To Speak or Not to Speak: Teaching Effective Speaking Totally onLine !!!

TO SPEAK OR NOT TO SPEAK: TEACHING EFFECTIVE SPEAKING

TOTALLY ONLINE!!!

Cara Schollenberger, Kutztown UniversityMary Ellen Bornak, Bucks County CCDale Roades, Digital Samba USA

Why Bother with Totally Online?

Differing Viewpoints

Pedagogy Delivery Technolog

y

Impact?

Teaching Public Speaking – Online

The Big Challenge:

Speaking . . .

. . .In PUBLIC!

Students Can Perform…

Speech Delivery Requires …

Students Delivering Their Speeches

What We’ve Learned:Equip Students with Techniques

What We’ve Learned:Equip Faculty with Techniques

Offer Dry Runs

Do Sound and Video Checks

Post directions and help number in chat box

Have Emergency Backup Help Plan

Can You Hear Me Now? Leading the Class

Practice multitasking

Get Use to Production Direct the Action Scan the screens Keep Students

Involved Encourage Critique

Lessons Learned

Things may go wrong.

Students take responsibility for their own presentation

Preparation, practice and planning

Students Critique Their Online Class

Student Feedback

As a professional dealing with all levels of health service and business people around the world, I found this class to be a comparable experience to the real world.I actually learned how to share the desktop effectively in this online speech class which I was able to use immediately at work.... saving an afternoon of frustration to say the least. It is good exposure for people who may not have had the technological experience before.

Student Feedback

Since I believe there is always room for improvement, I would suggest a marriage of face-to-face with the conference tool as a distance learning class. Effective public speaking now involves video conferencing as well as in-person presentations, I think 1 of the 3 speeches given to a group has some considerable value.

Student Feedback

When I signed up for the class, I wasn't sure what would be required. I've traveled extensively during the class (England for 3 weeks, Belgium for 2, Boston, Manhattan, Baltimore, etc..) I don't think I would have been able to take it if it wasn't online. I was home for one speech, so I would imagine I could have managed to make it to an evening class for a face-to-face, - though my trips are unpredictable......

Outcomes

Students Performed Speech Requirements

Added 21st Century Workforce Skill Enhanced Technical Abilities