COM302: Advanced Public Speaking Spring 2001
Dr. L. Patrick Devlin CCE
Office: 109 Independence 874-4724
Home: 186 Riverdell Dr., Saunderstown, RI 294-9975
Office Hours: W10-12 and 1-3
Texts: Ronald Carpenter, Choosing Powerful Words, 1999, Boston, Allyn & Bacon.
Alan M. Perlman, Writing Great Speeches, 1998, Boston, Allyn & Bacon.
Campus Copy readings for COM302, available only at URI Bookstore.
Joanna Slan, Using Stories and Humor, 1998, Boston, Allyn & Bacon.
SCHEDULE
Tues., Jan. 16 Orientation to course.
Assignment: Read "The Narrative Intention" in Campus Copy, and Ch.1 & 2 in Slan.
Tues., Jan. 23 Lecture: Necessities in Narratives and View professional and student
Narratives.
Assignment: Read Ch. 1 and Appendix, "About Delivery" in Carpenter, and Ch. 4 & 6 in Slan.
Tues., Jan. 30 Narrative Speeches.
Assignment: Read Ch. 1 & 3 in Carpenter and Ch. 4 and 5 in Perlman.
Tues., Feb. 6 Lecture: TV Commentary.
Assignment: Prepare 90 second script of commentary and deliver to
professor by Tues. Feb. 20 by 4:30PM.
Tues., Feb. 13 Lecture: Writing and Speaking for TV.
Assignment: Read Rhetorical Language Terms in Campus Copy, and Ch. 7,8 and 9 in Perlman.
Tues., Feb. 20 Monday classes meet.
Tues., Feb. 27 TV Commentary Speeches in Studio.
Assignment: Read "Speech/Speech" and "Speaker and Ghost" in Campus
Copy and Ch. 2 and 4 in Carpenter.
Tues., Mar. 6 Lecture: Ghostwriting and Eloquence and Manuscript Preparation.
Assignment: Read Ch. 5 and 6 in Carpenter and prepare manuscript speeches using large font size (at least 20) and prepare to submit manu-
script 24 hours before to partner.
Tues., Mar. 13 Spring Break.
Assignment: Read Ch. 11 in Perlman.
Tues., Mar. 20 Ceremonial Manuscripts in Auditorium.
Tues., Mar. 27 Business Manuscript in Auditorium.
Tues., Apr. 3 Ceremonial Revisions in Auditorium.
Tues., Apr. 10 Business Revisions in Auditorium.
Assignment: Read Ch. 6 in Perlman and Special Occasion Readings in
Campus Copy.
Tues., Apr. 17 Lecture: Special Occasion Speaking.
Tues., Apr. 24 Special Occasion Speeches.
Assignment: Read "Why Humor" in Campus Copy and Ch. 9 & 10
in Slan.
Tues., May 1 Lecture: Humorous Speeches.
Assignment: Read Ch. 11 in Slan.
Tues., May 8 Dinner at Restaurant and Humorous After Dinner Speeches.
Proportions of Grades
Narratives =10%
Commentary =20%
Original Manuscript Transcripts =10%
Original Manuscript Delivery =10%
Revised Manuscript Transcript
And Delivery =20%
Occasional Speech – Serious =10%
Occasional Speech – Humorous =20%