiarism:
Quick Rules:
Come to class
Be Involved (Take notes, Warm Up, Play!)
Be cool to each other
Do Original Work—Follow your Passion!
Communicate Early and Often
Respect:
Students are expected to actively
participate in discussions and class
activities, and should expect a comfort-
able and supportive environment to do
so. Personal attacks, slurs, and the like
will not be tolerated. No one in this class
is stupid, and neither are their ideas. If
you have questions related to specific
details on harassment or disrupting
class, you can turn to the:
You may be asked to leave if you show
disrespect to your classmates or professor.
I take your work seriously, and recognize that
being in front of an audience can be stressful or
even scary for some folks.
I expect you to be good audience members to
each other.
respect
/rəˈspekt/ noun
1. a feeling of admiring someone or something that is
good, valuable, important, etc
2. a feeling or understanding that someone or something
is important, serious, etc., and should be treated in an
appropriate way
Pierce College Student Code of Conduct:
http://www.pierce.ctc.edu/about/policy/
studentrr
Here are a few simple guidelines to help:
Failure to prepare for class inhibits your participation and is disrespectful to those who did prepare and
are ready to work.
Turn your cell phones to silent (not vibrate). PUT AWAY HEADPHONES! Make sure computers or tablets
are muted. Unless these things are being used for a specific activity, they should not be making noise.
When others are speaking, you should be paying attention. That means you should NOT be:
reviewing notes for other classes, reading, doing puzzles, surfing the internet, etc. You should also avoid
heckling, interrupting, or distracting the performer(s). I reserve the right to deduct your grade up to 10%
for disturbing another performer.
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Pierce College Policy:
Pierce College values diversity and inclusion; we are committed to fostering mutual respect and full partici-pation for all students. My goal is to create a learning environment that is equitable, inclusive, and welcom-ing. If you have or think you may have a disability that may affect your work in this class and feel you need accommodations, contact Access and Disability Services at [email protected] or (253) 964-6468 to see if you are eligible to receive services.
If you are already approved for accommodations through the ADS, have requested your accommodations for this quarter and would like to use your accommoda-tions in my class please connect with me outside of class time to discuss your needs.
Accessibility:
My policy:
As a personal philosophy, I strive to be conscious of
and sensitive to disability issues. In the spirit of the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), I wish to
make this course as accessible as possible to stu-
dents with disabilities, temporary medical condi-
tions, or mental or emotional health issues that may
affect any aspect of course assignments or partici-
pation.
I invite you to communicate with me at the beginning
of the quarter or at your discretion about any rea-
sonable accommodations that will improve your ex-
perience of or access to the course.
ADS offers resources and coordinates reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities. Reason-
able accommodations are established through an interactive process between you and the ADS manager,
and I am available to help facilitate them in this class. If you have not yet established services through
ADS, but have a temporary or permanent disability that requires accommodations, you are encouraged to
contact ADS at 253 - 964 - 6526 (Fort Steilacoom) or 253 - 840 - 8335 (Puyallup).
Communication: As a student at Pierce College, you are expected and required to regularly check your college issued
email address and Canvas account. If you wish to email me, please email me respectfully and be sure to
identify who you are. Please put the COURSE AND CLASS TIME in the subject field of the message, so
that I can quickly identify student emails. Not doing so may result in a delay of response. (Remember, I
may have seven students named “Katie,” who are in one or the other of my classes).
Although I would love to be available to you 24 hours a day, I do have other commitments in my life. I will
do my best to respond to your email as soon as possible, but know that I am less likely to immediately re-
spond to emails on the weekend. My email is [email protected], BUT: Messages sent through
Canvas are more likely to be answered quickly as they ping an alert to my phone.
If some major life issue comes up that will impact your work in this class, let me know through the Canvas
message system. Also, feel free to let me know why you are absent, should you need to miss. There will be
no way to make up class experiences missed from absences, but it lets me know what’s going on, if there
are any larger issues.
If you will be absent, it’s your responsibility to check the syllabus AND Canvas for work you will miss.
Generally, I will accept assignments turned in early, but anything turned into
Canvas late or any missed speeches will generally result in a ZERO Grade (0) for
the assignment. So, talk to me about turning in assignments early, if you know
you will miss.
NOTE:
We will be using CANVAS for most of the class assignments, so make sure you
have access to a computer or device that will let you complete your assignments
and upload them BEFORE THE DEADLINE. I will not accept late work because
you procrastinated and were having “internet problems.”
Get your work finished early, and make sure that you are submitting before the
last possible minute. If Canvas is giving you issues, you may always submit an
email of the assignment into me before the deadline to prove it is completed, but
be sure to get Canvas assignments uploaded before the deadline.
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Speech Days: IF YOU HAPPEN TO ARRIVE LATE ON A SPEECH DAY, WAIT POLITELY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DOOR,
UNTIL YOU HEAR APPLAUSE, BEFORE YOU ENTER!
PRESENCE:
Please be present on ALL speech days, even if you’re not speaking. One easy way for me to tell that you
don’t care about your grade in this class is to show that you have no respect for your fellow students. I no-
tice people who habitually miss. Typically, these students do not perform as well on their speeches.
We will select a speech performance day about a week or so before speech week. IT IS YOUR RESPONSI-
BILITY TO SELECT A DAY YOU WILL BE AVAILABLE AND IN CLASS. If you miss selection day, come see
me to get your speech day. I WILL NOT CHASE YOU DOWN.
I may allow two students to trade days BEFORE speech day, but as a rule, I GENERALLY DO NOT ALLOW
YOU TO CHANGE DAYS AFTER YOUR INITIAL SELECTION. Once your speech day has begun, make sure
you make it to class.
It’s funny how many people “get sick” overnight or have to “attend sudden funerals” on speech days, with-
out warning… THERE ARE ONLY SO MANY DAYS FOR US TO USE ON SPEECHES, SO IF YOU’RE NOT
PRESENT AND READY TO PERFORM ON YOUR DAY WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, YOU CAN EXPECT A
ZERO GRADE. If I get a message from you about an issue SEVERAL DAYS before your speech, we can
have a conversation, but if I get an excuse after the fact, it’s a typically going to be a ZERO.
We have limited time to get through all of your speeches, so delays cost us CLASS TIME, and your class-
mates will LOOSE OUT on the value of their education. Be present, on time, on the days you speak so that
you don’t disappoint them or me.
TIMING:
Timing is a critical component of the speech-making process, and therefore time limits for speeches will
be strictly enforced. I will give you a GOAL TIME for each speech.
You will have ONE MINUTE on either side of that GOAL TIME where I will not deduct any points.
(Example: if 5 Minutes is your Goal Time, you can give a speech between 4-6 minutes without penalty, but
times like 3:59, 2:00 7:00, and 6:10 WILL be penalized.)
Each speech will be worth a different point amount, but generally, 20% of the value of EACH SPEECH will
come from having a speech of the appropriate length.
THINK OF IT THIS WAY:
If your speech is too short, I will literally be struggling to grade you, and it’ll be hard for me to make sense
of what you’re doing – you don’t want to be in that position.
If your speech is way too long, you’re going to make it hard for other students to complete their speeches
in a reasonable time, and you’re likely to wander off topic.
This is a class that teaches communication and effective speaking skills. One of the skills you will be
graded is the effective presentation of material, within constraints given for each assignment.
In College and in your Career and Life, you will likely be called upon to give presentations and given similar limitations. Think of this as a practice for that. Here, the stakes are a few points, in the future, it might mean losing a job or missing a promotion. THIS is the place to learn these valuable skills. ;D
You will learn everything you need to know about editing a speech to time for this class, but in general, students who fail to meet their speech time are almost always the ones who don’t practice.
(As a note, I almost never have students who fail to meet time and also actually practice the amount suggest for each speech. Give yourself AT LEAST 4 DAYS TO COMPLETE YOUR SPEECH: ONE DAY to complete your Outline and THREE FULL DAYS to rehearse and move your speech from a paper, to a LIVING, EMBODIED SPEECH, with NOTE CARDS and VOCAL CHOICES that are FULLY REHEARSED. )
We will discuss this as the “5-5-5 Method”
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EXAMS:
Two exams will be administered in this section on the assigned dates (see course calendar for dates). These exams will focus on lecture, handouts, text, posted material on Canvas, and any other course ma-terial deemed appropriate and discussed in class.
You are strongly encouraged to keep up with your reading and to attend every class. Only those with proper documentation will be provided a make up test; those without documentation will not be permit-ted to take the exam. I am more likely to allow a makeup if we have been having a conversation for a long time. Last minute or “day after” excuses will al-ways make you sound like you’re unprepared. There will be no makeups for “just being unprepared.”
Even if you’re less prepared than you’d like for a SPEECH or an EXAM, just do it! You’re definitely going to have a better grade than an automatic ZERO.
Excused or not, those who fail to take the makeup within one week of the absence will be assigned a grade of zero (0) for the exam.
INCOMPLETES, PASS/NO PASS, and WITHDRAWAL:
In general, I do not grant incompletes or Pass/No Pass options, however, if an ex-treme circumstance arises, please talk to me about what your options are. It is your responsibility to withdraw from the course prior to the college deadline. I will not approve instructor’s withdrawals. For more information on these policies, please see the Pierce College Catalog.
Practice Speeches using the “5-5-5 METHOD” that we will discuss:
COMPLETE YOUR OUTLINE, then:
DAY ONE: Practice 5 times with a timer, reading off your paper and adjusting the length of the speech to fit the GOAL TIME.
DAY TWO: Practice 5 times with a timer, moving notes over to note cards, standing, and thinking about how you will deliver your speech out loud. Make notations on your cards and make sure you’re hitting your time consistently.
DAY THREE: Practice 5 times with a timer, full out, with final note cards and all the gestures you will use in your speech. FULLY EMBODY YOUR SPEECH, WITH EMOTION AND MOVEMENT!
MISCELLANY:
We have a Writing Center on Campus. If you are having issues, please set up an appointment with them:
https://www.pierce.ctc.edu/dist/writers
Almost all assignments for this class require you to have access to a computer and to be familiar with
Canvas. Your outlines will be uploaded there, and other assignments may be turned in there.
You can quickly and directly login at http://pierce.instructure.com. If you have a computer issue (internet
went out, computer crashed, goldfish ate your Ethernet cable, etc.) you’re expected to have made back-
ups of your assignments and to find a computer lab or another computer to submit work on time.
Please be proactive in checking your assignments on Canvas and uploading well before the time an as-signment is due to avoid any technical glitches.
Free programs like DROPBOX Can help: https://www.dropbox.com
Generally, I would like to receive .doc, .docx, or .pdf files for assignments turned in on Canvas. Certain
formats like .odt, .pages, .wpf, and others may not work well with the Canvas software. Please make sure your final assignment is compatible with Canvas specifications for a given assignment.
ALSO: Double check uploaded assignments to make sure they are present! If you upload several times,
(revisions, for instance), I will see all uploads, and I will grade the most recent one.
This syllabus and course schedule are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances. Any changes or alterations to the schedule or syllabus will be announced in class and posted to Canvas. Please check Canvas & the Course Schedule regularly, if you find yourself missing class.
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Emergency Procedure:
It is your responsibility to know and understand emergency procedures. In the event of an emergency call 911 as soon as it is
safe to do so, if possible, also call Campus Safety at 253-964-6751 (Fort Steilacoom) or 253-840-8481 (Puyallup).
Escorts- Safety escorts are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (not available at JBLM). Call Campus Safety in Puyallup at 253-840-8481, at Fort Steilacoom 253-964-6751.
Fire Alarm- During an emergency evacuation, take your valuables ONLY if it is safe to do so. You could put yourself or someone else at risk by delaying your exit. Plan to return to class once the alarm has stopped. Do not return until you have received an official all-clear.
Earthquake- DROP, COVER, and HOLD ON. Once the shaking stops, take your valuables and leave the building. Do not plan to return for the rest of the day. Do not return to the building until you have received an official all-clear.
Active Shooter- RUN, HIDE, FIGHT; run if possible, hide and/or barricade if escape is not possible, fight as a last resort. Most classroom and lab doors are kept locked. If you decide to barricade in a classroom or lab know how to secure the door so it is locked. This may be done by pulling the door fully closed or by sliding the lock block and pulling the door closed. Know how the door locks ahead of time.
Campus Alerts- Sign up for Pierce College emergency alerts on the College website. https://www.pierce.ctc.edu/
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