SemesterFall Semester, 2023
DepartmentSophomore Class of Department of Political Science Junior Class of Department of Political Science Senior Class of Department of Political Science
Course NamePublic Speaking
InstructorTUNG KUO-YU
Credit3.0
Course TypeElective
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
Course Schedule

Week 1  Introduction of the course



Reading: Introduction of Public Speaking for Dummies; Introduction and Opening of Stand, Speak, Deliver 



Week 2  Giving  and getting ready for a speech



Reading: Chapter 1, 2 of Public Speaking for Dummies



Week 3  Making research of the subject and organizing the speech 



Reading: Chapter 3, 4 of Public Speaking for Dummies



Week 4  Preparing the content of the speech 



Reading: Chapter 5, 6, 7 of Publlic Speaking for Dummies



Week 5  Making the speech sparkle



Reading: Chapter 8, 9,10 of Public Speaking for Dummies



Week 6  Delivering the speech 



Reading: Chapter 11,12,13 of Public Speaking for Dummies



Week 7  Handling the audience



Reading: Chapter 14 of Public Speaking for Dummies; Chapter 20 of Stand, Speak, Deliver



Week 8  Checking the set-up and using humor for delivering the speech 



Reading: Chapter 21, 22 of Public Speaking for Dummies



Week 9 :  mid-term exam.



Each student has to deliver a five-minute speech, the title of which will be announced two weeks before the exam. 



Week 10  Preparing and crafting the speech 



Reading: Part I and Part II  of Stand, Speak, Deliver



Week 11 Making the presentation



Reading: Part III of Stand, Speak, Deliver



Week 12 Speaking with Purpose



Reading: Part IV of Stand, Speak, Deliver



Week 13 Introducing a speaker



Reading: Chapter 16 of Publlic Speaking for Dummies



Week 14 Making a Presentation 



Reading: Part V of Stand, Speak, Deliver



Week 15 Attending a roundtable 



Reading: Chapter 17 of Public Speaking for Dummies



Week 16 Getting to know how to attend an international conference



Reading:  chapter 19 of Public Speaking for Dummies 



Week 17 Practicing the Model APEC



Reading: APEC rules and practices



Week 18 Final Exam.



Each student has to play a role in an international conference setting and will be evaluated on their performance.



 



 



 


Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant

謝妤: 國立政治大學政治系碩三研究生; 她的電郵地址如下: 110252001@g.nccu.edu.tw


Requirement/Grading

class attendance: 30%; mid-term exam: 35%; final exam: 35%


Textbook & Reference

Malcolm Kushner, Public Speaking for Dummies, 2nd  Ed., (Hobboken, NJ: Wiley Publishing Inc., 2004)



Vaughan Evans, Stand, Speak, Deliver, (London: Robinson, 2016)


Urls about Course
Nelson Mandela's Iconic Speech: Sport Has the Power to Change the World of 2000 Bill Clinton's Speech: We're Bound of 2016 Barack Obama's Speech: Yes We Can of 2008
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