CALS 183 Communication Methods Lecture Outline, Tuesday January 13, Thursday January 15

Lecture A (CRN 11763) Tuesdays 2:30-3:45pm Flemming 101
Lecture B (CRN 91497) Thursdays 2:30-3:45pm Harris 115

Introductions.  Please put away all electronic devices (lap tops, smart phones, iPods, iPads etc.) and take out something to write with and paper.

Attendance Introductions (30 seconds): Name (slowly), where you grew up, major, favorite music.

Assignments:

1. Bookmark Syllabus URL: http://www.uvm.edu/~cals183/spring2015/CALS183spring2015Syllabus.html
2. Read Syllabus carefully!
3. Labs meet this week!
   
4. Think about what you will do for a dramatic reading in lab.
5. Get a USB Flash Memory Thumb-drive (2+Gigabytes), and
6. Read Present Yourself: Chapters 1-3.
7. Labs begin this week! 
8. Next Monday (Jan 20) UVM closed.  Labs Cancelled Jan 19-23.  Lectures will meet!

Attendance Policy: Unexcused absences from lecture or lab result in 1% reduction of your final course grade for each unexcused absence.  Attendance will be taken each lecture and lab. This is not a class to cut and get notes from someone else. This is a class where you must come to lecture and lab a few minutes early every time and be ready to participate for the entire lecture or lab.  Athletes are excused only for Varsity Games (and work is expected to be made up within one week).  No students have earned an A in this course who have had more than two unexcused absences. If you can not make a class, you must notify your instructor before the class.  Notification after the fact will result in a zero for that class and assignment.  If you miss a speaking assignment without notifying your instructor before the class or if you miss a speaking assignment because you were not prepared, you will earn a zero for that assignment. Only extreme legitimate prior-notification absences (death in the family, serious illness, or accident) will be made up.  For an excuse to be legitimate you must contact your college's Deans office (for CALS Deans Office Rose Laba, 656-0289, rlaba@uvm.edu)  and they will notify Dr. Leonard.  This should be a very rare occurrence.  The TAs and Dr. Leonard need to hear from the Deans Office for an excuse to be legitimate.  

TED talk by Ric Elias

The single most important thing to do in preparing to speak: Practice in front of others and get feedback!

Dramatic Reading Example.

Dramatic Reading Critique sheet, dramatic readings begin in lab Monday January 26.