Course Information:
Course: Comm 204
Syllabus by: Omri Ceren
Instructor: Omri Ceren
Email: ceren@usc.edu
Course Description: Principles and practice of effective oral communication; analysis of the speaking-listening process; selection and organization of materials for a variety of speaking situations; and use of new communication technologies in formal presentations.
Course Texts:
∧ Nelson, P., Titsworth, S., & Pearson, J. (2008). iSpeak. New York: McGraw Hill.
∧ Other readings will be posted on the course website.
Schedule:
Syllabus Day
∧ Due: Email contact info (name and email) to Omri
Overview
∧ Read: Chapter 1
∧ Read: “Confessions of a White House Speechwriter” by Peggy Noonan
Preparing Your First Presentation
∧ Read: Chapter 2
∧ Read: “Composition Is Not Rhetoric” by Sharon Crowley
∧ Read: “Rhetoric between orality and literacy: Cultural memory and performance in Isocrates and Aristotle” by Ekaterina Haskins
Delivery
∧ Read: Chapter 7
∧ Read: “The Intention of Aristotle’s ‘Rhetoric’” by Carnes Lord
Jan 27 – Audience Analysis
∧ Read: Chapter 4
∧ Read: Rhetoric II, Ch 12-17 by Aristotle
∧ Due: Speech selected for analysis
Jan 29 – Seleting a Topic and Purpose
∧ Read: Chapter 3
Oral Reports of Speech Analysis
∧ Speeches
∧ Due: Speech analysis papers
Oral Reports of Speech Analysis
∧ Speeches
∧ Midterm review
∧ Due: Topic selected for informative speech
Midterm
∧ Midterm: Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 and readings
Finding Information (plus: Catch-up on Oral Reports)
∧ Read: Make-up speeches
∧ Read: Chapter 5
∧ Read: “The Epistemology Of Testimony” By Peter Lipton
∧ In-Class Video: “No more boring data” by Hans Rosling
∧ Due: Informative speech topic
Informative Speaking (plus: Catch-up on Oral Reports)
∧ Make-up speeches
∧ Read: Chapter 6
∧ Read: Chapter 10
∧ In-Class Discussion: “The Epistemology Of Testimony” By Peter Lipton
Choosing Your Words
∧ Read: Chapter 8
∧ Read: “Accidental Rhetoric” by Farrell and Goodnight
∧ Read: “Wrap Your Naked Statistics in a Warm Blanket of Meaning” by Andrew Dlugan
∧ In-Class Video: “The Art of the Start Video” by Guy Kawasaki
Informative Speaking and Informative Speech Pitches
∧ Read: “Death By Powerpoint” by Alexei Kapterev
∧ Read and Watch: “Lessons from the art of storyboarding” by Garr Reynolds
∧ Due: Formal outlines and bibliographies (about 80% done)
Informative Speech Pitches
∧ In-Class Video: “How creativity is being strangled by the law” by Larry Lessig
Informative Speeches
Informative Speeches
∧ Due: Persuasive Speech partners
Informative Speeches
∧ Due: Persuasive Speech topics
Video Playback of Informative Speeches
Spring Break
Spring Break
Video Playback of Informative Speeches
Video Playback of Informative Speeches
Video Playback of Informative Speeches
Video Playback of Informative Speeches and Persuasive Speech Pitches
∧ Read: “On Truth and Lie In An Extra-Moral Sense” by Nietzsche
Persuasive Speech Pitches
∧ Read: Chapter 11
∧ Due: Formal outlines and bibliographies
Persuasive Speeches
Persuasive Speeches
∧ Speeches (Schedule)
∧ Due: Topic selected for Visual Aids speeches
Persuasive Speeches and Visual Aids Lecture
∧ Read: “Toward A Theory Of Visual Argument” by Birdsell and Groarke
∧ Read: “Microsoft Powerpoint Tutorial”
∧ Watch: “Powerpoint for Beginners”
∧ In-Class Video: “How NOT To Use PowerPoint” by Don McMillan
∧ In-Class Video: “Memes and ‘temes’” by Susan Blackmore
Visual Aids Speech Pitches
∧ Read: “The 10/20/30 Rule of PowerPoint” by Guy Kawasaki
∧ Read: “Smallest Presentation Hack Ever” by Chris Brogan
∧ Read: “What is good PowerPoint design?” by Garr Reynolds
∧ Due: Formal outlines and bibliographies
Visual Aids Speeches
Visual Aids Speeches
Visual Aids Speeches, Special Occasions Speaking Lecture, and review for final
∧ Read: “Argument, Practicality, and Eloquence” by John Poulakos
∧ In-Class: Review for final
