1.

Individual Assignment: Students need to develop preparation outlines and to be submitted on the day of the
presentation itself.

2. Individual Oral Presentation : Oral Presentation will be delivered by each student in duration of 5-minute beginning
Week 8 to Week 14 in the semester.

3. Final Examination: Final exam is going to be administered at the end of the semester. A total of 60 MCQs will be
tested on the students.

4. UC00602-COMMUNICATION & PROFESSIONAL SPEECH

Individual Assignment Marking Scheme – The Preparation Outline (30%)

1. Name:
2. Matric No:
 3. Section:
4. Date:
5. Group:
6. Title:
7. Semester: II
8. Session: 2010/2011

Instruction:
Please tick [√] for each evaluation point and calculate the score according to the key below:
Very Good (VG) Good (G) Satisfactory (S)
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Evaluation points VG G S
1. Title
Concept
Event
Object
Process

 Brief
 Attract the attention of the audience
 Encapsulate the main thrust of the speech
2. Specific Purpose
 A full infinitive
 A statement
 No figurative language
 One distinct idea
 Not too vague or general
3. Central Idea
 A complete sentence
 A statement
 No figurative language
 Clearly encapsulate the main point to be discussed in the body of speech
 Adequately discussed in the time allotted for the speech
 Relevant to the audience
 Appropriate for a nontechnical audience
4. Introduction
 Get the attention and interest of the audience:
relate the topic to the audience
state the importance of the topic
startle the audience
arouse the curiosity of the audience
question the audience
begin with a quotation
tell a story

 Reveal the topic of the speech

 Establish the credibility and goodwill
 Preview the body of the speech
5. Main Points
 Number of main points (2 to 5)
 Strategic order of main points:
chronological
spatial
causal
problem-solution
topical

 Keep the main points separate

 Pattern of wording for main points
6. Subpoints and sub-subpoints
 Support the main points
 Illustrate the subpoints
7. Supporting materials
 Use of examples to clarify, reinforce the ideas & personalize the ideas, make the examples
vivid and richly textured
 Use of statistics to quantify the ideas and clarify statistical trends
  Use of testimony to support the points
8. Connectives
 A word of phrase that indicates when a speaker has finished one thought and is moving on
to another
 A statement in the body of the speech that lets the audience know what the speaker is
going to discuss next
 A statement in the body of the speech that summarizes the speaker’s preceding point or
points
 A brief statement that indicates where a speaker is in the speech or that focuses attention
on the key ideas
9. Conclusion
 Signal the end of the speech
>A conclusion in which the speech builds to a zenith of power and intensity & generates
emotional appeal by fading step by step to a dramatic final statement
 Reinforce the central idea:
summarize the speech
end with a quotation
make a dramatic statement
refer to the introduction
10. Bibliography (APA Format)
 Book: Single author
 Signed magazine article
 Signed newspaper article
 Signed article in reference work
 Personal interview
 Speech or lecture
 Television program
 Online government publication
 Online newspaper article
 Online magazine article

Grading Scheme for Individual Assignment:

20.30 = Very Good

10.19 = Good
1-9 = Satisfactory

TOTAL:_____/30

5. UC00602-COMMUNICATION & PROFESSIONAL SPEECH

Individual Presentation Score Sheet (40%)

1. Name:
2. Matric No:
3. Section:
4. Slot/Date:
5. Group:
6. Title:
7. Semester: II
8. Session: 2010/2011

Instruction:
Please tick [√] for each evaluation point and calculate the score according to the key below:
Outstanding (O) Good (G) Satisfactory (S) Fair (F) Unsatisfactory (U)
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Evaluation points O G S F U
1. Introduction
2. Content
3. Conclusion
4. Voice
● Volume, pitch, rate, pause, vocal variety, pronunciation, articulation, and dialect
5. Body
● Personal appearance, movement, gestures, and eye contact
6. Language
● Accurate, clear and vivid
● Appropriate to the occasion, audience, topic, and speaker
7. Audio-visual aids
● Relevant, well-prepared, clear, credible, and persuasive
8. Overall presentation
● Carefully prepared and rehearsed
● Use of allotted time
● Confidence & in control
● Conversational quality
● Interesting & effective

Grading Scheme for Individual Presentation:

35.40 = Outstanding
30-34 = Good
25-29 = Satisfactory
10.14 = Fair
5-9 = Unsatisfactory

TOTAL:______/40