Assignment Schedule
| Day | Topics | Speaking Due | Writing Due | Reading Due* |
| 1 | Course overview | Sample (Gates); Sample (Jobs) | ||
| 2 | Public Speaking defined, Planning, Topic/Thesis, Main Points, Arrangement, Outlines, Tributes, Delivery | 1,
5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 23, 24 Tribute: Postel |
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| 3 | Anxiety, Transitions, Practice, Voice, Body | Speech 0 | 4,
12, 25, 26, 27 Tribute: Rice (text), Tribute: Rice (audio) |
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| 4 | Introduction, Closing, Credibility, Informative Strategies | Speech 1 preview | Audience Analysis 1 | 13,
14, 19, 21 Tribute: Cleese Tribute: Moyers |
| 5 | Rehearsal 1 | Outline 1 (first draft) | ||
| 6 | Group 1: | Speech 1 | Outline 1 (final draft) and speaker's notes | |
| 7 | Group 2: | Speech 1 | Outline 1 (final draft) and speaker's notes | |
| 8 | Conference presentations | Penrose, ch. 5 | ||
| 9 | Ethics, Research, Support, Reasoning, Persuasion | Post-mortem 1 | 3, 8, 15, 16, 22 | |
| 10 | Visual Aids | Speech 2 preview | Audience Analysis 2 | 28 |
| 11 | Rehearsal 2 | Outline 2 (first draft) | ||
| 12 | Group 2: | Speech 2 | Outline 2 (final draft) and speaker's notes | |
| 13 | Group 1: | Speech 2 | Outline 2 (final draft) and speaker's notes | |
| 14 | Audience, Attention, Motivation | 7, 18, 20, | ||
| 15 | Group Speaking, Speech Situation | 23a-e, 29 | ||
| 16 | Day off for public hearing | Post-mortem 2 | ||
| 17 | Language and Style, Answering Questions | Speech 3 preview | Audience Analysis 3 | 17, 30 |
| 18 | Rehearsal 3 | Outline 3 (first draft) | ||
| 19 | Speech 3 | Outline 3 (final draft) and speaker's notes | ||
| 20 | Speech 3 | Outline 3 (final draft) and speaker's notes |
* Numbers refer to chapters in The Speaker's Handbook, Seventh Edition.