CM 210: Public Speaking
This course develops and improves public speaking, listening, organizational skills, and critical thinking. Several types of speeches are prepared and delivered. Students are also expected to participate in critiques of their classmates’ presentations.
Course Objectives: When you complete this course you will be able to:
- listen more effectively.
- express thoughts and emotions in a logical manner.
- critique others’ evaluations.
- recognize illogical thinking patterns.
- apply standard writing conventions. such as, grammar, spelling, punctuation, word usage, capitalization, and sentence structure when writing outlines and other assignments.
General Education Objectives: When the course is completed you will be able to:
- improve communication skills.
Incomplete Policy: Students will not be given an incomplete grade in the course without sound reason and documented evidence as described in the Student Handbook. In any case, for a student to receive an incomplete, he or she must be passing the course.
There will be no makeup work accepted during final week. All work for submission must be typed.
This a fun and interesting class that will give you more tools and expertise to succeed in academic studies, business endeavors, political activities, and expression of your thoughts and emotions. Just as in any endeavor, you will get more out of the class if you put more effort into the class. Relax in the safe environment where you can learn from your mistakes and have fun.
Student Evaluation:
| Student speeches | 100 points each |
| Introductions | 25 points |
| Class participation | 10 points per class |
| Impromptus | 10 points as assigned in class |
| Worksheets | 10 points per assignment |
Most of the class centers on the presentation of speeches with outlines. Every speech must have a typed outline in the prescribed format before the student is allowed to present. Students must follow the MLA style of citing sources. A rubric for evaluating speeches will be given at the beginning of the classes.
Speeches must be given within two weeks of the assignment.
Grade Scale:
| Letter Grade | Percentage |
| A | 90-100 |
| B | 80-89 |
| C | 70-79 |
| D | 60-69 |
| F | 59-below |
(tentative and subject to change)
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Week |
Subject Matter |
Assignment |
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One |
Introductions Overview of the class procedures and information
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Read Chapters 1, 2 |
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Two |
CD about Presentation
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Read Chapters 3-4 |
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Three |
Speech about yourself
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Read Chapters 5, 6, 7 |
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Four |
Famous person speech
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Read Chapters 8,9 |
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Five |
Decade speech
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Read Chapters 10, 11, 12 |
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Six |
How-to speech with a visual aid
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Read Chapters 13, 14 |
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Seven |
Place speech
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Read Chapter 15 |
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Eight |
Persuasive speech
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Read Chapters 16, 17 |
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Nine |
Commemorative speech
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Read Chapter 18 |
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Ten |
Group discussions Topic to be determined
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Read Chapter 19 |
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Eleven |
Final |
Final – presentation with Power Point |
Emails will be responded to no later than 48 hours or by the end of business on Monday for mail received over the weekend.
Academic Honesty Policy
The college has a firm policy against academic dishonesty, including cheating or plagiarism. Students guilty of academic dishonesty will be administratively dropped from the course with a grade of ‘F’ and subject to disciplinary action, which may include suspension and dismissal.
Please refer to the Academic Honesty Policy for detailed information.
Late Assignment Policy
Meeting deadlines, being dependable, and applying appropriate time management are all foundational elements of professional behavior. These same attributes are also required while participating in college courses because the skills, knowledge, and student learning outcomes must be obtained in a specific order and within a certain amount of time.
We at HJC understand that sometimes students encounter circumstances that make it difficult to always meet the required course deadlines. This Late Work Policy is in place to accommodate that. In all circumstances, whenever possible, contact your instructor when you anticipate that you will be submitting work late.
The deadlines for most courses typically follow the pattern below, but it is your responsibility to confirm this and be aware if there are any assignments that may have different deadlines for one reason or another.
The first post in each Discussion Board is usually due on the Wednesday night of each module/week.
Most other assignments are due by 11:59 pm on Sunday evening of each module/week.
- All assignments must be submitted by the required due date.
- Missing assignments due to absence must be submitted within 1 week of return.
- Late submissions of assignments will result in a reduction of 10% of the total points possible per day (e.g., 1 day late = -10%, 2 days late = 20%, etc.) up to one week. Anything over 1 week late will result in a grade of 0.
- To receive full credit for late work, students must provide documentation for an excused absence, or it will be subject to the same treatment as any other late work. Documentation examples include court documents, hospitalization, etc.
Instructors may also choose to deduct less points at their discretion.
If for some reason a student temporarily loses the ability to connect to Canvas due to technical issues it is the student’s obligation to submit assignments by the original due dates. Temporary remedies can be connecting via a public WiFi spot, using school facilities to connect, or use of private networks through friends and family.
In extreme cases, when none of these solutions are available, the student may contact their instructors through other means and ask permission to submit their work directly, in a method that can be received by the instructor. Under no circumstances can methods of delivery outside of Canvas be used without explicit instructor permission. (If this ever happens the instructor should somehow note it).
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This information is standard for each course but specifics may vary based on the delivery method of the course you are taking. Please follow the information provided by your instructor.
This syllabus is subject to change.