SPCH277N 2020 November Week 5 Discussion Latest

SPCH277N Interpersonal Communication

Week 5 Discussion

Grabbing and Maintaining Attention

Required Resources

Read/review the following resources for this activity:

Textbook: Chapter 3, 6, 7

Lesson 1, 2

Minimum of 1 video

Minimum of 1 scholarly source

Initial Post Instructions

For the initial post, address the following:

Why is knowing your audience an important part of capturing and maintaining their attention?

What cultural considerations do you need to take into account for your particular audience/topic?

How are you going to keep the audience's attention throughout the speech?

Find at least one example on YouTube, TEDx, or other video repositories of good attention-getting examples. Post the URL and explain how the video is a good model for capturing the audience's attention. The video can be on any topic but must be appropriate for sharing.

Make sure to include a scholarly source to support your points.

In place of the textbook citation, you will need to integrate and cite the video you selected as well as a scholarly source.

Follow-Up Post Instructions

Respond to at least two peers or one peer and the instructor. Further the dialogue by providing more information and clarification.

Writing Requirements

Minimum of 3 posts (1 initial & 2 follow-up)

APA format for in-text citations and list of references