The third on-campus session is Wednesday, April 7, in 201C at 6:30 p.m.

Homework Assignments:

1. Revisit all class notes.

2. Read and highlight the textbook Chapter 7 "Communicating Effectively" on pages 100-107.

3. Take the interactive tour through Communications Odds and Ends under Links to Additional Resources below.

4. Visit the listening links under the Links to Additional Resources.

5. Take You Ought to Know by Now sample review quiz #7.

6. Complete and practice your Informative Speech (assignment sheet on pages 150 & 151).

7. Read and highlight the Personal Experience Speech on pages 146 & 147, the Impromptu Speech on page 154 and The Debates on pages 155 & 156. Please post any questions you have about the three speeches in the Instructor Section of the Discussion Forum. We’ll present the Personal Experience and Impromptu Speeches in class on Wednesday, April 21. We’ll present the Debates in class on Wednesday, May 15.

Graded Homework Assignments:
The following graded homework assignments must be submitted via email. The email address is srginley@yahoo.com. Submit only the number of the question and your answer in the body of your email message. ATTACHMENTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Due Sunday, April 4, 6:30 p.m.

1. Go to the Discussion Forum and respond to the week #10 Discussion Forum question. The week #10 discussion question revolves around this communication scenario:

Setting: a bar
Sender: a man
Receiver: a woman
Message: “Can I buy you a drink?”

Offer one possible meaning for this message. I’m not interested in the most likely meaning -- just a possible meaning. At this point there are several possible meanings this message could have. For example, the message could mean “You look thirsty.” That’s why I’m offering to buy you a drink. Please offer an original message meaning. Don’t post a meaning someone else has already suggested.

2. Email the answers for the Communication Exercise on page 108 to the instructor.

3. Email your instructor your Informative Speech evidence plan. Say which two of the seven evidence types you'll be using to support each informative speech main point. Remember, one of the two evidence types you use to support each main point must have strong emotional appeal to keep the audience interested.

a. factual examples
b. expanded factual examples (strong emotional appeal)
c. hypothetical illustrations
d. statistics
e. testimony (strong emotional appeal)
f. literal analogy
g. figurative analogy (strong emotional appeal)

Due Wednesday, April 7, 6:30 p.m.

1. You ought to Know By Now Midterm Review Questions #1-200 should be completed. Bring them to class on April 7 to receive credit.

2. Please email me your answers to Quiz #7.

3. Your Informative Speech (assignment sheet on pages 150 & 151) should be complete.

4. You should have practiced the Introduce Another Speaker Speech sent to you by one of your fellow group members.

5. Revisit your original Discussion Forum posting and post a follow-up message adding the appropriate nonverbal communication the sender would need to communicate the one possible meaning you suggested for the message. Answer the following questions.

What would the sender be doing with his hands?
What would the sender’s facial expression be?
What posture would the sender’s body have?
How loudly would the sender be speaking?
How quickly would the sender be speaking?
What would the sender’s tone of voice be like?

Due Wednesday, May 5, 6:30 p.m.:

Do Review Questions #1-39 on pages 176-177. Do not email me your answers. I'll check all Final Exam Review Question answers during the Wednesday, May 5, class session. You may check your answers in the You Ought to Know By Now review section.

Links to Additional Resources:

Communication Odds and Ends takes you through a brief tour of human communication and languages.

Warren Shepell is a Canadian-based employee assistance program. Their HealthQuest quarterly newsletter article “Listen Up! Enhancing Our Listening Skills” does an excellent job of providing listening background material, and describing listening behaviors and listening barriers.

The Infoplease.com site offers advice for becoming a good listener.

Study Break:

Adventures in Communication explores some communication odds and ends.