Monday, March 27 -- Week 13 EARLY CALENDAR

Weeks 13 begins today and is due Friday.    

We have 16 weeks of new material and then 2 weeks of final exam activities. Translation:  You have 4 more modules to complete and then 3 final exam activities. Use your leadership skills and plan accordingly!

I will reopen Weeks 1-8 April 10-23 to allow you the opportunity to complete missing work.  Weeks 9-13 are now open so be sure to complete any missing assignments.

Ready, learn, lead!

Week 13 opens today!  During the next week, you will be be studying public speaking.  Great speeches require lots of preparation and lots of practice so use your time to prepare, check and practice your work! Remember...practice makes permanent!  You should work a little each day so that you keep up with your work instead of having to make it up.   Use this UNC-CH handout to help you as you get started: http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/speeches.html (Links to an external site.)

Week 13 Assignment Tips:

Speaking in Public - Go through the do's and dont's list for public speaking and create your list of do's and dont's.  If something is not on the list, add it to your list.  Once you create a list, write a 200-word reflection answering the questions in red in the prompt. Remember that your list is not part of your word count.

Great Speeches - Read about the components of a great speech then use what you have learned to analyze 3 famous speeches from the American Rhetoric link listed in the post.  Be sure to read and to listen to each of the 3 speeches.  Create the chart (see sample in the assignment) and fill in the answers based upon your analysis.  You do not need to use complete sentences to fill out your chart however you need to be sure you are answering the questions and offering details that show your understanding of the speech.  Feel free to read more than 3 speeches to practice your analysis skills. After completing your chart, choose the 1 speech from your chart that you deem to be the greatest and write a detailed paragraph explaining why.  Be sure your paragraph is quality work.

Speech Project - For this assignment, you will be writing a speech.  Be sure you read the rubric before you begin the assignment -- it is the second attachment.   Your topic is yourself -- you will create a speech that introduces you to your classmates.  Remember to be creative and share something you have not shared with the class yet.  To help you get started, use the list of speech starters posted in Step 1 of the directions.  Be sure your speech includes a text -- a quote, a song, a saying, etc. that conveys your idea.  Citations are required unless you are the author.  Your speech must be 200 words long (which is about 2 minutes long). Feel free to video or record your speech -- if you do so, you must still post a written copy of your speech.  

Connecting with People - Please READ THE ARTICLE.  Many of you are skipping the texts and just answering the questions.  I need to see evidence of the text -- the text is designed to get you thinking about leadership in new ways and contexts.  Your response to the text should be at least TWO well-developed paragraphs that answer the 3 questions from the prompt.
Speech Advice - Post your 150-word reply to the Churchill quote in this week's discussion board.  Address whether you agree with his advice or not and then offer the most important piece of advice that you would give someone about how to give a speech.  This advice is based on what you have learned this week so be sure to use the week's material as your evidence.  As you do each week, respond to at least 1 classmate.  Be sure your reply is more than "I agree" or "Great idea."
Enthusiasm Journal - Write and post at least 150 words addressing the role of enthusiasm in public speaking. Answer the 3 questions and then offer a detailed description of someone's enthusiasm you would like to emulate and why.

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