Chapter 6-7: Fundamentals Of Speeche Communication Requirement

FUNDAMENTALS OF SPEECHE COMMUNICATION REQUIREMENT-(CMST101) -Lecture Notes (2020) -Chapter 6-7 : -PRACTICALLY SPEAKING : Prepare and deliver a twominute speech in which you : a. explain what makes a good speech topic. b. explain the thesis al a particular movie or television sitcom. c. explain the thesis ol one or a low recent lectures you've heard. d. evaluate the topics at recent talk shows against the criteria for a worthwhile and appropriate topic. e. explain the cultural factors operating in this class that need to be taken into consideration by the speaker selecting a topic and purpose. 6.2 Brainstorming for Topics Together with a small group of students or‘with the class as a whole, sit in a circle and brainstorm for suitable speech topics. Be sure to appoint someone to writedown all the contributions, or use a recorder. After this brainstorming session, consider these questions : 1. Did any members give negative criticism (even non-verbally) ? 2. Did any members hesitate to contribute really wild ideas ? Wfty ? 3. Was it neciessary to restimulate the group members at any point ? Did this help ? 4. Did some useful speech topics emerge in the brain storming session ? 6.3 Limiting Topics Here are a few overly general topics. Using one of the methods discussed in this unit (or any other method you're familiar with), limit the topic to One that would be reasonable forgo five to 10 minute speech. I. Dangerous sport. 2. Race relationships. 3. Parole. 4. Censorship on the Internet. . 5. Ecologicai problems. 6. Problems faced by college students. 7. Morality. 8. Health and fitness. . 9. Ethical issires in politics. 10. Urban violence. Chapter 7 : 7.1 Short Speech Technique Prepare and deliver a one-totwo minute speech in which you : a. explain the value of one reference book for research. b. explain one computer program that will prove helpful in research. c. explain an advertisement that is reportedly based on research and evaluate the research. d. explain how you used a computerized database either one discussed in this unit or some other database. 7.2 Accessing Information in order to gain some familiarity with the various ways of locating information, each student should select or be as signed one of the following items of information and should report back to the class (in a brief two minute speech) the answer and the reference workls) he or she used to find the answer. in discussing how the answer was found, try to trace the process followed, identifying bath productive and unproductive sources that Were can suited and the reasons for consulting each source. if any of these prove too easy, then try identifying two or three totally different research paths that would all allow you to find the information you need. 1. The flag of indonesia. 2. The ethnic population of Nebraska. 3. The current stock price of CocoCola. 4. The ingredients of 0 Harvey Wallbonger. 5. The first capital of the United States. 6. The current president of the National Communication Association, The American Psychological Association, or the international Communication Association. 7. The world's largest library and the number of volumes it contains. 8. The Academy Award winner in 1952 for best actor. 9. The literacy rate for China. 10. The main languages of Cambodia. 11. The prime interest rate for today. 12. The facultyostudent ratio for Harvard University. 13. The largest amount of money grassed by a film. 14. The profits or losses for iBM last year. 15. The auth Ir of the quotation : Though it be honest, it is never good to bring bad news. 16. The birthplace and real name of John Wayne. 17. The lull rtame of the iournals usually abbreviated QJS, JC, CM, CE. 18. The use dnd origin ol the word cyberspace. 19. The earlylyears of John Travolta. 20. The percentage of popular votes from Arkansas that Bill Clintdn received in the election ol T996. 21. The text ol John Kennedy's inaugural Address. 22. The political configuration oi Europe today. 23. The graduate program in communication at lndiana University. 24. The tuition at Brown University. 25. The amount of money charged for a iull-page, Tour-color advertisement in TV Guide. 26. The maioi Hudson River artists. 27. The rulesllor playing chess. 28. Contemporary speeches on U.S. energy problems. 29. The speeches of the President of the United States. 30. The birthplace and political biography of one of Your state senators. 31. The principles and beliefs of islam. 32. The history of the Boy Scouts in Canada. 33. The author and source oF the quotation, "My only love sprung lrom my only hotel" 34. The title ali the PhD. dissertation of someone teach» ing at your school. 35. A recent psychological study on "learned helplessness." 7.3 Canducting Electronic Research This exercise ilillustrates the wide variety of information. You can easily secure from computer searches and provides the opportunity for exploring your online resources. Look up and bring to class a copy of an abstract for one of the following : -an article on public speaking that appears in the ERIC database in the last 5 years. -an article on a psychological study on fea from