LaunchPad Solo for Public Speaking (1-Term Access)

INTRODUCTION
Introduction Quiz

SPEECH ANXIETY
Relaxation Audio File
Relaxation Audio Download
Video: Speech Anxiety
Quiz: Speech Anxiety

LISTENING
Quiz: Listening

ETHICS
Video: Ethically Acknowledging Opposing Arguments
Video: Citing Sources Effectively, “Freeganism: More Than Just a Free Lunch”
Quiz: Ethics

AUDIENCE ANALYSIS
Video: Audience Interaction
Video Activity: Know Your Audience
Quiz: Audience Analysis

CHOOSING A TOPIC
Video: Personal Interest
Video: Overused Topic (Needs Improvement)
Video Activity: Thesis & Main Points, “Freeganism: More Than Just a Free Lunch”
Video Activity: Thesis & Main Points, “Social Media, Social Identity, and Social Causes”
Quiz: Choosing a Topic

RESEARCH
Video Activity: Paraphrasing, “Preventing Cyberbullying”
Video Activity: Citing Research, “Becoming a Socially Conscious Consumer”
Quiz: Research

SUPPORTING MATERIALS
Video Activity: Supportive Sources
Video Activity: Using Statistics, “Preventing Cyberbullying”
Video Activity: Real World Example, “Social Media, Social Identity, and Social Causes”
Video Activity: Supporting Materials 1, “How Emigrants Use Smartphones”
Video Activity: Supporting Materials 2, “How Emigrants Use Smartphones”
Video Activity: Examples, “Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party”
Quiz: Supporting Materials

ORGANIZING THE SPEECH
Video Activity: Introduction, “Preventing Cyberbullying”
Video Activity: Conclusion, “Freeganism: More Than Just a Free Lunch”
Video Activity: Transitions, “Freeganism: More Than Just a Free Lunch”
Video Activity: Rhetorical Question, “Freeganism: More Than Just a Free Lunch”
Video Activity: Internal Summary, “Social Media, Social Identity, and Social Causes”
Quiz: Organizing the Speech

OUTLINING
Video Activity: Using a Speech Outline, “How Emigrants Use Smartphones”
Video Activity: Outlining
Quiz: Outlining

INTRODUCTIONS
Video Activity: Using Language Effectively
Video Activity: Introduction, “Becoming a Socially Conscious Consumer”
Quiz: Introductions

CONCLUSIONS
Video: Memorable Closing Statement
Video Activity: Conclusion, “Becoming a Socially Conscious Consumer”
Video Activity: Concluding with a Story, “Freeganism: More Than Just a Free Lunch”
Video Activity: Call to Action, “Preventing Cyberbullying”
Video Activity: Conclusion, “How Emigrants Use Smartphones”
Quiz: Conclusions

DELIVERY
Video: Volume: Too Low (Needs Improvement)
Video: Speaking from Memory
Video: Monotone (Needs Improvement)
Video: Rate: Too Fast (Needs Improvement)
Video: Vocal Fillers and Lack of Smoothness (Needs Improvement)
Video: Vocal Variety (Informative Speaking)
Video: Pronunciation (Needs Improvement)
Video Activity: Delivery
Video Activity: Scanning, “Social Media, Social Identity, and Social Causes”
Video Activity: Skilled Delivery, “Freeganism: More Than Just a Free Lunch”
Video Activity: Effective Delivery, “Becoming a Socially Conscious Consumer”
Video Activity: Confidence in Introduction
Video Activity: Delivery Skills, “How Emigrants Use Smartphones”
Video Activity: Using Language, “Freeganism: More Than Just a Free Lunch”
Quiz: Delivery

PRESENTATION AIDS
Video: Prop
Video: Presentation Software: Simplicity (Needs Improvement)
Video: Presentation Software (Needs Improvement)
Video: Presentation Software: Checking Beforehand (Needs Improvement)
Video Activity: Presentation Aids
Video Activity: Presentation Aid, “Freeganism: More Than Just a Free Lunch”
Video Activity: Visual Aids, “How Emigrants Use Smartphones”
Quiz: Presentation Aids

INFORMATIVE SPEAKING
Video: Analogy Increases Understanding
Video Activity: Full Informative Speech, “Freeganism: More Than Just a Free Lunch”
Video Activity: Full Informative Speech, “Social Media, Social Identity, and Social Causes”
Video Activity: Informative Speech Introduction, “Social Media, Social Identity, and Social Causes”
Quiz: Informative Speaking

PERSUASIVE SPEAKING I: INTRODUCTION TO PERSUASION
Video Activity: The Power of Persuasion
Quiz: Persuasive Speaking I

PERSUASIVE SPEAKING II: METHODS OF PERSUASION
Video: Claims: Fact
Video: Problem-Solution Pattern of Arrangement
Video: Fallacy: Bandwagoning (Needs Improvement)
Video: Fallacy: Either-Or (Needs Improvement)
Video: Fallacy: Ad-hominem (Needs Improvement)
Video: Fallacy: Red Herring (Needs Improvement)
Video: Fallacy: Appeal to Tradition (Needs Improvement)
Video Activity: Motivated Sequence Step 1: Attention, “Becoming a Socially Conscious Consumer”
Video Activity: Motivated Sequence Step 2: Need, “Becoming a Socially Conscious Consumer”
Video Activity: Motivated Sequence Step 3: Satisfaction, “Becoming a Socially Conscious Consumer”
Video Activity: Motivated Sequence Step 4: Visualization, “Becoming a Socially Conscious Consumer”
Video Activity: Motivated Sequence Step 5: Action, “Becoming a Socially Conscious Consumer”
Video Activity: Full Persuasive Speech: “Becoming a Socially Conscious Consumer”
Quiz: Persuasive Speaking II

SPECIAL OCCASION SPEAKING
Video: Full Speech of Inspiration, “Inspired by a Beagle”
Video: Full Special Occasion Speech, “My Hero, Marilyn Hamilton”
Quiz: Special Occasion Speaking

ONLINE/MEDIATED COMMUNICATION
Video: Multitasking, “Preventing Cyberbullying” (Needs Improvement)
Video Activity: Full Persuasive Speech, “Preventing Cyberbullying”
Quiz: Online/Mediated Communication

GROUP COMMUNICATION
Quiz: Group Communication

INTERACTIVE PERSONAL REPORT OF COMMUNICATION ACTIVITY (PRCA)
INTERACTIVE PERSONAL REPORT OF PUBLIC SPEAKING ANXIETY (PRPSA)

PODCASTS
Speech Anxiety
Relaxation Techniques for Managing Speech Anxiety
Impromptu Delivery
Voice as a Delivery Tool
How Word Choices Affect Speech
How Listening Affects Public Speaking