4. What you will learn
Organize your thoughts into clear and
effective messages that are tailored to the
audience and occasion
Effectively adapt oral & visual messages for
diverse audiences in an interpersonal, small
group or mediated setting
Critically evaluate oral & visual messages
and discern their rhetorical strategies
At the end of this class, you will be able to:
5. Why take this class?
Key attributes employers seek on student resumes
National Association of Colleges & Employers
13. Self-Introductory Speech
Goal: to introduce yourself to your classmates
Choose an object to convey to your audience a part of who
you are. Choose something unusual or significant that will
help us remember you.
Provide general info but don’t make it the focus of the
speech -- we want to start getting to know you.
Should run 3 minutes. Practice and time yourself.
Graded on a pass/fail basis. Speeches that run shorter than
2 minutes will not receive credit.
1-2 page draft of presentation due at the beginning of class
