Welcome to Oral Comm!

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Hello students!

Welcome to Oral Communications! This is such an important class, but I know it can cause anxiety for some. I'm here to help you become an even better communicator and a more effective presenter.

There are five required speeches throughout the semester. These include introductory, informative, digital, student congress, and commemorative speeches. Each speech requires an outline, and all but one will have a visual to accompany it.

In this class, we do a lot of work in the lab, and all students will have a digital portfolio. Please follow the instructions below to create your own portfolio.

1. Create a folder (portfolio) to share with me.
1. Download Google Chrome.
2. Log into your rps30 account.
3. Click the 9 boxes at the top right of your gmail screen.
4. Select Drive.
5. Click Create/New (left column) > Folder
6. Name the folder the class hour you are in, your last name, first name, and OC Portfolio.
1. For example, if I were in first hour and my last name were Smith, mine would read 1.Smith.Oral Comm Portfolio.
7. Share the folder with me.
1. Click the person with a plus sign in the top right.
2. Under Add People, type ewhite@rps30.k12.ar.us
3. Then click Done/Yes.
2. Create folder for Who Am I? Presentation
1. Title it 1 - Who Am I
3. Begin working on Who Am I? Slides (Video instruction)
1. In the 1 - Who Am I Folder, follow the instructions below.
1. On the left side of the screen, click Create > Slides
2. A new window will appear.  You can choose your theme now, or you can change it later.
3. Change the title of the document to Who Am I
2. Find 25 images that represent you, copy/paste or insert them into your visual.  This should be aesthetically pleasing. (Google Drive doesn't like for you to paste using the mouse. You have to use keyboard commands. Ctrl + C is copy and Ctrl + V is paste)
4. Begin working on Who Am I? Outline (Video instruction)
1. In the 1 - Who Am I Folder, follow the instructions below.
1. Sign into Gmail, and open the template.
2. Select File > Make a Copy.
3. Change the title of the document to Who Am I
4. Drag the outline into your Who Am I Folder in your Oral Comm folder.
5. Fill out each section of the outline.
1. Under introduction, write how you will introduce yourself and list out the five items you will discuss.
2. Under each item, give some detail about how you will discuss them.  Please write in full sentences.
3. Under conclusion, find a way to thank you audience for listening.
5. Make a copy of the rubrics.
1. Click on this document.
2. Click FIle > Make a Copy.
3. Rename it to your class period, last name, first name.
4. Drag into your Oral Comm Portfolio.