Assignemnt:
Before completing this forum, review Speech assignment within the Assignment tab.
Initial post:
- Post an outline of your speech.
- Or Post a draft of PowerPoint presentation.
Student Reply Instructions:
Provide feedback to peers by giving constructive criticism on their speeches.
- Does the speech have a central idea? Is the main idea supported?
- What weaknesses and strengths do you see in the speech?
- Do the slides look clear and clean? Are there too many bullets? Are the slides too busy?
- Are fonts hard to read? Do colors or images create difficulties?
- Are the speaker notes used without having all the text on the slide?
Notes:
1. Recording your speech is optional.
2. Correctly formatted citations are required for the speech.
- Follow this link to learn which citation style is used in your field of study: The APUS Library Style Guide for Majors.
Additional questions for forum responses:
- Have you ever been bored by somebody's "Death by PowerPoint" speech? What made the speech boring?
- How do you prepare a speech for a room full of novices vs a room full of experts?
- Do you need to define words if you are speaking to beginners? Do you cut to the chase if giving a speech to experts or peers?
FORUM INSTRUCTIONS:
Length:
Initial post should be at least 250 words.
Replies should be at least 100 words each.
Responses:
- Respond to at least 2 fellow students' initial posts Do not simply compliment them on a job well done. Ask questions and/or provide thoughtful insight and continue the discussion they have started.
- You are also expected to reply to anyone who responds to your initial post. This is our place for our classroom discussion, so it's mportant to keep the conversation going!