HEBREW UNION COLLEGE-JEWISH INSTITUTE OF RELIGION  
NEW YORK SCHOOL 
 
  ADVANCED SPEECH  
   PD. 321  
    Ms. Sandra Kazan  
     Fall, 1998

1. INTRODUCTORY 3-5 MINUTE PRESENTATION BY EACH STUDENT TO BE VIDEOTAPED WITH 	PLAYBACK FOR EVALUATION.  
      
2. REVIEW OF VOICE &  SPEECH SKILLS:  
       
	(a)  Relaxation, breath support, posture.
	 
	(b) Control of nervousness.  
	 
3. ESTABLISHING GOOD RAPPORT WITH YOUR AUDIENCE:  
	  
	(a)  Arrangement of text.  
	 
	(b)  Genuine eye contact with audience.  
	 
	(c)  How to eliminate distracting mannerisms.  
	 
4. VOCAL VARIETY IN SPEAKING AND READING:  
	  
	(a) Exercises will demonstrate the effect that vocal emphasis can achieve.

	(b) Pacing of speech -- how it can vary to avoid monotony, wooden and dull speech 	patterns.  
	 
5. FIRM ARTICULATION IN SPEECH DELIVERY:  
	  
	(a) Exercises illustrating how the articulators should function to produce clear 	understandable speech.  
	 
6. EFFECTIVE AND EXPRESSIVE PREACHING AND COMMUNICATION:  
	  
	Practice in the delivery of fresh and spontaneous presentations and sermons using different  forms, i.e., 	outline, notes, fully written out text and without text.  
	 
7. SUGGESTED TOPICS FOR 3-5 MINUTE PRESENTATIONS:  
	  
	(a) A talk to instruct, to persuade, to defend.  
	 
	 (b) Tell a funny story.  
	  
	(c) Talk about a person who has had a significant influence on your life.  
	 
	(d) Describe a significant place you've visited.  
	
	(e) Critique a film, book, or play.  
	 
	(f) Read a story, poem, scene from a play.