COMS 101 Speech Communication
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Communication skills are vital in nearly every career field, including education, business, politics, human services, Christian ministry, and the health professions. Learning these skills will also allow students to use their words to become even more effective agents for change and godly influence among their peers and others in our society. Students will understand and apply healthy and effective communication principles and practices to speaking before audiences, in small groups, and in conversations with others.
Course Assignment
Textbook readings and video presentations.
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Video Discussions (2)
Video Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student will demonstrate his/her understanding of covered communication concepts by creating and posting a critical, thoughtful thread in response to both of the Video Discussion prompts. For each new thread, the student must provide a substantive response to the prompt required by the specific Discussion instructions. Properly formatted replies of at least 75 words must be posted in response to 3 or more other students’ threads. (FSLO: CIL 1, 2, and 3)
Discussion: Speech Analysis Dialogue
Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student will demonstrate his/her understanding of the covered communication concepts by creating and posting a critical, thoughtful thread in response to the Discussion prompt. In the initial thread, the student must provide a substantive response to the prompt required by the specific Discussion instructions. Properly formatted replies of at least 75 words must be posted in response to 3 or more other students’ threads. (FSLO: CIL 1, 2, and 3)
Speech Outline Assignments (2)
The student will demonstrate his/her understanding of covered communication concepts by using the provided outline templates to compose a properly formatted outline for the informative speech presentation and the persuasive speech presentation that he/she will submit for credit in this course. The Speech Outline may be submitted, initially, as an optional rough draft and will then be submitted, by its designated due date, as a required final outline. Each speech outline must be composed in Microsoft Word. The Informative Speech Outline Assignment must cite at least 3 expert sources, and the Persuasive Speech Outline Assignment must cite at least 4 expert sources. (FSLO: CIL 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5; CT 2 and 4)
Speech Presentation Assignments (2)
The student will demonstrate his/her understanding of covered public communication concepts by presenting an informative speech and a persuasive speech, respectively, before a visually documented live audience of 3 or more adults. The Informative Speech Outline Assignment must cite at least 3 expert sources, and the Persuasive Speech Outline Assignment must cite at least 4 expert sources. Each speech must be 4-6 minutes and satisfy the other criteria set forth in the assignment instructions. Once the speech is recorded, the student will upload the recording to Mindtap/Bongo, and then post the video’s link to the instructor. (FSLO: CIL 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5; CGE 5; CC 3 and 4)
Quizzes (16)
Each quiz will cover a chapter of textbook readings for the assigned Module: Week. Each quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain 10 true/false and multiple-choice questions, and have a time limit of 30 minutes. (FSLO: CIL 1, 3, and 5; and CT 1)
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Comm 101 - Informative and Persuasive Speeches: Sample Speech Topics
- Sample Speech Outlines
- Sample Speech Topics
- Listen to/Read Notable Speeches
- Making It Local: links to Vigo County, Terre Haute, Indiana, etc. info
- Quotations and Statistics
- Required Resources: Articles & books
- Required Resources: Ref Books & Newspapers
- Requirement: Visual Aid
- Informative Speeches
- Conservative-based Publications
- Liberal-based Publications
- Middle of the Road publications
- Opinion-heavy Publications
- Group Project: Mass Communication Topics
- Rate This Guide
- Information Literacy Guiding Principles
- New York Times Birthday Assignment
Informative Speech Topics
LOW-LEVEL Topics can be familiar for you and easy to talk about but can be hard to research. Here are some examples of real speech topics from past Comm 101 students:
a festival in your home town
ISU's Study Abroad program
How music is chosen for radio stations [presenter worked at a radio station]
Terre Haute Action Track
HIGHER-LEVEL topics are broader in scope; they will have a local point of contact [you were involved; there is a connection to your home town], but there is also a national context, which makes them easier to research. Samples of past topics are:
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Peer pressure
- Eva Kor/C.A.N.D.L.E.S.
- Civil War re-enacting
- Charles Hyte Center/WIC program
- Heart attacks
- Smoking prevention
- Nursing shortage
- Homelessness/Light House Mission
Persuasive Speech Topics
EXAMPLES OF PAST ISU TOPICS:
- Become involved in extracurricular activities
- Importance of intramural sports
- Supporting locally-owned businesses
- Donate blood
- Smoking bans in restaurants
- White collar/blue collar crime
- Benefits of drinking water
- Partying/date rape prevention
- Why competitive parents are ruining sports for their children
- Consider a career in nursing
- Public schools should require more math & science
- Tent cite/homelss people solution in Seattle
- Self-image as it relates to bulimis, anorexia, tanning
- Organ transplants/viable candidates
- Walmart is bad
- Pull over for emergency vehicles [student is a paramedic]
- Become a literacy tutor for adults
- Wear motor cycle helmets
- Join Americorps
- Volunteering for the elderly
- Ban animal testing
- Support the immigration law
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COM 101: Oral Communication: Getting Started
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- Using Quick Search and Search Strategies
- CRAAP Test and Scholarly vs. Popular Resources
- Informative Speech: Resources, Keyword Worksheet, and PowerPoint
- Community Adovocacy Speech: Resources, Keyword Worksheet, and PowerPoint
- APA Citations and Bibliographies
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Welcome to the COM 101 resource guide ! This guide contains resources to support the COM 101 informative speech and the community advocacy speech.
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COMM 101: Fundamentals of Public Speaking - Valparaiso
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Informational topics are objects, events, concepts that you can describe or explain. Here are some broad categories to help you get started on your topic:
- Historical Events
- Places you've visited or want to visit
- People you admire: Artists, Actors, Politicians, etc.
- Books, Movies, TV Shows, Music you enjoy
- Diseases or conditions
- Holiday celebrations
Use the Library Research Guide below to see how to search library resources like Credo Reference and the Discovery! search tool to find materials for your informative speeches.
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COMS 101 INFORMATIVE SPEECH OUTLINE (DRAFT) Markanthony Rizzo Proffesor Lisa Deruiter COMS 101 Date Due Organization: Topical Audience analysis: College aged students, years in range, and race in range. Topic: How Social Media Has Affected Our Lives Specific Purpose: To inform students about the necessities of social media and how it has ...
Informative Speech Outline. Sophia Janson. COMS 101 - B. Date Due: Monday, February 7th, 2022. Organization: Topical pattern. Audience analysis: My audience includes three Caucasian college-educated adults, consisting of a middle-aged woman, a mild-aged man, and a young man. Two of them are related to me, while one is a close friend.
INFORMATIVE SPEECH OUTLINE. Your Name: COMS 101 Date Due: Organization: Identify your outline pattern here. - Your only option for this speech is the Topical pattern (see the textbook, p. 701). Audience analysis: Provide a description of your audience (e., its demographics like age, gender,
COMS 101 Course Syllabus Page 2 of 6 COURSE SYLLABUS COMS 101 SPEECH COMMUNICATION ... Informative Speech Outline Quizzes (3): chs. 7, 8, 9 75 90 5 Vanderber et al.: chs. 10-11
Informative Speech Outline Sarah Paris-L COMS 101 Section D July 26, 2021. Organization: Topical Audience Analysis: My audience consists of my classmates in a speech communication class through Liberty University online, and the professor teaching the class. Topic: The career of a human rights lawyer carries the unique opportunity for a hands-on approach to seeing God's desire for justice ...
Resources designed to support the Comm 101 research requirements Information and Persuasive Speeches and Group Presentations. Library online and print resources and reliable Internet sources are included ... Informative Speech Outline: the Titanic. first 7 pages Titanic, then Persuasive Speech outline for Hearing Loss. Informative Speech: How ...
Home Courses COMS 101. August 26, 2024. Chat Live (800) 424-9595 Request Info ... The Informative Speech Outline Assignment must cite at least 3 expert sources, and the Persuasive Speech Outline ...
Communications document from Liberty University, 5 pages, SPEECH TITLE 1 INFORMATIVE SPEECH OUTLINE TEMPLATE TOMMY HARLEY Mr. Bowels COMS 101 Date Due (07/18/2003) Specific Purpose: Organization: Inform audience with the past, present, and future of aircrafts. For this speech I will be organizing my speech in th
INFORMATIVE SPEECH OUTLINE TEMPLATE. Gracie Frame COMS 101 Section ___ 22 November 2021. Organization: Topical pattern. Audience analysis: My audience consists of men and women of all ages that are attending Liberty University Online which is based out of Lynchburg, Virginia.
Communications document from Liberty University, 6 pages, COMS 101 INFORMATIVE SPEECH OUTLINE TEMPLATE Your Name: Xaviera Chambers COMS 101 Date Due: June 12, 2023 Organization: Topical pattern Audience analysis: Three of my church buddies or coworkers, who are all in charge of different classes at the church, m. Home.
Informative Speech Topics. LOW-LEVEL Topics can be familiar for you and easy to talk about but can be hard to research. Here are some examples of real speech topics from past Comm 101 students: a festival in your home town . ISU's Study Abroad program .
Welcome to the COM 101 resource guide! This guide contains resources to support the COM 101 informative speech and the community advocacy speech. Explore the guide by navigating through the red tabs at the top of the page: Using Quick Search and Search Strategies; CRAAP Test and Scholarly vs. Popular Resources
Speech for coms 101 good morning everyone, have you ever wondered what the world would be like if one of favorite games exist or was not broadcasted as it is ... Com presentation 2 - This is an informative speech outline for com 101. It is on the benefits of; Persuasive speech outline-2; Informative speech outline; COM 101- Who is Donald trump ...
COMM 101: Fundamentals of Public Speaking - Valparaiso. Valparaiso Library MyIvy IvyLearn. Valparaiso Library / Library Guides / COMM 101: ... Speech Outline Examples; Informative Speeches. Speech Examples ; Persuasive Speeches Toggle Dropdown. Speech Examples ; More Speech Examples; Presentation Options;
COMS 101 Informative Speech Outline. Speech Communication 92% (119) 5. Speech Communication Chapter Twelve Notes. Speech Communication 100% (6) 4. COMS 101 3 - Some definitions and their meanings will be helpful for your year. Speech Communication 100% (6) 6. COMS 101 (19) - Final Prep.