UMY Training Centre

Language Training Centre

Course Outline / Syllabus
Public Speaking
Pre- It is assumed that the students entering this course
requisites have ability to use functional language for daily
conversation in good spoken English that they have
learned in previous semesters.
Timing This course will run twice a week for 90 minutes over
16 meetings, including the Midterm Examination and
Final Examination.
Resources The texts and major resource used for this course is:
Lucas, Stephen. (2001). The Arts of Public Speaking
(7th Edition). McGraw-Hill.

In order to support some discussions and preparation

of the presentation, this course will use both additional
video and audio materials.

If desired, the teacher may use other materials that

meet the teaching criteria, by considering the course
objectives so that the objectives can be achieved.

Activity - Lecturing
types - Individual tasks
- Pair work
- Group discussion
- Class presentations
- Video Discussions
- Games
Goal This course focuses on students developing of
public speaking, especially in delivering a
presentation.

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 Objectives - Students are able to determine the similarities and
differences between public speaking and
conversation.
- Students are able to identify and demonstrate types
of speaking.
- Students are able to analyze the key elements of
good speech.
- Students are able to determine a topic and develop
it into either an outline or a good speech text.
- Students are able to express a simple opinion and
show agreement and disagreement on various
topics.
- Students are able to identify the elements in speech
text introduction.
- Students are able to make a speech outline and
introduction of a speech text.
- Students are able to identify the elements of the
body of a speech, determine the sequence of points
in a topic and use signposting in the body of speech.
- Students are able to make justification
- Students are able to make a good conclusion for the
speech text.
- Students are able to analyze the types of audience in
a presentation.
- Students are able to develop confidence in
delivering presentation.
- Students are able to recognize and analyze the
verbal and non-verbal communication in a
presentation properly.
- Students are able to demonstrate verbal and non-
verbal communication when delivering a
presentation.
- Students are able to handle Q & A properly.
- Students are able to analyze types of visual aids
used in a presentation.
- Students are able to identify the DOs and DON’Ts
of using visual aids in a presentation.
- Students are able to prepare good visual aids to
support the presentation.

Requirements The success of this course relies upon all students

actively participating and contributing in the
following manner:
- coming to class meetings on time,
- attending a minimum of 75% of classes,
- listening to teachers’ input,
- being verbally and orally active
- being willing to share ideas,
- completing assessment activities as directed,
- working collaboratively with other students when
required.

Logistics :

Scoring components

Component Skill(s) Weight

Attendance Soft-skills: Discipline, Earnestness 10%

In-class Assessment 1 Hard-skill: Speaking (Verbal 10%
Communication)
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 Soft-skill: Non-verbal Communication
Midterm Examination Hard-skill: Speaking (Verbal 20%
Communication)
Soft-skills: Non-verbal
Communication, Critical Thinking
(Answering Questions)
In-class Assessment 2 Hard-skill: Speaking (Verbal 15%
Communication), Making Visual Aid
Soft-skill: Non-verbal Communication
Final Examination Hard-skill: Speaking (Verbal 25%
Communication), Making Visual Aid
Soft-skills: Non-verbal
Communication, Critical Thinking
(Answering Questions)
Home Assignment Hard-skill: Speaking (Verbal 20%
Communication), Making Video
Soft-skill: Non-verbal Communication

In-class Assessment 1: Speech Exercise (meeting 5 & meeting 6)

Duration: 180 minutes (2 meetings) / (@ 4 – 6 minutes per student)
Skill: Speaking
Students present their speech in video meeting in the range of 4 – 6 minutes without
Question and Answer session. They will present the same topic as the one used for Mid
Test. The SOP and rubric are provided.
NOTE: It is IMPORTANT to read the SOP carefully.

In-class Assessment 2: Presentation Practice (meetings 13 and meeting 14)

Duration : 180 minutes ( 2 meetings) / @ 6 - 8 minutes per student
Skill: Speaking
Students present their topic in a video recording in the range of 6 – 8 minutes with visual
aids. They present their new speech text with visual aids. The SOP and scoring criteria are
provided.

Home Assignment: Promoting Innovation

Submission due date: meeting 12
In pairs, students make a video of promoting an innovation, e.g: product or service that can
be useful for others and persuade them to buy or join. The information can be obtained
from booklet, flyer, the internet or other sources. Yet, the text for promotion should be
originally made by the students.
PLAGIARISM will have ZERO score.
The SOP and rubric are provided.

Midterm Examination: Speech delivery (meetings 4 and meeting 6)

Duration: 180 minutes (2 meetings) (@ 4 – 6 minutes per student)
Skill: Speaking
Students will deliver an argumentative speech for about 4 – 5 minutes.
The presentation must use the same speech text as the one used for In Class Assessment 1.
The SOP and scoring criteria are provided.

Final Examination: Presentation delivery (meeting 15 and meeting 16)

Duration : 180 minutes (2 meetings) (@ 7 – 10 minutes per student)
Skill: Speaking
- Students will present a presentation for about 6 – 8 minutes.
- The presentation must use the same speech text as the one used for In Class Assessment
2.
- The SOP and scoring criteria are provided.

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Meeting Topic Learning Objectives Materials Activities
1 Introduction to the • Students are able to Syllabus Sharing the course outline, scoring components,
course, Speaking in express and share their type of assessments, home assignment, and
Public, Types of opinion about the class contract
Speaking course. Expressing Opinions: Sharing students’ opinion about the course.
• Students are able to - I think …
analyze and discuss the - I believe (that) … Watching the videos and analyzing the videos
similarities and - In my opinion, … of public speaking and conversation
differences between - From my point of view …
public speaking and Studying materials on types of speaking,
conversation. watching 9 videos and explaining their types of
• Students are able to Unit 1A speaking
explain the types of
speaking Unit 1B
Types of Speaking:
- - Speaking to inform
- - Speaking to persuade
- Speaking on special occasions
2 Persuasive Speech Students are able to analyze the Giving opinion: Analyzing different kinds of speech (in group)
Preparing elements of good speech text. - I think … and reporting the analysis of both speech texts
- I believe (that) … based on their understanding.
Students are able to decide a - In my opinion, …
topic and develop it into an - From my point of view … Brainstorming, deciding a topic, and making an
outline of a speech text. - To my mind, … outline
- I have no doubt that …
Students are able to express a - It’s quite clear that … Studying materials and expressing an opinion
simple opinion and make an based on the given topics (voice recording).
argument to support it. Clauses to build argument:
Pros
- By the abundant evidences, it is only
fair to say...
- The prevalence of … has reassured
me that...
- From what we have seen in the
status quo, I couldn’t agree more
to...
- The policy on...can create a better
condition to...
Cons

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 - Looking at the recent condition, It is
not fair to decide...
- What happens right now is that the
regulation on ... has created worse
condition to ...
- The policy of ... won’t create any
betterment to ... . Instead, it will...
- By accepting the idea of ... ,
indirectly, we damage the ...
3 Persuasive Speech Text Students are able to analyze the Unit 2B Studying the materials and write an introduction
Making elements in speech text Greetings: of a speech text.
introduction and create an - Good morning, ladies and
introduction of a speech text. gentlemen.
- Good morning, gentlemen.

Saying something interesting:

There are: scenario, statistics, story,
quotation, question, joke, and
statement/idea.
(Examples see in the module)

Revealing the topic:

- I am going to talk today about…
- This morning I’d like to present
about…

Outlining the structure of the speech:

- To start with I’ll explain … then I’ll
mention… after that I’ll …Finally,
I’ll summarize my presentation.
4 Persuasive Speech Text Students are able to analyze the Unit 2B Studying the materials and write a body of a
Making elements in speech text body Giving Examples: speech text.
and create a body of a speech - For example, …
text. - For instance, Studying the materials and write a conclusion
… of a speech text.
Students are able to analyze the Telling Statistics:
elements in speech text - According to a research done by
conclusion and create a WHO in 2015, there were 1,500
conclusion of a speech text. cases of illegal abortion in U.S.

Telling Testimony:

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 - Stephen Lucas said that speaking in
front of public is not difficult, yet
you need to be well-prepared.

AREL:
A: Assertion.
R: Reason.
E: Evidence.
L: Link Back
Unit 2B
Restating or summarizing:
- In conclusion, …
- In summary, …
- In brief, ….
- Let me reiterate, …

Suggesting/recommending/predicting:
- My recommendation is …
- I’d like to recommend/suggest …

Thanking the audiences:

- Thank you for your attention.
- Thank you.

Inviting questions:
- Is there any questions?
- Do you have any question to ask?
5 In Class Assessment 1 Students are able to practice SOP of In-class Assessment 1 Practicing delivering a speech and getting
session 1 delivering their speech. feedback from the teacher in the classroom
6 In Class Assessment 1 Students are able to practice SOP of In-class Assessment 1 Practicing delivering a speech and getting
session 2 delivering their speech. feedback from the teacher in the classroom
7 Midterm Examination Students are able to deliver their SOP of Midterm Examination Presenting the speech in the classroom
session 1 speech.
8 Midterm Examination Students are able to deliver their SOP of Midterm Examination Presenting the speech in the classroom
session 2 speech.
9 Presenting the Speech Students are able to analyze and Unit 3A Studying materials on types of audience and
(Pre-performance) discuss the types of audience in analyzing types of audience based on the
a presentation. pictures

Students are able to analyze Studying materials and sharing students'

ways to develop confidence in personal experience to handle the nervousness

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 delivering presentation and to
share students' personal
experiences in handling their
nervousness.
10 Presenting the Speech Students are able to recognize Unit 3B Watching a video and analyzing the verbal and
(Whilst-performance & and analyze the verbal and non- Inviting questions: non-verbal communication performed by the
Post-performance) verbal communication in a - Do you have questions? speakers in the video. (Quiz: Deciding the
presentation. - Is there any question? appropriate and inappropriate verbal and non-
verbal communication performed during a
Students are able to analyze Giving Opinion in Q&A Session speech/dos and don'ts)
verbal and non-verbal - I think... / I don’t think ...
communication when delivering - I believe... / I don’t believe ... Analyzing students' mid-test performance and
their own speech. - In my opinion, writing a reflection report on their own
- For me, … performance.
Students are able to handle - Personally, I think ...
questions & answers session. - From my point of view … Studying materials and responding to questions
- To my mind, … given by the teachers to practice on handling
- I have no doubt that … Q&A session.
- It’s quite clear that …

Asking for Someone’s Opinion in

Q&A Session
- Do you agree?
- What do you think?
- What do you think about ... (this)?
- Do you think that’s right?
- What’s your view?
- Are you OK with that?

Handling questions:
- I don’t think I follow you, can you
repeat your question?
- That’s a good question; let me try to
answer it.
- I think that’s outside of my field
today.
- Am I answering your question?
- I think we’ve run of time. Thank
you.

11 Using Visual Aids Students are able to analyze Unit 4A Studying materials and taking Quiz: 1)

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 types of visual aid used in a Mentioning three things to avoid when using
presentation. visual aids in a presentation, 2) Deciding the
visual aids that can be used on certain topics
Students are able to analyze a
do’s and don’ts of using visual Analyzing a video of a speech presentation and
aids in a presentation writing a report on the visual aid used in the
video
12 Preparing Visual Aids Students are able to analyze Unit 4B Studying the materials and analyzing the
slides in a presentation. PowerPoint slides given

Students are able to create slides Creating slides based on the students' new
to support the presentation. speech text
13 In Class Assessment Students are able to demonstrate SOP of In-class Assessment 2 Practicing delivering a speech and getting
Session 1 delivering their speech using feedback from the teacher in the classroom
visual aids.
14 In Class Assessment Students are able to demonstrate SOP of In-class Assessment 2 Practicing delivering a speech and getting
Session 2 delivering their speech using feedback from the teacher in the classroom
visual aids.
15 Final Exam Session 1 Students are able to deliver their SOP of Final Examination Presenting the speech in the classroom
speech using visual aids.
16 Final Exam Session 2 Students are able to deliver their SOP of Final Examination Presenting the speech in the classroom
speech using visual aids.

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