Pecha Kucha and other assignments due on Tuesday

I had a great time meeting with you all individually this week. You have some great presentation and project ideas!

For Tuesday's class, remember to bring in your updated outline for your informative speech. This is optional, but I will only take the revised version on Tuesday.

Also, be sure to bring in two copies of your persuasive presentation rough draft. Remember to show me that you have a great start on the presentation. You may want to use this assignment to get a good working draft of your outline. Have some questions ready for your tribe. This is a great time to get some feedback on your idea before you get too far into your topic.

I know a lot of you are concerned about your time. Watch this video and see how one person attempts a Pecha Kucha:



See you Tuesday.

Individual Meetings with Me

We will not be meeting the next two class periods (Tuesday, Oct 26 and Thursday, Oct 28), but you'll be meeting with me individually that week in my office at the Noel Studio. (If you forgot the day/time, I've taped a copy of the sign in sheet on the glass wall next to my door in the studio.)

Be sure to bring your self evaluation paper to that meeting. (I'll post the assignment below.) I also want to discuss your persuasive speech with you during that time, so have a good idea of what you'd like to do when you meet with me.

You may also want to begin collecting sources and writing a rough draft of your speech during this time.

See you during our meeting!

Public Speaking: Self evaluation

Write a 300 to 500 word (typed) analysis of your informative speech. You can answer each question as a different paragraph or integrate all the questions into an essay format, but make sure I can tell where these questions are being answered.

Answer the following questions:
1. What was the goal of your informative speech?
2. How much time and effort were you able to put into this project, and do you feel it was adequate?
3. What do you think your strengths and weaknesses were? (You may consider your topic, your visuals/body language, and your presentation style.)
4. If you had to give the speech again, how could you improve it?
5. What is something you learned from this experience about your presentation style and speech writing abilities?
6. How will you apply what you’ve learned into your persuasive presentation?

These self evaluations are due at your individual meeting time with me during Week 10, Oct 25-28.

Thursday's Class: Overview of Self-Evaluation and Persuasive Presentation

We have a few house-keeping items to discuss during Thursday's class. First will be a discussion of expectations for the self-evaluation portion of your informative speech. Second will be a discussion of the next assignment: the persuasive speech. We will talk about how the process will work and go over the expectations for that assignment.

Also, watch Duarte Design's Five Rules for Presentations by Nancy Duarte before class on Thursday, October 21.

Have the best Wednesday ever. And if you want to have fun and eat free popcorn, cotton candy, and pizza, come to the Noel Studio for the Carnival of Creativity from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Start thinking about your persuasive speeches

Looks like we'll be finishing up presentations on Tuesday. Be sure to have your outline turned in and a thumb-drive/memory stick. We'll also discuss the reflective essay if we have time.

This weekend read chapters 15 and 16 in your book. Also watch this Ted Talk:



If this presentation took place in our class for a persuasive speech a good ending would be to call on the audience to join her as she shared her hope with the homeless in Lexington. She could explain how this might be accomplished on a Saturday and explain what team members would be asked to do to help make her hope a reality. You could decide not to join that group or decide if this group would be your first, second, or third choice.

Start thinking about ideas today. Shoot me an email if you want to run something by me.

Have a great weekend!

Have a great Fall Break!

Be safe and have fun, but remember to read Chapters 13 and 14 in your text book. On Thursday we'll have more presentations.

Watch this video: http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail205.html

Enjoy Fall Break!

Thursday will be more presentations

Bring some paper and a pen to take notes as your fellow classmates give their presentations. Remember, you are responsible for letting me know how speakers adapt their message to you (the audience). I am also in getting your input (from 1 to 10) on how well you think the speakers do. (10 is the best.)

In the process, write down what you feel each speaker does well and what the speaker could have done better. This will help me see that your 1-10 score is relevant.

Once we are done with these presentations, we'll talk about what I'll need from you regarding your self evaluation.

If you'd like to play a little, check out manyeyes. This website allows you to create some cool visualizations of data. Sure beats pie charts and bar graphs.

Have a wonderful Wednesday!