course material

1. Watch and analyze a famous speech by a well-known businessperson or a
Watch and Analyze a Famous speech by a well-known businessperson or a political figure.
Some suggestions: Martin Luther King-“I Have a Dream” speech; Steve Jobs-“Stay Hungry,
Stay Foolish” Stanford address; Sheryl Sandberg’s-“Rocket ship” commencement speech at
Harvard; Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s-“Pearl Harbor” address; etc.Watch a video of the
presentation of your chosen person then write a 500 word critique and give a short
presentation to the class critiquing the speech by giving a brief explanation of the speech
and then critiquing it in terms of the following:1. Effectiveness of the introduction, body,
and conclusions;2. Evidence of overall organization;3. Use of verbal signposts to create
coherence;4. Emphasis on two to four main points;5. Effectiveness of supporting facts (use
of examples, statistics, quotations, and so forth);6. Focus on the audience benefits;7.
Enthusiasm for the topic;8. Body language and personal mannerisms