Objectives

To create an opportunity for students to experiment with strategies for audience adaptation. To give students a chance to feel the discomfort associated with being listeners to a speech that was prepared with an audience different from the actual audience in mind.

Approximate Time

Fifteen minutes of assignment explanation and planning at least one week prior to the speeches and then one seventy-five minute class session or one and a half or two fifty minute sessions to listen to and to process the speeches

Material Needed

MEMO

To: English 302 Students
From: Chris Nelson, Course Lecturer
Date: 11 January, 2007
Subject: Style Oral Presentation Requirements

General Advice

1. Start early – set the expectation that you will talk about student performances together regularly – be sure to tell them why (it enhances learning!). Also decide early if students have a choice about getting oral feedback on their presentations.
2. Give instruction on the kinds of comments you hope to get. General tips for asking for and sharing feedback include: