This is the beginning of your journeyto becoming aneffectivespeaker!Strong oralcommunication skillswill be valuable to you throughoutyour academic journeyand areinhighdemand bymany employers. In this

This is the beginning of your journey

to becoming a

n

effective

speaker

!

Strong oral

communication skills

wi

ll be valuable t

o you t

hroughout

your academic journey

and are

in

high

demand by

many employers

. In this course,

you’ll have

multiple opportunities

to

practice and

improve your

speaking skill

s through a variety of

assignments.

Your first assignment is to prepare and deliver a short, introductory speech. Don’t worry

—

your

first speech doesn’t have to be perfect. Assignment 1 is your first opportunity to complete the

process of outlining, delivering, and

recording a speech with the Webcam

Recorder

tool. You

will also review and provide f

eedback on your own speech and tw

o

other

speech

es

.

Instructions:

In order to obtain full credit for this assignment, please complete all six steps

below.

You may want to print this assignment and check off each step as you complete it.

S

TEP

1:

Read Assigned

Chapters

q

Chapter 3

:

Listening. This chapter covers listening skills that will

help you complete

your

S

elf

R

eview and

P

eer

R

eview.

q

Chapter 4

:

Giving Your First Speech

. This chapter

covers the steps you’ll complete to

prepare and deliver your speech.

S

TEP

2

:

Select a

Topic

Topic Bank

(Choose only

one

topic

.

)

Deliver an elevator pitch t

hat

describe

s

your

professional

background and

experience

for

a potential employer

durin

g a job interview.

Present a

significant

event

or

decision

in your

life

and describe how

it impacted

you.

Discuss your dream career

or

a potential

business you intend to start following

graduation

.

Select an object that represents

a

significant

aspect of

who you are

. D

escribe why you

chose it

and explain how

it

represents you.

S

TEP

3

:

Create an

Outline

q

Create an outline or speaking notes in Microsoft Word.

A sample template is available in

the “Assignment 1

:

Outline” section located in Week 2 of your course.

q

Focus your speech on 2

-

3 main points so you'll stay within the

3

-

minute

time limit.

q

Go to

the

Week

2

“

Assignment

1: Outline”

section

and

submit

your outline.

STEP

4

:

Deliver

, Record, and Upload Your Speech

q

Refer to your

outline

or speaking

notes to

deliver

your

speech

.

D

o not read your notes

word for word.

Make sure you record

your

speech delivery

with

a

computer, phone, or

tablet.

q

Watch your recording

.

Do you want to submit it

, or

do you want to record another

version

?

q

Go to

the

Week 2 Assignment

1: Introductory Speech

section

and upload your speech

.

For help

recording and uploading your speech

, go to

the “

Kaltura Media and

Webcam Recorder Help

”

link located in the Help/Resources

tab

(left

-

hand

navigation bar in Blackboard)

!

q

Proceed directly to Step 5

to upload your speech for review. NOTE: This step MUST

be completed by the end of Week 2 to avoid losing points on the “Self and Peer Review:

Assignment 1” assessment. If you do not submit your speech for review by the

Submission Dates deadline, you will

not be eligible to receive points for the “Self and

Peer Review: Assignment 1” assessment.

STEP

5

:

Go to Week 3 “Self and Peer Review: Assignment 1” and Create Link to Your

Submitted Speech Video

[Complete immediately after Step 4 above]

q

Click on

Week 3

in Blackboard. Scroll and select “View/Complete Assessment” link

under the “Self and Peer Review: Assignment 1” section.

q

To share a link to your recording of Assignment 1: Introductory Speech, click on the

"Question 1" link.

q

Choose "Mashups" in the

toolbar and click the button.

(If the "Mashups" option is

not

visible, click the double arrows icon on the far right of the

toolbar

that says "Show

More.")

q

Select "Kaltura Media" from the list.

q

Find the name of the video you wish to share and click "Select

" on the right

-

hand side.

q

Your video link should appear. Click on “Submit” to complete. Success!

STEP

6

: Complete

Self and

Peer Review

: Assignment 1

q

Go to

the

Week 3

Self and Peer Review:

Assignment

1

section

.

q

Scroll and select “View/Complete Assessment”

link.

q

You will see three student speeches listed (one is your own). Click on the individual

name of the student you wish to review, watch the embedded speech recording, and

then complete the assessment for each. As you

answer each question, click the

“Save

and Next Criteria” button. After the final question, click the “Save and Submit” button.

You can edit your answers any time before the Evaluation End Date shown (after this

date, your answers are locked and cannot be edited).

q

As you complete each review,

the status will change from “Not Started” to “Complete.”

Continue the process for all three submissions. Each submission is worth 18 points total.