Public Speaking is designed to be flexible to meet a wide-variety of course designs. If you are designing a 12 or 15 week course, please see the Course Design Notes below this chart. This chart reflects one option for designing condensed courses for 8 and 6 weeks.
| 8 Weeks | 6 Weeks | |
| Week 1
Module 1: Introduction to Public Speaking Module 2: Ethical Speech |
Week 1 Module 1: Introduction to Public Speaking Module 2: Ethical Speech
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| Week 2
Module 3: Listening and Responding Module 4: Considering the Audience |
Week 2 Module 3: Listening and Responding Module 4: Considering the Audience Module 12: Public Speaking Online |
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| Week 3
Module 5: Choosing and Researching a Topic Module 6: Organizing and Outlining Your Speech Module 7: Refining Your Speech |
Week 3
Module 5: Choosing and Researching a Topic Module 6: Organizing and Outlining Your Speech Module 7: Refining Your Speech |
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| Week 4
Module 8: Delivering Your Speech Module 9: Informative Speaking |
Week 4
Module 8: Delivering Your Speech Module 9: Informative Speaking Module 14: Small Group Communication |
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| Week 5
Module 10: Persuasive Speaking Module 11: Speaking to Entertain for Special Occasions
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Week 5
Module 10: Persuasive Speaking Module 11: Speaking to Entertain for Special Occasions |
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| Week 6
Module 12: Public Speaking Online |
Week 6
Module 13: Public Speaking on the Job Module 15: Creating and Using Presentation Aids |
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| Week 7
Module 13: Public Speaking on the Job |
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| Week 8
Module 14: Small Group Communication Module 15: Creating and Using Presentation Aids |
Course Design Notes:
16 week Courses
There are 15 modules—roughly one module per week for a sixteen-week semester. You can customize the order of modules in your learning management system.
12 Week Courses
The following modules can combined with other modules. You may also provide this content as optional materials for students.
Module 12: Public Speaking Online
Module 13: Public Speaking on the Job
Module 14: Small Group Communication
Visual Aids
Most teachers assign Module 15: Creating and Using Presentation Aids as a support for the first speech in the course.
Readings, Assignments, and Discussions
We have a capstone assignment, module assignments, and discussions you can customize on our Assignments page.
