chapter thirty speaking in other college courses
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Chapter Thirty
Speaking in Other
College Courses
Chapter Thirty
Table of Contents
Typical Presentations and AudiencesSpeaking in Science and Mathematics
CoursesSpeaking in Technical CoursesSpeaking in Social Science CoursesSpeaking in Arts and Humanities CoursesSpeaking in Education Courses
Speaking in Other College Courses
Public speaking is likely to be part of the curriculum of many courses.
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
Typical Audiences
Your professors may request that you tailor your speech for an individual audience.
Typical Audiences
The Expert or Insider AudienceColleagues within the FieldThe Lay AudienceThe Mixed Audience
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
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
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
Typical Audiences:
The 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.
Speaking in Science and Mathematics Courses
Science courses include physical sciences, natural sciences, and earth sciences.
Speaking in Science and Mathematics Courses
Sample Kinds of Presentations
Characteristics of Effective Presentations
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.
Speaking in Science and Mathematics Courses:
Sample Kinds of Presentations
Extended research or field study presentation: delivered in teams, individually, or in poster session format.
Speaking in Science and Mathematics Courses:
Sample Kinds of Presentations
Research overview presentation: provides context and background for a question or hypothesis.
Speaking in Science and Mathematics Courses:
Sample Kinds of Presentations
Methods/procedure presentation: an informative speech of demonstration.
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.
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.
Speaking in Technical Courses
Technical disciplines include engineering fields, computer science oriented fields, and design-oriented fields.
Speaking in Technical Courses
Sample Kinds of Presentations
Characteristics of Effective Technical Presentations
Speaking in Technical Courses:
Sample Kinds of Presentations
Design review presentation: information on the results of a design project.
Speaking in Technical Courses:
Sample Kinds of Presentations
Request for funding presentation: a team member or the entire team provides evidence that a project is worth funding.
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.
Speaking in Social Science Courses
Social sciences include psychology, sociology, political science, and communication.
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
Speaking in Social Science Courses
Sample Kinds of PresentationsCharacteristics of Effective Social
Science Presentations
Speaking in Social Science Courses:
Sample Kinds of Presentations
If asked to participate in a debate, you will need to prepare a well-composed argument with strong supporting evidence.
Speaking in Social Science Courses:
Sample Kinds of Presentations
Review of the literature presentation: reviews a body of research related to a given topic and offers conclusions based on research.
Speaking in Social Science Courses:
Sample Kinds of Presentations
The explanatory research presentations reports on studies that attempt to analyze or explain a phenomenon.
Speaking in Social Science Courses:
Sample Kinds of Presentations
The evaluation research presentation measures the success of programs developed to address phenomena.
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.
Speaking in Social Science Courses:
Characteristics 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
Speaking in Arts and Humanities Courses
The arts and humanities include English, philosophy, languages, art history, theater, music, religion, and history.
Speaking in Arts and Humanities Courses
Sample Kinds of PresentationsCharacteristics of Effective Arts
and Humanities Presentations
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.
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.
Speaking in Arts and Humanities Courses:
Sample Kinds of Presentations
Debates consider opposing ideas, historical figures, or philosophical positions.
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.
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.
Speaking in Education Courses
Education includes curriculum and instruction, physical education, secondary and elementary education, and education administration.
Speaking in Education Courses
Sample Kinds of PresentationsCharacteristics of Effective
Presentations in Education
Speaking in Education Courses:
Sample Kinds of Presentations
Lecture: an informational speech for new student learners.
Speaking in Education Courses:
Sample Kinds of Presentations
Group activity presentation: a short introduction to a group activity that follows a lecture.
Speaking in Education Courses:
Sample Kinds of Presentations
Classroom discussion presentation: an informal presentation for which education majors typically prepare.
Speaking in Education Courses:
Characteristics 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.
Speaking in Education Courses:
Characteristics of Effective Classroom Presentations
Use examples and evidence the audience is familiar with and can grasp.
Choose examples closest to students’ experiences.