First we talked about the research students did for the technology for which they are writing their presentation.
We then discussed technology that would assist in the making of the graphic for the presentation. This graphic can be a flow chart or an animated version of how something works. The instructor had software suggestions, but also asked students for their input. Together we came up with:
Instagram, Vimeo, Vine, GIMP, Photoshop, Photoshop Motion (for openings and closings, such as a youtube video), and Google Sketchup (changed to "Drawing").
In the last part of the class, the instructor distributed outlines for two communications procedures: The Basic Principles and Taking on a New Assignment. We went through New Assignment but will discuss Basic Principles at the next class.
To Do for Next Class:
-get the name of the technology
-leaders in the field (Hoover's)
-find out about press releases and company report--where these companies are going?
Rough draft of outline: each person does one point.
Note: students in the red light camera group should read this article.
(added Febr. 8, 3:40 p.m.)
At our next class (Feb. 11) , students will get their outlines and speech evaluations from the introductory speeches back. We will use them to go through some points on another handout entitled "Quick Guide to Public Speaking."
We will also get some material from which to practice speaking to the audience while a graphic is on the overhead. The objective is to maintain eye contact with the audience. This exercise will be performed on Feb. 13.
A reading on overcoming speech anxiety will be assigned:
Read: "Understanding Your Nervousness," 10-17. (Feb. 11).
Tues., Feb. 4:
We read the new assignment and brainstormed technologies for the presentations. We broke into groups of three each based on interest in the technology. We went through sections of the book to decided what format (cause-effect. chronological, etc.) was appropriate. We also went through another section of the book to review such parts of the presentation as definitions.
We discussed the graphic that will be required for the presentation.
To do for next class:
Read the two sections of the book discussed in class (pages 128-31 and 173-80). Find three sources for the technology that was chosen today.
128-31 is on "Structure the Main Ideas of the Body of the Speech" (chronological structure, spatial structure, etc.) and ends right before the example of the sample speech outline, Section 7:3.
173-80 is "Overcoming Obstacles to Shared Meaning" through the end of Figure 9.2.
