This
week you have a choice of topic to use as you develop your Week 5
activities. Looking forward to hearing your summary ideas! Post your
speech text in the discussion thread and then create your audio file.
Instructions for creating your audio file are available at the end of
this thread. And don’t forget to respond to at least two of your
colleagues’ speeches.
Activity 1: Informative Speech
First, you want to write a short informative speech,
just two pages long, using any one of the following speech types: (1)
explanation, (2) report, (3) description, or (4) demonstration. You want
to draw on the concepts in Chapter 13 to guide your efforts. Post your speech text
in the discussion thread area. Then develop and record a brief summary
of your speech ideas. The system allows for 1 minute audio files so plan
accordingly.
Activity 2: Persuasive Speech
First, you want to write a short persuasive speech,just
two pages long, using any one of the following five speech types: (1)
stimulate, (2) convince, (3) call to action, (4) increase consideration,
or (5) develop tolerance of alternate perspectives. Use the Principles
of Persuasion in Chapter 14 to develop your speech. Post your speech text
in the discussion thread area. Then develop and record a brief summary
of your speech ideas. The system allows for 1 minute audio files so plan
accordingly.
To Create An Audio Response:
Once you’ve posted AND SAVED your
speech text in the discussion thread area, click on the Add Attachments
link on the bottom of the screen. Click on the Record Audio option. A
prompt asking if you agree to allow Flash to run on your computer. Click
the ALLOW radial button. Once you’re ready to record, simply click the
RED square button and the system begins to record. Hit the same RED
square button to stop recording.
To listen to your speech, press the
GREEN play button. Once you are satisfied with your speech, click on the
Save button and the system will post your .wav file. To listen to a wav
file, simply click on the file.
