Please address each prompt individually and fully explain your opinion/position with examples from the textbook, class discussion and other experiences (e.g., giving and watching speeches). Refer to notes, assignments, feedback and readings to help you develop complete answers. As an estimate, make sure your answer to each question is at least one full, double-spaced page. Anything shorter is probably too brief/ not detailed enough.
1. Watch the following Ted Talk (9:16min) then answer the following 3 questions.https://www.ted.com/talks/stella_young_i_m_not_your_inspiration_thank_you_very_much?utm_campaign=tedspread–b&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare
2. Review the student learning outcomes listed in the course syllabus. To what degree did you learn those things (so far)? Choose two of the outcomes for which you’ve seen the most development and discuss what activities and assignments contributed to your improvement with each of those outcomes.
3. Discuss how the variety of perspectives, ideas, opinions and values expressed in this class impacted your experience (i.e., what and how you learned in the class).
4. Explain how one concept from this class applies to contexts outside of the University such as work, interpersonal relationships or volunteer opportunities. Then, provide an example of how you have applied or will apply the concept. Do not discuss a concept that you selected as an answer to a different question.
5. What actions did you take that contributed to your learning and successes in GEO? If you could start over, what actions would you take or recommend to future students (provide at least 5 recommendations).
Note: Questions are worth 20 points each. Please make sure your answers are complete and include all sub-questions. Upload your written final exam paper via Turn It In before the end of our scheduled final exam time during finals week.
General Education Learning Outcomes for Oral Communication This course is a general education course that supports general education program learning outcomes. Specifically, upon successful completion of this course, student will be able to: • Use oral communication to effectively convey meaning to various audiences. The following goals are the campus-wide expectations for what a student will be able to do after successfully completing the oral communication course: • Find and evaluate a variety of source material in order to plan, develop and craft extemporaneous public presentations. You will compose and deliver speeches that incorporate source material on topics of social relevance. • Deliver extemporaneous, in-person speeches in English that contain logically coherent and adequately supported assertions, organized to intentionally affect the specific listening audience. You will create and deliver organized extemporaneous speeches demonstrating audience analysis and adaptation. • Speak with confidence to a live audience in ways that reflect her or his distinct perspective and identity. You will develop better control of nervous mannerisms through familiarity with the speech making process and delivery techniques. • Apply communication theory, concepts, principles to make rhetorical choices (regarding language, organization, content/support, and delivery) to be effective with a variety of audiences and purposes (i.e., inform, persuade, entertain, commemorate). You will apply ethical speaking and listening practices defined in Page | 2 Mellow Syllabus Fall 2017 [GEO 102-29; 41697] the text, as well as knowledge of the social and political significance of communication in a free society. • Actively listen, critically evaluate and thoughtfully respond to the diverse perspectives of all members of the community. You will analyze your own and others’ speeches, demonstrating respect for the diverse speaking styles and perspectives of others. The primary objective of this course is to help you function competently within a variety of communication settings. In order to achieve this objective, the course will focus on many different communication principles as well as provide practice of these principles.
