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Chapter Thirty
Speaking in Other
College Courses
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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
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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 AudienceColleagues within the FieldThe Lay AudienceThe 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 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.
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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 Courses:
Sample 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 Courses:
Sample 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 Courses:
Sample Kinds of Presentations
Design review presentation: information on the results of a design project.
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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.
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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 PresentationsCharacteristics of Effective Social
Science Presentations
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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.
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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.
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Speaking in Social Science Courses:
Sample 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 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
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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 PresentationsCharacteristics 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 Courses:
Sample 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 PresentationsCharacteristics of Effective
Presentations in Education
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Speaking in Education Courses:
Sample Kinds of Presentations
Lecture: an informational speech for new student learners.
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Speaking in Education Courses:
Sample Kinds of Presentations
Group activity presentation: a short introduction to a group activity that follows a lecture.
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Speaking in Education Courses:
Sample Kinds of Presentations
Classroom discussion presentation: an informal presentation for which education majors typically prepare.
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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.
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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.