Speech week 4 assignment 1

Week 4 Assignment 1: Team Outline Exercise

Due Monday by 1:59am Points 25 Submitting a file upload

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Instructions This week, you will have an opportunity to work in a team and to put into practice many of the communication strategies about which we are learning. Your instructor has already assigned you to a group of team members. You need to solve a communication business problem outline together by the end of the week. Remember, what makes a group a team is a shared common goal, and this team will be no exception. In this case, your shared goal is to create and deliver an A+ solution to a communication business outline.

The following is a list of ideas that were brainstormed in a meeting with your company employees. The company needs to include all these ideas in an all-company presentation, but the list is very disorganized right now. What would be the best way to sort these ideas into some sequence of main points with sub points?

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With your assigned team, unscramble the following statements to create a logical outline for an upcoming business presentation. Use standard outline format as described in your textbook.

Textbook: Chapter 8, 11 Lesson

There are 3 main points, and the rest are sub points. There is no introduction or conclusion.

Use your Group Home Page to converse.

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All team members must collaborate and submit the same version of the outline.

As part of your individual submission, reflect on the group process. Was there miscommunication? Were there any listening barriers? How did the group handle it?

Writing Requirements (APA format)

Grading This activity will be graded based on the W4 Team Outline Grading Rubric.

Course Outcomes (CO): 2, 3, 5, 8

Due Date: By 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday

1. Ensure that the language is used correctly. 2. Speaker credibility influences how listeners feel about the speaker. 3. Character is the quality of being honest, trustworthy, and showing goodwill. 4. Deliver the speech with confidence. 5. Credibility is an extremely important factor in determining speaker effectiveness. 6. Connect the audience to the topic. 7. Practice your delivery. 8. Verbally cite personal subject knowledge. 9. Present error-free written materials.

10. Credibility has three primary characteristics: the three Cs. 11. Ensure that typographical errors are eliminated. 12. Charisma is the quality of being assertive, confident, and enthusiastic. 13. Speaker credibility influences the listener's ability to learn or to believe. 14. Demonstrate expertise. 15. Verbally cite expert sources. 16. Connect yourself to the topic. 17. Plan your delivery. 18. Ensure that facts are correct. 19. Competence is the quality of being an expert and being intelligent. 20. Connect with the audience on a personal level. 21. Establish common ground. 22. Credibility is established in four ways.

1-inch margins Double spaced 12-point Times New Roman font Title page (add group members names who worked on the project)

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Total Points: 25.0

W4 Team Outline Grading Rubric - 25 pts

Criteria Ratings Pts

10.0 pts

10.0 pts

5.0 pts

Outline Order

10.0 pts All main points and suboints are arranged correctly.

8.5 pts Most main points and suboints are arranged correctly.

7.5 pts Some main points and suboints are arranged correctly.

6.0 pts Few main points and suboints are arranged correctly.

0.0 pts No main points or suboints are arranged correctly.

Reflection 10.0 pts Submission includes detailed reflection of the group process and analysis of communication issues.

8.5 pts Submission includes an adequate reflection of the group process and analysis of communication issues. Additional details could provide more insight to the process.

7.5 pts Submission includes a reflection of the group process and analyiss of communication issues but some details and analysis are missing resulting in an incomplete picture of the group interaction.

6.0 pts Submission is missing either a reflection of the group process or the analysis of communication issues.

0.0 pts The submission does not include a reflection of the group process or an analysis of communication issues.

Writing: Mechanics & Usage

5.0 pts The writing is free of errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation that would detract from a clear reading of the paper.

4.25 pts The writing contains a few errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation, but the errors do not detract from a clear reading of the text.

3.75 pts The writing contains some errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation that need to be addressed for a clearer reading of the paper.

3.0 pts The writing contains several errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation that impede a clear reading of the paper.

0.0 pts No effort

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