Introduction of Public Speaking
Ethics and Public Speaking
Plagiarism


Analyzing the Audience
Audience Centeredness
The Psychology of Audiences
Adapting to the Audiences

Organizing the Body of the Speech
Beginning and Ending the Speech
Outlining the Speech

Selecting a Topic and a Purpose
Choosing a Topic
Determining the General Purpose
Determining the Specific Purpose
Phrasing the Central Idea

Gathering Materials and Supporting Your Ideas
Ways of Gathering Materials
Supporting Your Ideas
Supporting Materials

Listening and Visual Aids
Listening is Important
Four Causes of Poor Listening
How to be a Better Listener
Advantages of Using Visual Aids
Kinds of Visual Aids

Using Language and Delivery
Language is important
Using language accurately and appropriately
What is a Good Delivery?
Methods of Delivery
Verbal and Non-verbal

Speaking to Inform and Speaking to Persuade
Types of Informative Speech
Guidelines for Informative Speech
The Importance of Persuasion
The Psychology of Persuasion
Persuasive Speech on Question to Fact, Value and Policy

Q1 : Who can join this course?
A1 : Any students in any campuses that register for COM165 subject.

Q2 : What type of speech will we learn in this course?
A2 : This course will mainly focus on Impromptu Speech, Speech to Inform and Speech to Persuade as stated in the course syllabus.