1.  Speech 1 Comments  Recap #1  Tuesday, September 8 th and Wednesday, September 9th  Chapters 1-6 (not chapter 15…yet)  Must bring #2 pencil  25 questions;2 points each  Did you submit a scantron?

2. Chapter 15 Recap/Lecture

3.  To inform; not to advocate  Goal is to provide understanding and knowledge

4.  Speeches about objects  Speeches about processes  Speeches about concepts

5.  Don’t overestimate or assume  Don’t be too technical  Be concrete (e.g. language, comparisons, contrasts)  Make the topic interesting  Relate the topic to your audience  Personalize the speech

6.  Informative speeches  Week 9  MW: Monday, 10/5 and Wednesday, 10/7  TR: Tuesday, 10/6 and Thursday, 10/8  Sign Ups (few minutes before class)  MW: Wednesday, 9/30  TR: Thursday, 10/1  New focuses: Organization and delivery  More prep time in-class and out-of-class  4 to 6 minutes  Materials: Keyword outline, visual aid (overhead projector or poster), note cards, and critique sheets  http://www.gordonstate.edu/Faculty/agoldman/Public%20Speaking.h tm http://www.gordonstate.edu/Faculty/agoldman/Public%20Speaking.h tm  Research required: at least 2 sources (with citations)  Still considering past concepts  Central idea: More creative construction of thesis statement

7.  Must be approved  Must inform and NOT persuade  Speech about a concept, process, or object  Goal is to find a topic that you will also be able to use for your persuasive speech  To build on research  To practice avoiding bias in informative speech  Helps improve skill of informative vs. persuasive speaking

8.  Informative speech topic: Providing understanding about reality television docusoaps  Persuasive speech topic: Persuading my audience not to watch reality television docusoaps because of its detrimental effects  Will look at examples of informative speeches (videos)

9. Brainstorming and Audience Analysis