Weekly Objectives
After studying the week’s material, you should be able to:
Explain why it is important to organize online speeches clearly and coherently.
Identify the objectives and functions of a speech introduction and conclusion.
Construct a planning outline of an introduction of an important person speech.
This Week’s Deliverables
Here are the things you must complete for week 2:
Viewing Assignments: Week 2 Overview video; Introduction Speech Planning video.
Discussion Board Week 2: Introduction Speech Planning: original post is due by Thursday at 11:59 PM, CT; replies to peer’s posts are due by Sunday, 11:59 PM, CT. This assignment is worth 10 points.
After completing the Introduction Speech Planning document, please post your document to the Discussion Board Week 2 by 11:59 PM CT Thursday.
Reply to two posts by other students. Begin by reading your peers’ planning documents for the introduction speech. You may need to read through the documents more than once.
Answer the following questions about your peers’ planning document in your reply posts. Each reply should be more than 100 words. Make your response posts by 11:59 PM, CT Sunday.
What do you think is the most interesting information? Explain why you found this information interesting.
What information area do you feel could be more interesting for the audience? What might the speaker do to make this information more interesting?
After reading your peers’ responses to your planning document, consider making any necessary changes that will make your information more engaging for your audience.
Discussion Submission Instructions
Initial:
Click in the Responses box below. This will open the Responses text box.
Add a descriiptive title (Initial Post: Your Name, and Week #).
Type your answer(s) in the Responses text box. You may add attachments, images, videos, etc. as needed using the “Insert Content” feature (the plus in the circle) and the “Attachment” feature (paperclip icon).
Click Respond to submit your initial post.