Homework Assignments:

1. Revisit all class notes.

2. Read and highlight the textbook Chapter 4, "Effective Speech Delivery" on pages 48-59.

3. Complete your Persuasive Speech outline. Look at the Preparing the Delivery Copy of Your Speech link for advice and Persuasive Speech Checklist link to make sure you've met all of the Persuasive Speech requirements.

4. Look at the Persuasive Speech Grading Criteria. This link contains a copy of the form I'll f ill out and attach to your graded Persuasive Speech. It also contains a complete listing of what you need to do to receive every possible point total.

5. Take You Ought to Know by Now sample review quiz #4.

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, February 22, 6:30 p.m.

Visit the “Week #5 Topic” Discussion Forum. We’ll deal with 1st speech concerns. We’ll each make a brief three paragraph posting. In your first paragraph post any worries you have concerning delivering your first speech. Then, in the second paragraph, say how likely it is this worry will occur. Finally, make some plans. Use your third paragraph to explain What you will do should your worry start to happen.

Due Wednesday, February 25, 6:30 p.m.

1. Take Quiz #4.

2. Revisit your group’s “Pers. Spch.” private discussion forum. Keeping the Persuasive Speech Checklist in mind, what suggestions would you offer your fellow group members concerning improving their Persuasive Speech?

3. Make any corrections you feel are necessary in your Persuasive Speech outline. I’ll look over the most recently posted version of your Persuasive Speech and post my comments in your group’s private discussion forum. If you have further Persuasive Speech questions feel free to email them to me or email me a later version of your Persuasive Speech outline.

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

Answer YOTKBN Review Questions #110-132 on pages 168 and 169. Do not email me your answers. I'll check all Midterm Review Question answers during the Wednesday, April 7, class session. You may check your answers in the You Ought to Know By Now review section.

Links to Additional Materials:

One of the keys to developing a conversational delivery is to say the most important words in each sentence either "louder" or "longer". Saying key words in your speech louder/longer transforms your delivery from unemotional reading to a conversational delivery style. Click on the Louder and Longer Exercise link and you'll hear me demonstrate how saying different words louder/longer can change a sentence's meaning.

The Louder and Longer Exercise Q & A link uses the nursery rhyme, "Mary had a little lamb" to demonstrate how louder/longer words are chosen. You'll see a series of five questions. The answer to each question is, "Mary had a little lamb". However, to answer the question correctly, you'll have to say a different word louder/longer each time. See if you can identify the correct louder/longer word in each sentence. Scroll down the page to see what words should be said louder/longer in each section if you're not certain. Then look at your Persuasive Speech. Decide what your louder/longer words will be in each sentence.

The Visualization link discusses how to use your subconscious mind to help you deal with speech nervousness.

"Ten Tips for Successful Public Speaking" is sponsored by Toastmasters International. The first Toastmasters Club was founded in 1924. Toastmasters now boasts approximately 175,000 members in 8,000 clubs in 70 countries who meet on a weekly or semi-monthly basis to practice their public speaking skills.

"A Research Guide for Students" is a wide-ranging web site hosted by I. Lee, a Toastmasters member. "Chapter 3" of the web site. offers speech presentation advice. Scroll to the bottom of the page, you you'll find several more public speaking links, as well as links for researching and term paper writing.

Travel to the United Kingdom to the "Shape Your Own Psychology" web site. for an article by Mark Tyrrell entitled, "Public Speaking Tips (or how to enjoy a presentation)". This web site. is also selling some products. I'm not suggesting you buy anything. I don't know anything about the products. Just look at the advice.

Study Break:

You can warm up your tongue and improve your articulation and concentration by saying this collection of Tongue Twisters out loud. And, remember, previously-practiced persuaders perform persuasive presentations practically perfectly!!