Podcast Script

Instructions: Please print out this script so that you can follow along with the audio version of the podcast. You may also keep it to refer back to later, as you work through the instructional unit. VO: Welcome to "Visualization and Visual Aids in Public Speaking." I'm your instructor, Dr. Valerie Terry, and I'm very excited to share this one-on-one learning time with you. I'm not there with you in person, but I designed this learning module specifically with you in mind. VO: In class, you've been learning about the Monroe Motivated Sequence and how it is used in persuasive public speaking. In this unit, we will be exploring the fourth step in the Sequence in more detail. The fourth step is the "visualization" step. VO: Let's get even more specific so you'll know what to expect as you surf through this learning unit. In fact, you can expect to learn four important lessons in this unit:

First, you will learn to define the term "visual aid" in public speaking.

Second, you will learn to match different types of visual aids that are used with different types of speech content.

Third, you will learn what descriptive word imagery is in public speaking and then be able to explain the difference between visual aids and imagery.

Fourth and finally, you'll learn to define "visualization" as it is used specifically in the MMS. At this point, you'll accomplish the ultimate goal of this learning unit: to explain the difference between visual aids in public speaking and "visualization" in the MMS.

VO: Now, I know you might be thinking: "Who cares?" "Does this really matter?" or "This is going to be SO boring." So you don't have to just take my word for it, listen to what other students like you have to say about this learning module: Multiple VO's: [Incorporate three different student voices with their own comments about how the unit helped them to prepare for giving their required MMS speeches in class and how they anticipate using what they learned in "real life" applications. These comments can come from the students who test the unit and recorded with their permission at that time.] VO: You will have the chance to give me your feedback about the unit as well. So, let's get started! I'm excited and I hope you are, too. Please navigate to the anticipation guide and answer it before moving on to the first assignment link. VO: After completing Assignment #6, please navigate to the Post-Instruction Follow-Through Activities link on the Moodle main page of this instructional unit. VO: Here we go! Remember, I'm with you every step of the way.

Anticipation Guide Instructions: Please place an "X" next to the statements you agree with before completing the learning module. Please place an "X" next to the statements you agree with after completing the learning module. Before After Statement _____ _____ 1. I know what a visual aid is in public speaking. _____ _____ 2. I know what types of visual aids to use with varying speech content. _____ _____ 3. I know what descriptive word imagery is in public speaking. _____ _____ 4. I can explain the difference between visual aids and descriptive word imagery in public speaking. _____ _____ 5. I know what "visualization" is in the 4th step of the Monroe Motivated Sequence (MMS) persuasive public speech method. _____ _____ 6. I can explain the difference between visual aids in public speaking and "visualization" in the MMS. Please type your responses in the space provided: Before completing the learning module - What do you think you'll learn the most about in this learning module? Other comments - After completing the learning module - What did you learn the most about in this learning module? Other comments -

Assignment #1: Defining "visual aid" Assignment Performance Objective: Given the written term and a photograph, illustration or other visual representation, you will be able to correctly identify the definition of "visual aid" in public speaking, based on information presented in the course textbook.

Instructions: Part A: If you have not read the summary of Chapter 13 on p. 282 in The Art of Public Speaking (10th edition), you may choose to do so now. If you are using the online version of the textbook, you may navigate to it with this link: www.connectlucas.com Part B: Based on the information presented in the textbook, please answer the following questions. Use your computer mouse to click on the letter next to the correct answer. You will have two chances to submit the correct answer. 1.0 (I) Which of the following is the best definition of "visual aid" in public speaking, as explained in the textbook? (a) An object, or a model of it, that illustrates a speaker's points. (b) Anxiety over the prospect of giving a speech in front of an audience. (c) A hormone released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress. (d) Mental imaging in which a speaker vividly pictures himself or herself giving a successful presentation. 1.0 (II) According to the course textbook, which of the following are items that can be used as visual aids in public speaking? (a) [doll] (b) [model airplane] (c) [photograph of a person] (d) [all three of the above items] Please go to the Assignment #2 link on the Moodle main page of this instructional unit.

Assignment #2: Matching visual aids with speech content Assignment Performance Objective: Given a photograph, illustration or other visual representation of visual aids and written examples of varying speech content, you will be able to correctly match the graphic to the corresponding written subject matter.

Instructions: Part A: If you have not read pp. 268-273 in The Art of Public Speaking (10th edition), you may choose to do so now. If you are using the online version of the textbook, you may navigate to it with this link: www.connectlucas.com Part B: Based on the information presented in the textbook, please complete item #2 below. Use your computer mouse to draw a connecting line from one item in Column A to one item in Column B. You will have two chances to match the columns correctly. 2.0 Match the visual aid to the content it would best illustrate in a public speech, according to the course textbook. Column A Column B (visual aid) (speech content) [model of damaged percentages of human skull] working women single, divorced or married [18x24 photo forensic science of tropical fish] [color illustration of distinctive fish markings Navajo sandpainting] [pie chart] symbolism of Native American art

Please go to the Assignment #3 link on the Moodle main page of this instructional unit.

Assignment #3: Defining descriptive word imagery Assignment Performance Objective: Given the written term or examples, you will be able to correctly identify the definition of "imagery" in public speaking, based on information presented in the course textbook.

Instructions: Part A: If you have not read p. 13 and pp. 231-232 in The Art of Public Speaking (10th edition), you may choose to do so now. If you are using the online version of the textbook, you may navigate to it with this link: www.connectlucas.com Part B: Based on the information presented in the textbook, please answer the following questions. Use your computer mouse to click on the letter next to the correct answer. You will have two chances to submit the correct answer. 3.0 (I) Which of the following is the best definition of "imagery" in public speaking, as explained in the textbook? (a) Interference that impedes the communication of a message. (b) The tendency to be concerned above all with one's own values, beliefs and well-being. (c) Vivid language to create mental images of objects, actions, or ideas. (d) Audience analysis that focuses on demographic factors such as age and gender. 3.0 (II) According to the course textbook, which of the following are examples of descriptive word imagery in public speaking? (a) fresh as a daisy (simile) (b) "The earth has a fever. And the fever is rising." (metaphor) (c) "American Rangers...shot rope ladders over the face of these cliffs...." (concrete words) (d) all of the above Please go to the Assignment #4 link on the Moodle main page of this instructional unit.

Assignment #4: Explaining the difference between visual aids and descriptive word imagery

Assignment Performance Objective: Given a 5-minute videotaped public speech on a familiar topic in which one visual aid and descriptive word imagery both are used, you will be able to correctly explain the difference between the visual aid and the word imagery used in the speech viewed.

Instructions: Part A: Double-click on the hyperlink provided and watch the videotape of the student speech about volunteering for the Special Olympics: www.connectlucas.com Part B: After viewing the speech, please complete the paragraph below. Choose only one of the two choices given in parentheses after each blank. Your finished paragraph should make sense to a beginning public speaking student and be correct according to the course textbook.

4.0 The visual aid used in the speech I just viewed was _______ (a brochure; the speaker's descriptive words, "One of those children that crossed the finish line could have fallen into your arms...."). One example of word imagery the speaker used in the speech was _______ ("One of those children...could have fallen into your arms...."; a brochure). A visual aid in public speaking is _______ (an object; alliteration). Descriptive word imagery is _______ (a speaker using vivid words; an object). The difference between visual aids and descriptive word imagery in public speaking is _______ (an object versus vivid words; addition and subtraction). Please go to the Assignment #5 link on the Moodle main page of this instructional unit.

Assignment #5: Defining "visualization" in the 4th step of the MMS Assignment Performance Objective: Given the written term or an example, you will be able to correctly identify the course textbook definition of "visualization" in the 4th step of the MMS persuasive public speech method.

Instructions: Part A: If you have not read pp. 340-341 in The Art of Public Speaking (10th edition), you may choose to do so now. If you are using the online version of the textbook, you may navigate to it with this link: www.connectlucas.com Part B: Based on the information presented in the textbook, please answer the following questions. Use your computer mouse to click on the letter next to the correct answer. You will have two chances to submit the correct answer. 5.0 (I) Which of the following is the correct textbook definition of "visualization" in the MMS persuasive public speech method? (a) The step in the MMS in which the speaker asks the audience to take a specific action after the speech is over. (b) The step in the MMS closely related to positive thinking. A speaker uses vivid imagery to encourage mental imaging by an audience so they can envision how they will profit from a proposal. (c) An object, or a model of it, that illustrates a speaker's points. (d) The name used by Aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as credibility. 5.0 (II) Which of the following is an example of "visualization" in the 4th step of the MMS? (a) doll (b) photograph (c) nurse's uniform (d) A speaker says, "Imagine someone you love lying in a hospital bed needing a blood transfusion, but the local blood bank is empty. Donating blood is a life-giving act. When you donate blood, you might be saving that life."

Please go to the Assignment #6 link on the Moodle main page of this instructional unit.

Assignment #6: Explaining the difference between visual aids and "visualization" in the MMS

Assignment Performance Objective: Given an 5-minute videotaped persuasive public speech using the MMS on a topic familiar to you in which one visual aid is used, you will be able to correctly explain the difference between the visual aid and "visualization" used in the speech viewed.

Instructions: Part A: Double-click on the hyperlink provided and watch the videotape of the student speech about chili peppers: www.connectlucas.com Part B: After viewing the speech, please complete the paragraph below. Choose only one of the two choices given in parentheses after each blank. Your finished paragraph should make sense to a beginning public speaking student and be correct according to the course textbook. 6.0 The visual aid used in the speech I just viewed was _______ (a chili pepper; the speaker saying, "Imagine your mouth burning like wildfire....") One example of "visualization" the speaker used in the speech was _______ (a brochure; vivid words describing verbally how someone's mouth might feel when biting into a hot chili pepper ). A visual aid in public speaking is _______ (an actual item; spoken words). "Visualization" in the 4th step of the MMS is _______ (a speaker using vivid words to help an audience "see" the benefit of a proposition; a physical thing). The difference between visual aids in public speaking and "visualization" in the 4th step of the MMS is _______ (physical items versus descriptive spoken words that describe a reason for taking an action; reading and writing). Congratulations! You have now completed this instructional unit! I'm proud of the work you have done and I hope you are, too. Please go to the Post-Instruction Follow-Through Activities link on the Moodle main page of this instructional unit.

Post-Instruction Follow-Through Activities Instructions: Part A: Please complete the anticipation guide again. You might find the results interesting!

Part B: Be sure to print out the post-learning checklist to keep. This checklist will be used to grade your MMS speech when you deliver it in class. It should also help you to prepare your speech by reminding you of important required components. And, you just might find it useful anytime you are planning for a persuasive encounter, including an important job interview.

Part C: Finally, print out the color illustration to keep, too. Affix this to one of your speech delivery notecards as another reminder of what you learned in this instructional unit. You might even want to laminate it so it will last a very long time!

Post-Learning Checklist Instructions: Print out this checklist to keep on hand. It will be used to grade your MMS speech when you deliver it in class. It should help you to prepare your speech by reminding you of important required components. You might also find it useful anytime you need to prepare to be persuasive, including an important job interview. Criteria Target Points Points Comments Behavior Possible Earned

visual aid Visual aid is used. 10 Appropriate visual 10 aid is used for type of speech content descriptive word Vivid language is 5 imagery incorporated into the speech. Vivid language 5 is appropriate to the audience and speech content. "visualization" Vivid language is 10 incorporated into the 4th step of the speech using the 5-step MMS. Vivid language 10 enhances benefit to audience of proposed solution/policy presented in the speech. TOTAL 50

Color Illustration Instructions: This illustration is also for you to keep. Print it out and affix it to one of your speech delivery notecards, so you'll always remember the difference between visual aids in public speaking and "visualization" in the MMS. Happy public speaking! VISUAL AIDS "VISUALIZATION"

"Imagine your mouth burning like wildfire...."

"One of those children that crossed the finish line could have fallen into your arms...."

"Picture yourself walking through a deserted hospital. It is silent. All the rooms are vacant. No one is being helped. The blood supply is empty. What can you do?"

Autograded Interactive Objective Test Items Grading Key and Rubric

1.0 (I) (a) An object, or a model of it, that illustrates a speaker's points. 1.0 (II) (d) [all three of the above items pictured together] 2.0 Column A Column B (visual aid) (speech content) [model of damaged forensic science human skull] [18x24 photo distinctive fish markings of tropical fish] [color illustration of symbolism of Native American art Navajo sandpainting] [pie chart] percentages of working women single, divorced or married 3.0 (I) (c) Vivid language to create mental images of objects, actions, or ideas. 3.0 (II) (d) all of the above 4.0 a brochure; "One of those children...could have fallen into your arms...."; an object; a speaker using vivid words; an object versus vivid words 5.0 (I) (b) The step in the MMS closely related to positive thinking. A speaker uses vivid imagery to encourage mental imaging by an audience so they can envision how they will profit from a proposal. 5.0 (II) (d) A speaker says, "Imagine someone you love lying in a hospital bed needing a blood transfusion, but the local blood bank is empty. Donating blood is a life-giving act. When you donate blood, you might be saving that life." 6.0 a chili pepper; vivid detail in describing verbally how someone's mouth might feel when biting into a hot chili pepper; an actual item; a speaker using vivid words to help an audience "see" the benefit of a proposition; physical items versus descriptive spoken words that describe the benefit of taking an action or adopting a policy 20/20 points=100% 90-100% - A Excellent 80-89% - B Good 70-79% - C Acceptable 60-69% - D (repeating the module recommended) 59-0% - F (repeating the module required)