Week of April 19-April 25

Hello Class! Here is what's on the Schedule and Participation Pages for this week:

*Read Chapter 14 - Speaking to Persuade

Class Discussion: Answer one in each of your three posts, at least 12 hours apart:

1). What are the main points for your next speech? How do you plan on beginning and ending your speech? How are you going to persuade your audience towards your point of view (hint: use the assigned reading to help you answer this part of the question). It is not enough to answer this question with “I haven’t had time to start”. This question is one that inquires about your speech and the plan for your speech. You must answer this question in its entirety.

2). How are you immersed in a sea of persuasion? Give some examples of persuasive messages you’ve received in interpersonal, public speaking, and mass media contexts. What can you do to become a more critical consumer or persuasive messages?

3). Pick one concept from the assigned reading that you found useful or interesting and discuss it.

***Remember to post 3 responses to your colleagues blogs.

***Reminder Dates:
Actuative Speech Outline is due NO LATER than 10am on Friday May 1st.

MANDATORY MEETING on Friday May 8th. YOU MUST COME TO THIS MEETING IF YOU WANT TO PRESENT THE ACTUATIVE SPEECH. I will NOT be on campus after this date, so please make EVERY effort to come to the class meeting to present your speech. Since the Actuative Speech is close to 30% of your total grade in this course, this is a meeting you DO NOT want to miss.