Session 1: The Speaking Situation ECUST—CDEN Workshop for Debate and Public Speaking Teachers June 3-5, 2016 Session 1: The Speaking Situation

Welcome & Introduction Cindy Richards, Ph.D. Associate Professor Willamette University Paul McKean, M.A. Instructor University of Illinois

Participant Introduction Please introduce yourself. Why do you think it’s valuable to teach public speaking, or why did you decide to attend the public speaking workshop?

Workshop Overview Enhance expertise by sharing best practices for teaching public speaking. Essential principles for public speaking Effective classroom exercises and activities Developing assignments, evaluations, syllabi Sharing resources

Workshop Sessions Understanding and Engaging the Situation Understanding and Engaging the Audience Building Arguments and Evidence Speech Organization and Delivery Developing Assignments and Evaluations Building and Sharing Resources for Teaching Public Speaking

Understanding and Engaging the Speaking Situation What speaking situations are our students likely to engage? What understanding and skills do our students need to develop in order to speak effectively in those situations?

Speaking Situation Argument (message) Context Audience Speaker

Common Speaking Situations Epideictic (Ceremonial) Speech Purpose is to praise or blame a topic, to strengthen community and shared values Examples: Wedding speech, graduation speech, speech that argues teaching public speaking is important because it builds cultural understanding.

Common Speaking Situations Informative Speech Purpose is to educate, develop understanding Descriptive speech: Creates an accurate mental picture in the mind of an audience regarding a specific person, place, thing, or event. Example: Differences between Salem and Shanghai. Demonstrative speech: Describes how to perform an action. Example: How to build a birdhouse. Explanatory speech: Explains a topic. Example: The causes of climate change.

Common Speaking Situations Persuasive Speech Purpose is to change an attitude, belief, or behavior. A persuasive speech may advocate a specific solution to a problem. Examples: The United States must act now to address the problem of climate change. [Problem-Solution] To address climate change, the United States should change its energy policy.

Common Speaking Situations Examples of situations your students will engage, in these categories? Epideictic (Ceremonial) Speech Purpose is to praise or blame a topic, to strengthen community and shared values Informative Speech Purpose is to educate, develop understanding Persuasive Speech Purpose is to change an attitude, belief, or behavior

Activity: Adapt Topic to Situation What would you say about the topic in each situation? Write 1 sentence that expresses your main idea. Topic: Basketball Epideictic (Ceremonial) Speech: Basketball is an excellent sport because it builds teamwork. Informative Speech Descriptive: What it’s like to play in the NBA. Demonstrative: How to shoot a basketball. Explanatory: International and NBA basketball games differ in three important ways. Persuasive Speech: Yao Ming should be admitted to the NBA Hall of Fame.

Class Activity: Adapt the Topic to the Situation What would you say about the topic in each situation? Write 1 sentence that expresses your main idea. Topic: China and the United States Epideictic/Ceremonial [praise or blame to communicate values, strengthen community] Informational [to educate, inform] Descriptive Demonstrative Explanatory 3. Persuasive [to change attitude or behavior]