SPCH 1311

Professor Colangelo

Informative Speech Assignment #3: Keyword Outline

Description

The Keyword Outline will be your speaking notes (see Keyword Outline: Maine Coon Cats). A Keyword Outline allows enough notes to remember your ideas without being able to read word-for-word. The purpose of using a Keyword Outline as speaking notes is to promote extemporaneous speaking and avoid reading.

5 words per letter or number in a Keyword Outline

Except when quoting and then use quotation marks and cite the source.

The source citation (e.g. “According to….expert source citation”) is NOT part of the word count.

Names, titles, hyphenated words count as one word.

Note Cards versus 8x11 Paper

Your speaking notes may be handwritten index cards or typed 8x11 paper, but your speaking notes MUST reflect a Keyword Outline.

(Remember: You are responsible for the content in the links below)

Extemporaneous Speaking involves planning, preparing, and practicing the speech. Extemporaneous speakers do not memorize speeches word-for-word, nor do they read their speeches. They seek to achieve a conversational-style of speaking, rather than memorizing the full-sentence outline. I always recommend memorizing ideas, not words. Effective extemporaneous speakers are poised and confident. They establish and maintain consistent eye contact with all of the audience members. Effective extemporaneous speakers rarely refer to speaking notes because they know their subject well. They also give a polished presentation that integrates verbal and nonverbal communication skills. One of the Most Common Mistakes in Public Speaking involves poor delivery which is often a function of poor practice and/or poor speaking notes. Review the characteristics of extemporaneous speakers in the Speech Grading Criteria. Avoid delivery errors by reading: Public Speaking Delivery Tips. Review the behaviors that make for successful and unsuccessful delivery: Self-Assessment of Nonverbal Elements of Delivery.

Avoid these types of delivery:

Manuscript Speaking: reading the speech word-for-word from a prepared text (includes Power Point slides)

Memorized Speaking: the speech is committed to memory word-for-word

Impromptu Speaking: an unprepared, unplanned, and unpracticed speech

You will be asked to give your Keyword Outline (Your Speaking Notes cards or 8x11 paper) to Professor Colangelo immediately after you speak for re-grading.

Whatever notes you speak from will be counted as “your Keyword Outline”, so make sure it reflects the criteria for a Keyword Outline whether it is on 8x11 paper or note cards. The Keyword Outline Evaluation

Students will not earn a passing grade on the speech if they speak from a Full-Sentence Outline, a Working Outline, or text on Power Point slides.

Students must speak from a Keyword Outline (on note cards or 8x11 paper)

Assignment Requirements

1. SAVE AS correct assignment title.

2. Include your name and assignment title in your assignment.

3. Send paper to Professor Colangelo as an MSWord 6/7-compatible document attached to ACCgmail (doc, docx, rtf, odt)

4. I CANNOT OPEN “html” “dat” “wpd” “wps” “dot” “pages” documents

5. I do not accept assignments pasted into the body of email.

Instructions for Making a Keyword Outline

1. Use your Full-Sentence Outline to develop your Keyword Outline

a) INCORPORATE RECOMMENDED REVISIONS from Dr. Lyn’s feedback (see your Full-Sentence Outline and Full-Sentence Outline evaluation).

b) Failure to make the recommended revisions from Dr. Lyn’s feedback will be recorded as “Failure to Progress” = forfeit double points.

c) INCORPORATE RECOMMENDED REVISIONS from Dr. Lyn’s feedback (see your Working Outline and Working Outline evaluation).

d) Failure to make the recommended revisions from Dr. Lyn’s feedback will be recorded as “Failure to Progress” = forfeit double points.

1. Reduce every sentence in the Full-Sentence Outline to 5 keywords, including introduction, transitions, & conclusion.

a) Only 5 keywords allowed per outline symbol, except when quoting

i) Leave quotes written-out word for word with quotation marks

ii) The words “According to the web article titled …... published on the website …..” DO NOT count towards the 5 word limit.

b) Leave visual aid notes (e.g. Power Point slide of XXXX)

c) Leave the outline format, indentation, and outline symbols intact

d) Remove: Specific purpose is NOT required in Keyword Outline (since you never say it to the audience)

e) Remove: Reference List is NOT required with Keyword Outline

2. Speaking Notes: Note Cards versus 8x11 Paper

a) You decide if you want your Keyword Outline Speaking Notes on note cards (what size of cards, handwritten text, typed text, etc.)

b) You decide if you want your Keyword Outline Speaking Notes on 8x11 paper.

c) Make sure the font size is readable for you.

3. Instructions for Keyword Outline on Note Cards

a) One card for your introduction and one card for your conclusion

b) One –two cards for each main point

c) Record quotes on the back of the index cards

d) Label or number your cards

e) Observe criteria below for Keyword Outline speaking notes

4. Criteria for Keyword Outline Speaking Notes

a) Keywords ONLY (reduce every sentence in full-sentence outline to 5 words per letter or number, except when quoting and then use quotation marks and cite sources)

b) Speaking notes must reflect content of full-sentence outline

c) Must be in outline form (same as full-sentence outline)

d) Must include introduction, body, and conclusion (same as full-sentence outline)

e) Must include transitions, source citations, and visual aid notes (same as full-sentence outline)

f) Review your Keyword Outline with The Keyword Outline Evaluation.

5. Practice speaking using your Keyword Outline

a) Stand and deliver speech out loud using your Keyword Outline Speaking Notes.

b) Refer to Full-Sentence Outline as needed and make adjustments to Keyword Outline.

c) After adjusting your notes, begin again.

d) Complete this type of rehearsal at least ten times over a period of days.

e) Your goal is to achieve Extemporaneous Speaking

f) Deliver your speech to real people (friends/family/etc) to practice eye contact, using visual aids while speaking, using speaking notes, etc.

Grading

90-100% "A" quality work meets the highest standards

Insightful understanding of the subject matter and assignment;
Complete & accurate; meticulous attention to detail in quality of analysis & writing.

80-89% "B" quality work falls short of one or two criteria described above

Accurate understanding of the subject matter and assignment;
Minor deficiency in completeness, accuracy, or quality of analysis or writing.

70-79% "C" quality work falls short of three or four criteria described above

Superficial understanding of the subject matter or assignment;
Obvious deficiency in completeness, accuracy, or quality of analysis or writing.

60-69% "D" quality work falls short of five or six criteria described above

Lack of understanding of the subject matter or assignment;
Multiple deficiencies in completeness, accuracy, or quality of analysis or writing.

Steps to develop a Full-Sentence Outline

The skills listed below were learned for the Full-Sentence Outline, so errors will be recorded as “Failure to Progress” = forfeit double points.

2. Develop your main points with supporting material.

3. Cite Sources using Public Speaking Style in the Body of the speech outline to document information.

a. Only THREE source-cites allowed in the Body of the speech.

i. Three cites in Body of Speech Outline = A quality content

ii. Two cites in Body of Speech Outline = B quality content

iii. One cite in Body of Speech Outline = C quality content

b. Citing Sources in the Introduction Attention-Getter or Conclusion Clincher do NOT count towards the grading requirement.

c. Only one quote per source: Paraphrase additional quotes without the source-cite.

d. Citing Sources in Public Speaking was learned for the Group Discussion Standard Agenda, so errors will be recorded as “Failure to Progress” = forfeit double points.

4. Add transitions to the speech outline

5. Add visual aid notes to the speech outline

6. Create the Reference List using MLA Style at the end of the outline

a. The Reference List is NOT a separate document.

b. Citing Sources in Public Speaking was learned for the Group Discussion Standard Agenda, so errors will be recorded as “Failure to Progress” = forfeit double points.

7. Review your speech content, organization, and outline using the Evaluation for Full-Sentence Outline.

Working Outline Links: Look here for a reminder of these speech skills and principles.

The skills listed below were learned for the Working Outline, so errors will be recorded as “Failure to Progress” = forfeit double points.

1. Determine your Choosing a speech topic & Speech Ideas (Look here for topic ideas) NO HOW-TO, DEMONSTRATION, OR PERSUASIVE SPEECHES

2. Determine your specific purpose statement (Look here for how to write a specific purpose statement: Read the final sentence!)

3. Determine your thesis statement with information hunger (Look here for how to write a thesis statement with information hunger)

4. Organize Main Points using one of the Informative Speech Designs (Look here for Rules for Main Points and organizing your main points)

5. Add an Introduction Attention-Getter using a recommended attention-getter technique (Look here for Recommended Attention-Getter Techniques and Sins of Introductions)

6. Add a Conclusion Clincher using a recommended technique (Look here for Recommended Clincher Techniques and Sins of Conclusions)