Checklist: Discussion Response Which points from Professor Rae Langton’s Ted Talk on Free Speech did you agree (or disagree) with and why? What might be some of the other purposes of free speech that she does not mention? Which points from Professor Katia Campbell’s talk do you agree (or disagree with) and why? Do you…

Module 4 Checklist: Discussion Prompt In this module, you’ve examined materials about engaging an audience and the attention beginnings and endings need. You’ve also looked at how ethics interacts with Public Speaking. I asked you to spend some time trying out and reading about the positives and negatives of AI and the ethical challenges it…

Module 6 Checklist: Discussion What is your experience with outlines? Do you find them useful in writing? How does procrastination play a role in your life?

Each module ends with a Discussion Response, where you will be posting in the comment section on this page. I will also include a checklist so that you know if you’ve completed all the activities for the module that can be found through the different pages. Module One Checklist: If you need to go back…

Module 12 Checklist: Discussion Response Which commencement speech were you most drawn to? Why? How was the speaker able to capture your attention? Were they giving advice you’ve heard before? What made it new? What advanced speaking tips would you pull away from their speech that you might use?

Module 10 Response Module 9 Checklist Discussion Response What kinds of persuasive techniques did you see X González using? What was most striking and effective?

Module 8 Checklist Discussion Response: How do you think money influences the research you might do for a speech? What factors do you need to be aware of? How aware are you daily about the processes that deliver the media you consume?

Module 8 Checklist: Discussion Response Please respond with your thoughts about the media literacy videos. Did anything surprise you in them? Why do you think bringing this topic up in a module about ethics and research was essential? Do you think that misinformation and disinformation can be stopped? Does citation play a role? In what…

Module 7 Checklist: Discussion Response Think back to the historical speech example by Walt Disney at the start of this module, but also to the other speeches that you’ve watched and heard and the visual examples presented in this module. Do you think that our expectations of visual content for speeches (and in other areas)…

End of Module Checklist: Response Prompt Has anything in this module made you think more about the stories that surround you from day to day?

Module 3 Final Checklist: Did you? Discussion Prompt In what ways are the speeches of Pericles and Lincoln similar? How does each try to capture the attention of their listeners? Discuss below!

End of Module Checklist: Discussion Response Does public speech-making have a role to play in a healthy democracy? In what ways might public speaking be related to the work of an artist?