HCM CITY OPEN UNIVERSITY Faculty of Foreign Languages Course: PUBLIC SPEAKING Instructor: Nguyễn Thị Hoài Minh, M.A Email: minh.nth@ou.edu.vn COURSE OUTLINE WEEK DISCUSSION      What is Public Speaking? Characteristics of Effective Public Speakers Common Problems of Speaking Publicly Course Objectives Effective Interpersonal Communication   READING  Beebe, Steven & Susan 1998, Chapters 1+  Dale, Paulette & Wolf, James 2000, Chapter Impromptu Speeches - Elaborating your answers - Outlining Self-introduction Speeches - Purposes - Preparation worksheet  Beebe, Steven & Susan 1998, Chapters 1+10  Dale, Paulette & Wolf, James 2000, Chapter  Delivering the message – Presentation Skills - Improving your “look” - Improving your “sound”  Dale, Paulette & Wolf, James 2000, Chapter   Choosing your topics Overview of Speechmaking Process  Beebe, Steven & Susan 1998, Chapters  Dale, Paulette & Wolf, James 2000, Chapter  Beebe, Steven & Susan 1998, Chapter  Dale, Paulette & Wolf, James 2000, Chapters 5+6  Beebe, Steven & Susan 1998, Chapter  Dale, Paulette & Wolf, James 2000, Chapter  Beebe, Steven & Susan 1998, Chapter  Dale, Paulette & Wolf, James 2000, Chapter 6 - 13    Types of speeches - Informative Speeches - Persuasive Speeches  Common steps to prepare for a speech  Informative Speeches - Focus on making an outline - Q & A section    Persuasive Speeches - Focus on making an outline - Q & A section Speech Evaluation Consultations over Students’ Preparation for Speeches Readings: Dale, Paulette & Wolf, James 2000 Speech Communication, Made Simple Longman Beebe, Steven & Susan 1998 Public Speaking, An Audience-Centered Approach, Prentice Hall Regents EVALUATION  Presence 10%  Participation  Presentation 20% 70%