1. The human brain starts working when you are born and never stops working until you stand up to speak in public. -George Jessel

2.  Mr. Anderson  324 Carver Hall  christop@iastate.edu  Office hours:  Mon 11-12 & Thurs. 12-2  by appointment

3.  Dr. Slagell  310B Carver Hall  speechlady@iastate.edu  Office hours:  Mon. & Tues. 10-12  by appointment

4.  The Art of Public Speaking, 10 th edition E-Book  By Stephen E. Lucas  Speech Communication Workbook, 15 th edition  By Amy Slagell

5.  E-Book is available for $50 through our course Blackboard site OR the bookstore Tuesday.  Hardcopy new on Amazon for $115, used for $60-$90  Workbook at UBS $10.30

6.  Exams – 20%  3 Exams  Possibly group work on 1 or more.

7.  Quizzes – 10%  5 Quizzes in lecture  All open note!  Possibly group work.

8.  Exams – 20%  Quizzes – 10%  Classwork – 20%  Make-Up work available.

9.  Exams – 20%  Quizzes – 10%  Classwork – 20%  3 Major Speaking Assignments – 50%  Informative Speech 15%  Persuasive Speech 20%  Special Occasion Speech 15%

10.  Come to class!

11.  Do Your Assignments

12.  Take Advantage of resources

14.  Be Honest

15. LECTURE DAY OR LAB DAY Sp Cm 212

17. Christopher Anderson - Section 28 christop@iastate.edu

18. Justin Atwell - Sections 1, 2, 3 jatwell@iastate.edu

19. Abby Ebelherr - Sections 12, 24, 32 ebelherr@iastate.edu

20. Jamie Harsha - Sections 17, 20, 21 jdharsha@iastate.edu

21. Rachel McKenny - Sections 7, 30, 31 rmckenny@iastate.edu

22. Denise Oles-Acevedo - Section 25 dolesa@iastate.edu

23. Annie Preston - Sections 14, 19, 26 anniemar@iastate.edu

24. Nate Pillman - Sections 15, 23, 29 npillman@iastate.edu

25. Mary Speckhard - Sections 11, 18, 22 mkspeck@iastate.edu

26. Mary Stoecklein - Sections 5, 9, 10 mstoeck@iastate.edu

27. Abby Stonner - Sections 4, 6, 8 astonner@iastate.edu

28. Chris Wiewiora - Sections 13, 16, 27 wiewiora@iastate.edu

29. Why are you here?

30. By your choice...

31. Why are you here? By your choice... or someone else’s?

32. Why are you here? Discuss with the person or persons around you why you think you are here. Because you are required to be is NOT an acceptable answer...

33. 1. Public Speaking 2. Snakes 3. Confined Spaces 4. Heights 5. Spiders 6. Tunnels and Bridges 7. Crowds 8. Public Transportation (mostly airplanes) 9. Storms 10. Water (as in swimming and drowning)

34. 1. Snakes 2. Public Speaking 3. Flying 4. Open Spaces 5. Confined Spaces 6. Vomiting 7. Heights 8. Cancer 9. Storms 10. Death

35. 1. Spiders 2. Public Speaking 3. Flying 4. Open Spaces 5. Confined Spaces 6. Vomiting 7. Heights 8. Cancer 9. Storms 10. Death

37. What is public speaking?

38.  Princeton : delivering an address to a public audience

39.  Oxford : speaking to a group of people in a structured, deliberative manner intended to inform, influence, or entertain

40.  Mr. Anderson’s Niece :  talking outside

42.  Job Outlook 2009  Survey of employers by the National Association of Colleges and Employers

43. SURVEY RESULTS #1 Communication skills #2 Strong work ethic #3 Teamwork skills #4 Initiative #5 Analytical skills  Job Outlook 2009  Survey of employers by the National Association of Colleges and Employers  #1 quality/skill they seek in College Graduates is: Communication Skills!

48.  Don’t make the class more difficult than it needs to be.

49.  Manage your time well.

50.  Don’t make the class more difficult than it needs to be.  Manage your time well.  Talk to us!