Assignment for 12/8, 12/11, and 12/12 and Journal Requirements

Hello students!

This week I will be giving you advice based on what I saw in your speeches. You need to prepare by reading the following articles and preparing your journal.

Reading:
Framing a Thesis Statement:
http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/speaking/infomod/pop5b.cfm - also click on the two links to read how to develop a thesis statement for the audience.

The Five-Step Method for Improving Delivery:
http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/speaking/infomod/com2g1.cfm

These resources are from Colorado State University in the USA.

Journal Requirements:
According to the syllabus, you are required to write a journal. This journal should have one entry for every month of the semester, excluding December, and after your informative speech. This means you should have four (4) journal entries.

Each journal entry should have the following information:

1. A review of your personal communication skills. This should be your first journal entry.
2. How what you have learned has helped you with your communication skills. This should include some of the information in class, but should not be limited to the class. (For example, "I learned that there are three types of communication: body language, voice tonality and words," is NOT a good sentence. A good sentence would be, "In my life I have thought communication was only words. Now I know that body language is the most important part of communication.") This should be the second and third journal entry.
3. For the journal entry for the speech, write how you prepared the speech and what you would do differently if you were do do this again. Also write about your presentation and what you think you should improve in giving the presentation.
4. DO NOT write your speech in your journal. If you write your speech in your journal I will give you and automatic score of 0.

The final exam is coming soon. We will discuss what to prepare in class.

Remember, what language should you be speaking?

Graham