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GHUM 1025

Speaking with Confidence

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An excellent, recommended book for this course is... 

 Judith A. Rolls. Public Speaking Made Easy. 2nd edition. Scarborough, Ont.: Thomson Nelson, 2007.

See Bibliography for more excellent recommended texts.

Available in the GBC textbook store

Check out this excellent companion website, provided by the book's publisher...

http://www.publicspeaking2e.nelson.com/student/

Week 1:

Benefits of Public Speaking

Chapter 1, Rolls. "Introduction to Public Speaking"

Coping With Speech Anxiety

Chapter 2, Rolls. "Dealing with Nervousness"

Speaker Credibility

Chapter 6, Rolls. "Delivering... in a Credible Manner"

Week 2:

Non-Verbal Communication

Chapter 3, Rolls. "Non-Verbal Communication"

Relaxation Techniques

Assignment for next week: (10%) Introduction Speech

Chapter 4, Rolls. "Researching the Speech"

Week 3

Assignment for next week: (10%) 'What Bothers You' speech

Chapter 5, Rolls. "Organizing the Speech"

Week 4

Presenting to Different Learning Styles

Persuasion/Fallacies of Reasoning

Persuasion: Attitudes, Beliefs, and Behaviours

Chapter 8, Rolls. "Informative and Persuasive Speeches"

Assignment for Weeks 9, 10, and 11 (20%): Major Speech

Week 5

Chapter 10, Rolls. "Group Presentations"

Week 6

Evaluating Speeches

Chapter 7, Rolls. "Using Good Visual Aids Well"

Week 9

Re-read Chapters 4, 5, & 8, Rolls. 

Week 12

Re-read Chapter 10, Rolls.

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