Public Relations

• Project 1 - The Public Relations Speech
  • Time: 5 - 7 minutes
  • Objectives:
    • Prepare a talk that will build goodwill for your organization by supplying useful information of interest to the audience.
• Project 2 - Resources for Goodwill
  • Time: 8 - 10 minutes
  • Objectives:
    • Research the operation and benefits of an organization or company.
    • Prepare a talk designed to build goodwill toward it by presenting factual information.
    • Analyze the common interests of your audience and focus your presentation on those interests.
    • Effectively use at least one visual aid to enhance the audience's understanding.
• Project 3 - The Persuasive Approach
  • Time: 8 - 10 minutes
  • Objectives:
    • Direct a persuasive appeal to the audience's self interests using a combination of fact and emotion in a speech delivered in such a manner that it appears extemporaneous.
    • Persuade the audience to adopt your viewpoint by the use of standard persuasive techniques.
• Project 4 - Speaking Under Fire
  • Time: 6 - 8 minutes for speech, 8- 10 minutes for question period
  • Objectives:
    • Prepare a talk to persuade a hostile audience at least to consider your position on a controversial issue.
    • Conduct a question-and-answer period on the speech subject.
• Project 5 - The Media Speech
  • Time: 8 - 10 minutes, plus 30 seconds
  • Objectives:
    • Write a speech script behalf of a social cause.
    • Using the script, present the speech to persuade a general television audience.

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