1-4-2016 PS--Great Speeches Unit Introduction

 PLAN

• Reminder: When you arrive to class, please open the blog on your digital device.
• Welcome, Attendance & Daily Plan
• Packer Contest
• Week #15 @ Arizona
• Great Speeches Presentation
• Nexus 7 Commercial
• Ms. Swenson Presentation
• Great Speech Lib Guide
• Use this as a resource to find Great Speeches and as a guide for your speech.
• EasyBib
• Use this for citing the speech you select.
• After each speech, use the evaluation to provide feedback
• Great Speech Example #1--Jimmy V.
• Who was Jim Valvano?
• 1983 NCAA Basketball National Championship
• Jimmy Valvano's "Never Give Up" Speech--March 3, 1993 at The ESPYs
• Activity #46--Great Speech #1-Jimmy V.
• Jimmy Valvano's speech is viewed by many as a Great Speech:
• List at least 3 strengths of Jimmy V's speech.
• List 3 reasons why you think this might be considered a Great Speech.
• Transcript of Jimmy Valvano's "Never Give Up" Speech
• Group Share & Class Share
• Top Ten Reasons Why Jimmy V's ESPY's Speech is the Best Ever
• It's prophetic.
• It's timeless.
• No waste.
• Valvano pays homage to his family, past and present.
• Self-deprecating humor.
• He doesn't oversell himself.
• Valvano addresses his own mortality, and doesn't allow anyone to feel sorry for him.
• "Don't ever give up, don't ever give up."
• Eerie foreshadowing.
• Best closing line. Ever.
• Additional Information about Jimmy Valvano from Wikipedia
• Begin researching for a possible Great Speech for your presentation.
• Work Time
• Plan for Future Classes

HOMEWORK

• Complete Activity #47--Possible Great Speeches for Great Speech Presentation (Due Tuesday)
• List 3 possible great speeches for your presentation. For each speech, complete the following:
• List the speech title.
• Share who gave the speech.
• Provide a one-sentence summary of the speech.
• In one sentence, explain why you consider this to be a "great speech."

UPCOMING (Subject to Adjustments)

• Tuuesday--Great Speeches Analysis & Work
• Wednesday--Great Speeches Sign Ups, Great Speeches Analysis & Work
• Thursday--Great Speeches Analysis, Peer Presentations
• Friday--Great Speeches Presentations
• Monday--Great Speeches Presentations
• Tuesday--Great Speeches Presentations

LINKS

• Public Speaking Notebook Table of Contents--This is the current table of contents for Public Speaking. You may reference this document to make sure you've included all activities in your notebook TOC.