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=Welcome to Speech!=

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**__COURSE DESCRIPTION__** This course will help you improve your oral communication skills. Students will understand that how they say something and how they physically present themselves are just as important as what they say. By understanding the dynamics involved in effective speaking habits, students will improve their overall confidence in communicating. You will present variety of speeches: demonstration, informative, persuasive, graduation and even wedding speeches. __**ENDURING UNDERSTANDINGS **__ //The enduring understanding holds the concepts and ideas we will examine closely throughout this course. //

Students will understand that:
 * **Active listening ****skills are needed for success in school and in the workplace. **
 * **Listening and speaking are essential to convey our ideas and to understand the ideas of others. **
 * **Listening to others’ ideas and articulating our own understanding of concepts enhances our own learning. **
 * **Strong listening and speaking skills are hallmarks of leadership. **
 * **Speaking is articulating your thoughts in public. **
 * **Visual materials enhance understanding. **

__** ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS **__ //An essential question is a question we look at repeatedly throughout the year. Everything we do in class tries to answer this question. We practice in various ways until we feel comfortable in our ability to work with the answer. //


 * **How does my nonverbal communication affect my speech? **
 * **How can I present a dynamic and memorable speech? **
 * **Why is it important to listen carefully? **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">What can I learn from a speaker’s speech patterns? **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">How can I use language effectively to let my opinion be heard and understood? **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">What impact does listening have? **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">How do the visual materials send messages? **

__**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">COURSE OBJECTIVES **__ //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Students will be able to: //
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Students will use effective nonverbal cues such as eye contact, voice and gestures in their speeches.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Students will create and present speeches that inform, demonstrate, narrate, amuse, reflect or persuade.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Write and present dynamic and memorable speeches.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Identify sloppy speech habits and work to eliminate them.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Actively listen.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">The class will create a supportive environment for beginning public speakers.

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**// “Speech is power: //** **// speech is to persuade, //** **// to convert, //** **// to compel” //** Ralph Waldo Emerson