communication apprehension: getting over it on the first speech

Communication apprehension (as covered in chapter one) is your fear about talking to other people about things - and is often most manifest in public speaking situations. More people are scared of speaking than they are dying!

In that light, just how bad was it? Take for a moment to tell me how you felt in the spotlight (and for some of you, on camera!) - I won't give you your grade until you tell me what things you think you did and were aware of - which is especially important since we didn't have the dvd for the first half.

go for it. and if you start out saying you looked fat like i did, that doesn't count.

Speech Observation Sign-up

Please post the speech that you'll be attending. No more than two classmates can see the same speech.

Your speech sign-up is due 2/21.
The actual assignment is due 3/8. Please refer to blackboard for more details.

For ideas on where to look for speeches to attend, please see:

http://web-app.usc.edu/ws/eo2/calendar/32/list/category/Public+Lectures
http://annenberg.usc.edu/News%20and%20Events/Events.aspx

Bill Gates @ Ted -

I would highly recommend watching this speech


TED: “Gather the world's leading thinkers and doers, offer them four days of rapid-fire stimulation, and the result? Unexpected connections. Extraordinary insights. Powerful inspiration.”

Very Bad Informative speech

Aww this poor girl

Revise and Resubmit

Please post your revised topics here by Friday -10 AM.

Please use this as a place to show me your basic outline, the key points, etc. so I can see where you are headed.

My favorite song....

Speaking exercise: We're going to devote 1-2 minutes to you playing your favorite song (or a song) for us - tell us why you love the song, and what it means to you. Try to use some of the principles we've been using in class - telling stories, using clear language, speaking in a conversational style. No notecards, just share with us.

Please paste the link to the youtube video or the way to get the song online so we can hear it in class tomorrow.

First Topic for First Speech

Topic proposal Email must include all of the following elements:
• Specific topic area
• Thesis statement
• Possible main points

PLEASE try to include one possible source

DUE 10 PM, Monday, 2/7

Reverend Burklo thoughts

Your thoughts on Reverend Burklo - please Thank him at burklo@usc.edu -- What did you think was interesting? Inspiring? Controversial? Made you think? What examples did you like?