Chapter Thirty

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Chapter Thirty
Speaking in Other College Courses
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Chapter Thirty

• Table of Contents
• Typical Presentations and Audiences
• Speaking in Science and Mathematics Courses
• Speaking in Technical Courses
• Speaking in Social Science Courses
• Speaking in Arts and Humanities Courses
• Speaking in Education Courses

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Speaking in Other College Courses

• Public speaking is likely to be part of the
  curriculum of many courses.

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Typical Presentation Formats

• Team presentation oral presentation prepared and
  delivered by three or more people
• Panel discussion group discussion, at the
  direction of a moderator
• Poster session uses posters to visually present
  information
• Debate two individuals or groups argue a point
  or issue

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Typical Audiences

• Your professors may request that you tailor your
  speech for an individual audience.

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Typical Audiences

• The Expert or Insider Audience
• Colleagues within the Field
• The Lay Audience
• The Mixed Audience

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Typical Audiences The Expert or Insider Audience

• Expert or insider audience people who possess
  intimate knowledge of the topic, issue, product,
  or idea discussed.
• Do not need to provide much background information

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Typical Audiences Colleagues within the Field

• Colleagues within the field share your knowledge
  of the general field.
• Focus on in-depth information rather than
  background information

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Typical Audiences The Lay Audience

• The lay audience has the least amount of
  knowledge of the given field and topic.
• Requires the most background information

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Typical AudiencesThe Mixed Audience

• Mixed audience people with varying degrees of
  knowledge about your field.
• Therefore, you must satisfy the needs of both lay
  audiences and expert audiences.

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Speaking in Science and Mathematics Courses

• Science courses include physical sciences,
  natural sciences, and earth sciences.

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Speaking in Science and Mathematics Courses

• Sample Kinds of Presentations
• Characteristics of Effective Presentations

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Speaking in Science and Mathematics Courses
Sample Kinds of Presentations

• Research presentation directed to the expert
  audience and follows the model used in scientific
  investigation.

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Speaking in Science and Mathematics
CoursesSample Kinds of Presentations

• Extended research or field study presentation
  delivered in teams, individually, or in poster
  session format.

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Speaking in Science and Mathematics Courses
Sample Kinds of Presentations

• Research overview presentation provides context
  and background for a question or hypothesis.

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Speaking in Science and Mathematics
CoursesSample Kinds of Presentations

• Methods/procedure presentation an informative
  speech of demonstration.

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Speaking in Science and Mathematics Courses
Characteristics of Effective Presentations in
Science and Mathematics

• Effective presentations clearly illustrate the
  nature of the research and the means by which the
  results were achieved.

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Speaking in Science and Mathematics Courses
Characteristics of Effective Presentations in
Science and Mathematics

• Use observations, proofs, and experiments as
  evidence and support.
• Have a selective focus on details.
• Use presentation aids to illustrate processes.

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Speaking in Technical Courses

• Technical disciplines include engineering fields,
  computer science oriented fields, and
  design-oriented fields.

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Speaking in Technical Courses

• Sample Kinds of Presentations
• Characteristics of Effective Technical
  Presentations

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Speaking in Technical CoursesSample Kinds of
Presentations

• Design review presentation information on the
  results of a design project.

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Speaking in Technical CoursesSample Kinds of
Presentations

• Request for funding presentation a team member
  or the entire team provides evidence that a
  project is worth funding.

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Speaking in Technical Courses Characteristics
of Effective Technical Presentations

• Use visual diagrams and prototypes.
• Be persuasive in design and sell ideas.
• Use numerical data and experimental results.
• Be results-oriented.

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Speaking in Social Science Courses

• Social sciences include psychology, sociology,
  political science, and communication.

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Speaking in Social Science Courses

• Presentations for the social sciences have a
  pronounced focus on connecting research results
  with predicting or explaining human behavior
  based on
• Qualitative research emphasis is placed on
  observing, describing, and interpreting behavior
• Quantitative research emphasis is placed on
  statistical measurement

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Speaking in Social Science Courses

• Sample Kinds of Presentations
• Characteristics of Effective Social Science
  Presentations

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Speaking in Social Science CoursesSample Kinds
of Presentations

• If asked to participate in a debate, you will
  need to prepare a well-composed argument with
  strong supporting evidence.

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Speaking in Social Science CoursesSample Kinds
of Presentations

• Review of the literature presentation reviews a
  body of research related to a given topic and
  offers conclusions based on research.

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Speaking in Social Science CoursesSample Kinds
of Presentations

• The explanatory research presentations reports on
  studies that attempt to analyze or explain a
  phenomenon.

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Speaking in Social Science Courses Sample Kinds
of Presentations

• The evaluation research presentation measures the
  success of programs developed to address
  phenomena.

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Speaking in Social Science Courses Sample Kinds
of Presentations

• The policy recommendation presentation presents
  research, information, ideas, and advice to a lay
  audience to help it solve a problem.

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Speaking in Social Science CoursesCharacteristic
s of Effective Presentations in the Social
Sciences

• Effective presentations illustrate the nature of
  the research question and the means by which
  results were achieved.
• You can achieve this by
• Using timely data
• Referring to current research

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Speaking in Arts and Humanities Courses

• The arts and humanities include English,
  philosophy, languages, art history, theater,
  music, religion, and history.

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Speaking in Arts and Humanities Courses

• Sample Kinds of Presentations
• Characteristics of Effective Arts and Humanities
  Presentations

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Speaking in Arts and Humanities Courses Sample
Kinds of Presentations

• Informative speeches of explanation detail the
  relevance of a historical event, a school of
  philosophy, or a work of art.
• They often use visual aids as a key part.

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Speaking in Arts and Humanities Courses Sample
Kinds of Presentations

• Presentations that compare and contrast
  highlight similarities and differences between
  events, stories, people, or artifacts.

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Speaking in Arts and Humanities CoursesSample
Kinds of Presentations

• Debates consider opposing ideas, historical
  figures, or philosophical positions.

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Speaking in Arts and Humanities Courses Sample
Kinds of Presentations

• Many instructors ask students to research a
  question or book and then lead a classroom
  discussion on it.

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Speaking in Arts and Humanities Courses
Characteristics of Effective Presentations in
the Arts and Humanities

• Effective presentations help the audience to
  think of the topic in a new way by providing an
  original interpretation.

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Speaking in Education Courses

• Education includes curriculum and instruction,
  physical education, secondary and elementary
  education, and education administration.

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Speaking in Education Courses

• Sample Kinds of Presentations
• Characteristics of Effective Presentations in
  Education

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Speaking in Education CoursesSample Kinds of
Presentations

• Lecture an informational speech for new student
  learners.

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Speaking in Education CoursesSample Kinds of
Presentations

• Group activity presentation a short introduction
  to a group activity that follows a lecture.

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Speaking in Education CoursesSample Kinds of
Presentations

• Classroom discussion presentation an informal
  presentation for which education majors typically
  prepare.

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Speaking in Education CoursesCharacteristics of
Effective Presentations in Education

• The simpler the organization, the better.
• The presentation should be clearly connected to
  other parts of the course, topic, or content.

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Speaking in Education CoursesCharacteristics of
Effective Classroom Presentations

• Use examples and evidence the audience is
  familiar with and can grasp.
• Choose examples closest to students experiences.