Prior to beginning work on this assignment, please select and review one of the following historical speeches:
- “Man Will Be On The Moon”Links to an external site..
- Oprah Winfrey Harvard Commencement Speech | Harvard Commencement 2013Links to an external site..
- Great Communicator's Speech: Challenger DisasterLinks to an external site..
- Robert F. Kennedy: Extemporaneous EulogyLinks to an external site..
- Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" SpeechLinks to an external site..
- Barack Obama's First Inaugural AddressLinks to an external site..
- Hillary Clinton: 2008 DNC AddressLinks to an external site..
The ability to recognize and explain the elements of the communication process is the beginning of truly understanding how to prepare for and deliver effective oral presentations. When you can recognize the elements of the communication process, you can then think more critically about the other factors involved in the effective delivery of oral presentations.
| Write
After reviewing the speech, prepare a one- to two-page paper (not including title and reference pages) with an introduction and conclusion, formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center. Provide an explanation for the elements of the communication process seen in the speech by answering the following questions:
In your paper,
- Develop an introduction and conclusion that explains the historical context of the speech you viewed
- Explain the following five elements of the communication process involved in your selected speech:
- Speaker: Who is the speaker in the speech, and where were they in their life at the time of the speech?
- Message: What is the speech’s central message?
- Style: What is the speaker’s predominant style of speaking?
- Setting: What is the setting for the speech? What kind of noise or interference is there in the setting during the speech?
- Audience: Who is the audience for the speech? What feedback do you see from the audience in the recording of the speech?
It is suggested that you used headings to organize your paper and indicate which element of your selected speech you are analyzing. You must format your in-text citations for both the textbook and the selected speech video according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center.
| Requirements
The Historical Speech Analysis Paper
- must be 1 to 2 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and reference pages and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site. resource.
- must include a separate title page with the following in title case:
- title of paper in bold font
- Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
- student’s name
- name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
- course name and number
- instructor’s name
- due date
- title of paper in bold font
- must utilize academic voice. See the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
- must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.
- Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
- For assistance on writing Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. and Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources.
- must use at least 1 credible source in addition to the course text and the speech (and transcript) itself.
- The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
- To assist you with completing the research required for this assignment, review the Quick and Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site. tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
- must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. guide.
- must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center.
- See the APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications.
Carefully review the Grading RubricLinks to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.