Lecture Six
CALS 183 Communication Methods, Lecture Outline
Week of Sept 30 - Oct 4, 2013.
CALS 183:
Lecture A (90167) Tuesdays 1:00-2:15pm, Hills 122
Lecture B (91633) Thursdays 1:00-2:15pm, Hills 122
CALS 001(also option for lecture):
Lecture A (90152) Mondays 1:55 –
2:45 pm, Kalkin 001
Lecture
B (90153) Wednesdays 1:55 – 2:45 pm, Kalkin 001
Lecture C (94275) Fridays 1:55
- 2:45 pm, Kalkin 001
Lecture D
(94276) Tuesdays 2:30 - 3:45 pm, Kalkin 001
Please put
away all electronic devices (laptops, smart phones, iPods,
etc.) and take out a something to write with and paper.
Questions?
Return Present Yourself Quizzes. Individual Group Average
Assignments
& Announcements:
- Contact your group members for the Group Critical Analysis presentation and Practice.
- Bring Flash
Drive (2+ Gigs) to lab when you present (Individual / Persuasive / Choice).
- Check
Syllabus speaking schedule for when you are presenting and your
lab role.
- Outside
Speech Critique assignment. UVM lecture calendar
site. Due week of Oct 21.
Tips From TAs:
- Follow the Critique Sheets!
- Objectives
much say how the audience will be changed: "I'm going to talk to you
about rock climbing" is NOT an objective. "After my presentation
you will know the basics of rock climbing" is an objective.
- Restate must knows must be SPECIFIC.
- Have a STRONG ENDING separate from the restate must knows.
- PAUSE FOR EFFECT!
- DRESS - conservative & more formal than usual.
- It is YOUR responsibility to set up the technology - not the TAs. Set up BEFORE lab starts.
- Lab Roles
- Everyone is expected to arrive early and stay the whole time - go to the bathroom before lab.
- Source any facts that are not common knowledge.
- Repeat questions asked at the end of your presentation.
LECTURE:
The single
most important thing to do in preparing to speak: Practice in front of others and get feedback!
Group Critical Analysis Presentation Details: Symposium Format.
-Know the contact information for your group members
-Decide on a topic to find two ARTICLES on either sides of the issue
-Decide who in the group will do what
-Practice in front of others & get feedback
-Be ready next week
View: Raw Milk (beginning), Banning Harry Potter
The power of a personal story: Abigail Washburn's TED talk