PART I: SHORT RESPONSE Write a response to the following prompt using proper APA Style. Prompt : In this activity, you will watch a video clip of a speech.  You will apply effective methods of critiquing a speech to prepare written feedback that you would provide to the person who delivered the speech.  You will also evaluate your feedback in terms of how the person receiving it could best respond to it to improve his or her next speech. Step 1 : Review the information presented in Module 2 about the elements of speech that are commonly evaluated.  These include the following: · Speaker Commitment to the Subject · Suitable to the Occasion and Audience · Clear Purpose · Fresh Point of View · Ethics Step 2 : View the following speech: Intro Speech Sample (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo_qbzAVRvo) Write a paragraph offering your constructive critique of the speech.  Include any type of advice you may offer the student. Note : If you are unable to access the speech above, search for a sample speech online and provide the URL and your critique. Step 3 : As a starting point for writing your critique of the speech, use the following table to organize your feedback: Speech Title Criteria Questions to Ask Yourself Comments Speaker Commitment to the Subject How important is the subject to the speaker? Appropriateness for Audience and Occasion Is the topic and delivery relevant and useful to the audience? Clear Purpose Can you identify the goal(s) the speaker has for delivering the speech? Fresh Point of View Does the speech challenge the audience to think about something in a new way? Ethics Does the speaker tell the truth and have the best interest of the audience at heart? Substance Does the speech content provide new information supported by facts, statistics, and so-on? Structure Is the flow of information given in the speech well organized so the speech flows from one topic to the next? Step 4 : Enter the title of the speech you selected in the Speech Title row at the top of the table. Step 5 : Watch the speech, pausing as necessary, and enter any initial thoughts that may be useful in writing your critique of the speech. Step 6 : Review the information in Module 2 that covers strategies for giving effective feedback.  The recommendations given in the lesson include the following: · Begin the critique by making a positive statement. · Focus on select areas for improvement. · Make your comments in an organized fashion. · Provide specific feedback about what needs to be improved. · Be honest, but respectful and tactful, in your comments. · Personalized comments by indicating how you were influenced by the content or behavior, using “I” instead of “you.” · Stress the positive aspects of the speech. · Offer specific suggestions on how to correct a problem. · Provide a plan of action for how to improve the next speech with examples. · End the critique with a positive statement. Step 7 : Use your speech evaluati.

1. PART I: SHORT RESPONSE
Write a response to the following prompt using proper APA
Style.
Prompt
:
In this activity, you will watch a video clip of a speech. You
will apply effective methods of critiquing a speech to prepare
written feedback that you would provide to the person who
delivered the speech. You will also evaluate your feedback in
terms of how the person receiving it could best respond to it to
improve his or her next speech.
Step 1
: Review the information presented in Module 2 about the
elements of speech that are commonly evaluated. These include
the following:
·
Speaker Commitment to the Subject
·
Suitable to the Occasion and Audience
·
Clear Purpose
·
Fresh Point of View
·
Ethics

2. Step 2
: View the following speech:
Intro Speech Sample
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo_qbzAVRvo)
Write a paragraph offering your constructive critique of the
speech. Include any type of advice you may offer the student.
Note
: If you are unable to access the speech above, search for a
sample speech online and provide the URL and your critique.
Step 3
: As a starting point for writing your critique of the speech, use
the following table to organize your feedback:
Speech Title
Criteria
Questions to Ask Yourself
Comments
Speaker Commitment to the Subject
How important is the subject to the speaker?
Appropriateness for Audience and Occasion
Is the topic and delivery relevant and useful to the audience?
Clear Purpose
Can you identify the goal(s) the speaker has for delivering the
speech?
Fresh Point of View
Does the speech challenge the audience to think about
something in a new way?
Ethics

3. Does the speaker tell the truth and have the best interest of the
audience at heart?
Substance
Does the speech content provide new information supported by
facts, statistics, and so-on?
Structure
Is the flow of information given in the speech well organized so
the speech flows from one topic to the next?
Step 4
: Enter the title of the speech you selected in the Speech Title
row at the top of the table.
Step 5
: Watch the speech, pausing as necessary, and enter any initial
thoughts that may be useful in writing your critique of the
speech.
Step 6
: Review the information in Module 2 that covers strategies for
giving effective feedback. The recommendations given in the
lesson include the following:
·
Begin the critique by making a positive statement.
·
Focus on select areas for improvement.
·
Make your comments in an organized fashion.
·

4. Provide specific feedback about what needs to be improved.
·
Be honest, but respectful and tactful, in your comments.
·
Personalized comments by indicating how you were influenced
by the content or behavior, using “I” instead of “you.”
·
Stress the positive aspects of the speech.
·
Offer specific suggestions on how to correct a problem.
·
Provide a plan of action for how to improve the next speech
with examples.
·
End the critique with a positive statement.
Step 7
: Use your speech evaluation table and guidelines for giving
effective speech feedback to write a critique of the speech you
selected.
Step 8
: Review the information in the lesson that provides guidelines
for handling feedback you receive from others. These
guidelines include the following:
·
Be sure to focus on what is being said about your speech and

5. your presentation - not how it is being conveyed to you.
·
Avoid taking the feedback personally or emotionally.
·
When feedback is general or vague, seek out specific problems
and suggestions from the feedback source.
·
Evaluate the feedback provided using your critical thinking
abilities.
·
Prepare a plan of action for improving your speech and
presentation skills prior to delivering the next speech.
Step 9
: Put yourself in the shoes of the presenter whose speech you
watched and critiqued. Imagine that you are the speaker who
received the critique that you wrote. For each guideline you
reviewed in Step 8, write a sentence or more that documents
your thoughts about the critique comments and observations.
How would you use the information, observations, and
suggestions in the critique to deliver your speech more
effectively?
Step 10
: Save and submit your document. Remember to use proper
APA Style.
PART II: SHORT RESPONSE
Write a response to the following prompt using proper APA
Style.

6. Prompt
:
You will read a short case study, analyze the information it
contains about audience analysis, and write responses to
questions related to audience analysis and its importance.
Step 1
: Review the information presented in Module 2 regarding
techniques used in conducting an audience analysis and methods
for changing a speech based on audience response or
demographics.
Step 2
: Read the following case study and analyze the implications of
the information provided in terms of audience analysis.
·
Case Study
: You are preparing a persuasive speech. The goal of your
speech is to convince an audience of the value of allowing
employees to work from home at least one day per week.
·
Audience Analysis Before the Speech
: As you are starting to prepare your speech, you decide to send
a survey to the audience members to determine some
information about them. Eighty percent of the audience
members respond to your survey. Your compilation of the
responses to the survey questions are indicated in the following
table:
Question
% of Respondents who answered Yes
% of Respondents who answered No
Do you live more than 10 miles from your workplace?
70%

7. 30%
Does the majority of the type of work that you do involve
working on tasks that could be done from virtually any
location?
50%
50%
Is your work performance judged primarily on tasks you
perform versus managing others?
80%
20%
Do you believe conserving energy is an initiative that you
should try to support?
70%
30%
Does your work environment contain more potential distractions
than your home environment?
40%
60%
·
Audience Analysis During the Speech
: While you are delivering your speech, you pay attention to the
non-verbal signals the audience members provide. The
following table summarizes the audience member behaviors that
you notice:
Your Statement
Audience Behavior
Allowing workers to telecommute at least one day a week can
lead to increased employee productivity.
One audience member crossed his arms and looked at the clock
on the wall.
Telecommuting saves gasoline and helps reduce traffic and air
pollution.
A few audience members maintain eye contact with you and
nod.
Allowing employees to telecommute potentially allows

8. employers to reduce their real estate footprint.
About half the audience members looked confused.
Setting up a home office and adhering to a normal work
schedule is one way to be productive when working from home.
Most audience members look interested, and a few sit up
straight and have questioning expressions.
·
Audience Analysis After the Speech
: After you finish your speech, you go into the lobby where
refreshments are being served. As you wait in line, one of the
audience members approaches you and says the following:
“I enjoyed your speech. There are a few points that you made
that I am not sure I agree with, but overall I can see some
potential value in allowing employees to telecommute one day
per week. Can you recommend any sources where I might be
able to find data to show to some other managers at my
company that supports your claim that allowing workers to
telecommute can lead to increased productivity?”
Step 3
: Answer the following sets of questions.
Before
Which survey question and corresponding results provide the
most evidence of audience support for your goal prior to the
audience members hearing your speech? Justify your answer.
Which question and corresponding results provide the most
evidence that it might be difficult to achieve the goal for your
speech? Justify your answer.
What would you do during the speech preparation phase to
maximize the likelihood of convincing
this
audience that your position is valid? Provide some specific
steps you would take to prepare your speech to meet the needs

9. of the audience based on the survey results.
During
1.
Which audience behaviors during the speech seem to indicate
support for the statements you made? What could you do
during your speech delivery to capitalize on the apparent
support?
2.
Which audience behaviors during the speech seem to indicate
opposition to the statements that you made? Describe what you
would do during your speech delivery to try to overcome the
apparent opposition.
3.
Do any of the listed audience behaviors imply anything other
than support or opposition? If so, which one(s)? What would
you do during your speech delivery to respond to this/these
behaviors?
After
1.
Assume you are going to deliver the same speech to a different
audience the following week. Based on the verbal feedback you
receive after the speech from the audience member, what steps
would you take to improve the speech for your next delivery?
2.
If none of the audience members approach you after the speech,
what would you do? Why is it important to get feedback from
audience members after you deliver a speech?

10. Step 4
: Save and submit your document. Remember to use proper
APA Style.
PART III: SHORT RESPONSE
Write a response to the following prompt using proper APA
Style.
Prompt
:
You will select a topic of your choice and write specific
purpose and thesis statements based on that topic for an
informative, persuasive, and celebratory speech.
Step 1
: Imagine that you need to submit a proposal for an informative
speech, a persuasive speech, and an entertaining or celebratory
speech about one topic of your choice.
Step 2
: Use the table below to complete the following Steps.
Topic
General Purpose
Specific Purpose
Thesis
Inform

11. Persuade Audience
Entertain/Celebrate
Step 3
: Enter a topic suitable for the scenario presented in Step 1 in
the Topic column of the table.
Step 4
: In each of the three Specific Purpose cells, enter a specific
purpose that matches the corresponding general purpose
statement.
Step 5
: In each of the three Thesis cells, enter a thesis based on the
corresponding specific purpose statements.
Step 6
: Save and submit your document. Remember to use proper
APA Style.
PART IV: SPEECH

12. Modules 1 through 4 Homework Assignments will be a
continuation of the speech process. You will construct your
speech by answering the following prompt, which will be given
at the beginning of each homework assignment. This is a step-
by-step process. As long as you read the textbook, read the
online material, and complete the activities, you will not
encounter much difficulty.
Prompt
: Childhood obesity is growing at an increasing rate. Should
fatty foods, such as potato chips, cookies, and soft drinks, be
banned from elementary school? Develop a persuasive speech
that argues for or against banning fatty foods from elementary
school. You will construct a traditional, five-paragraph speech
(introductory paragraph, 3 body paragraphs, concluding
paragraph) that answers this prompt. The total length of pages
should not exceed 3 typed pages.
1. Continuing from Module 1 Homework Assignment, take out
your outline and reread your position and reasons.
2. Based on your outline, write a thesis statement. Your thesis
statement should state the reason why you ultimately chose your
position.
3. You will now construct an introductory paragraph by using
the model below:
I. Introduction
A. Attention Getting: opening line that attracts the audience’s
attention
B. Supply any interesting background information that will
make the audience better understand the issue and why it is
important
C. Thesis statement: State your position and why you chose

13. your position
4. You will turn in the introductory paragraph (in
paragraph form, not outline form).
Remember to use proper APA formatting: Times New Roman,
12-point, and double-spaced.
Here is an example of an introduction:
*Please note that the following introduction is different in
content from the introduction you are writing. This is just an
example of how your work should look like when you turn it
in.*
I. Introduction
A. Shopping online may be more convenient for some; however,
nothing can truly replace shopping in an actual store.
B. Most believe that shopping online can save time, but when
buying certain items, it may be best to visit the actual store and
try the product out beforehand. Many times, online policies can
be difficult to comprehend, especially in regards to returning
merchandise.
C. The traditional way of shopping is more efficient than online
shopping because a product can be tried out before being
purchased, the price can be determined accurately, and physical
activity is involved in the process.
Shopping online may be more convenient for some; however,
nothing can truly replace shopping in an actual store. Most
believe that shopping online can save time, but when buying
certain items, it may be best to visit the actual store and try the
product out beforehand. Many times, online policies can be
difficult to comprehend, especially in regards to returning
merchandise. The traditional way of shopping is more efficient

14. than online shopping because a product can be tried out before
being purchased, the price can be determined accurately, and
physical activity is involved in the process.