Course Schedule
2 meetings per week--MW (28 class meetings)
# date
in class activity
1 8/26
Syllabus exploration
2 8/28
Introductory Speeches
9/2
Monday—labor day, no class
meeting
3 9/4
Communication fundamentals
Campus announcements
4
9/9
5
9/11
6
9/16
7
9/18
8
9/23
9
9/25
10 9/30
11 10/2
12 10/7
13 10/9
14 10/14
15 10/16
16 10/21
17 10/23
Communication fundamentals—
ethics and listening
Campus announcements
Communication fundamentals—
audiences
Comm Fundamentals in class quiz
Strategic choices: focus your topic,
presentation aids, and informative
speaking
Campus announcements
Organizing and outlining
Campus announcements
Simple Informative Speeches (3
min.)
+ Speaking Introductions
Simple Informative Speeches +
Speaker Introductions
Simple Informative Speeches +
Speaker Introductions
Research process and citing sources
Verbal Style and Language
Connecting with audience via
delivery
Definition speeches (1.5 min.)
Definition speeches
Community impact speeches (2
min.)
Community impact speeches
class meeting preparation
Campus announcement speeches begin
Chapter 1 + reading comprehension
check (RCC)
Ch 2 + RCC
Ch 4 + RCC
Ch 3 + RCC
Study chapters 1-4 for quiz
Ch 5 +RCC
Ch 6 +RCC
Ch 12 + RCC
Ch 9 + RCC
Audio record in-class simple informative
speech to complete detailed self analysis
assignment
Complete semester topic worksheet
Ch 8 + RCC
Complete research tutorial
Ch 10 + RCC
Ch 11 + RCC
18 10/28
19 10/30
20 11/4
21 11/6
11/11
22 11/13
23 11/18
24 11/20
25 11/25
26 11/27
11/28
27 12/2
28 12/4
Multiple viewpoints speeches (2
min.)
Multiple viewpoints speeches
Being persuasive and making your
case
Library workshop
Veteran’s day
Persuasive speech preparation
Adapting your speaking skills
Persuasive Speeches (7-8 min.)
Persuasive Speeches
Persuasive Speeches
Thanksgiving
Persuasive Speeches
Persuasive Speeches
Final exam due, wrap up and send
off
Ch 7 + RCC
Persuasive outline due
Ch 13
Consult CSUSM website for scheduled
day and time