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This assignment is designed to engage students in the complete process of delivering an effective speech; from planning the speech, to producing a recorded speech that showcases creativity in delivery, to writing a reflective report in the wrap-up phase. Through these tasks, students will demonstrate confidence in preparing and practising practical communication skills in both formal and informal contexts while applying fundamental values essential to effective oral communication across diverse situations.
Delivering an effective speech involves several key steps. One of the initial steps is to determine the purpose of the speech and to identify an engaging title that will attract your target audience.
With reference to the OUMH1303 Module (pp 177-182), choose ONE (1) speech purpose from the following:
and present a recorded informative speech on the topic:
ANIMAL
You have to prepare and record a speech presentation for submission. Adhere to the following task specifications:
NOTE:
[Total: 40 Marks]
| QN | CLO | Criteria | Weight | Excellent | Good | Fair | Poor | Unsatisfactory Or No response |
Max Marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Task 1 | 2 | Speech Content | 1.75 | Covers the topic in depth with details and examples. Knowledge of the topic is excellent. The purpose of the speech is excellently achieved. The structure of the content is very inviting to the viewers. | Includes basic knowledge of the topic. The content is good and inviting to the viewers. The purpose of the speech is achieved. The structure of the content is organised. | Includes essential information about the topic, but contains a few mistakes in the facts. The content is not particularly inviting to the viewer. The purpose of the speech is somewhat clear | The content includes minor details and it has several mistakes in the facts. The content is not inviting to the viewer. The purpose of the speech is not clear | Speech has no purpose. OR Wrong understanding of speech content | 7 |
| 2 | Presentation of the speaker | 3 | Delivery is effectively natural, fluent, professional and confident. Voice delivery is very clear with excellent pronunciation and enunciation, stress and intonation. The gestures and expressions are natural, very relaxing and spontaneous. | Delivery is natural, fluent, professional and confident. Voice delivery is clear with good pronunciation and enunciation, stress and intonation. The gestures and expressions are quite spontaneous. | Delivery is quite natural, and fluent, with some evidence of professionalism and almost shows confidence. Voice delivery is somewhat clear with some errors in pronunciation and enunciation, a lack of stress and intonation. The gestures and expressions show some signs of nervousness. | Delivery is not natural/ fluent and or audible. A lot of reading. | No attempt to deliver the speech individually. | 12 | |
| 2 | Originality & Creativity of ideas | 1.25 | The presentation of the speech shows great originality. The ideas are creative, professional and witty. Excellent use of visual aids and extra creative efforts to enhance understanding of speech content. | The presentation of the speech shows originality with the use of own ideas and creativity. Good use of visual aids and there are additional creative efforts to enhance understanding of speech content. | The presentation of the speech shows less creativity and is very rigid. The content is rather stiff and not smooth. The moderate use of visual aids and a few creative efforts to enhance the understanding of speech content. | The presentation of the speech shows no creativity and is very boring. The content is presented as “reading” and not natural. Lacks visual aids and has poor creative efforts. | No originality and no creativity at all. | 5 | |
| 2 | Video recording organisation | 1.5 | The direction and organisation of the video are well-planned and capture the audience’s attention throughout. The time duration is excellently met. The structure and details of the video are placed in a logical order and the way they are presented effectively keeps the interest of the viewer. The beginning and ending parts of the video are recognisable and give a very clear and meaningful understanding. | The direction and organisation of the video are good and capture the audience’s attention throughout. The time duration is good. There are clear attempts to link details in the video but in one or two parts, the details appear incoherent. The beginning and ending parts of the video are recognisable but do not necessarily contribute to the viewer’s understanding. | A moderate direction and organisation of the video and at times able to capture the audience’s attention. The time duration is between 7-10 minutes. There are attempts to link details in the video but the structure and organisation of the video lack direction which affected the viewer’s comprehension. There is no clear beginning or ending or unexpected/ not interesting. | Little effort has been made to direct the video. The time duration is either too short or too long. The structure and organisation of ideas in the video are not smooth and/or might contain some mistakes in the facts that affect the general understanding of the viewer. OR The recorded video is organised for a social media platform rather than to deliver a speech. | No effort has been made to make the video organised or interesting. | 6 | |
| 2 | Overall and Clarity of the Video | 1.0 | The overall quality of the video and the focus were excellent. The presenter is seen from the top-half angle at all times. The video angle and perfect lighting excellently capture the speaker. The audio is excellent. | Most of the quality of the video and the focus were good. The presenter is seen from the top-half angle at all times. The video angle and good lighting capture the speaker. The audio is good. | The quality of the video is not very good but the overall focus was acceptable. The presenter is seen from the top-half angle most of the time. The video angle and lighting somewhat capture the speaker moderately. The audio is audible. | The quality of the video is acceptable but the overall focus was not good or quite bad. The video angle and lighting poorly capture the speaker, and there are too many animations. Inaudible audio | The quality of the video and the overall focus are very poor and not acceptable. | 4 | |
| 2 | Use of Language | 1.5 | No errors in grammar, punctuation or spelling that distract the viewer from the content. The choices of words are very appropriate and suitable for the video and the targeted audience. | Minimal errors in grammar, punctuation or spelling that do not affect the viewer’s understanding. The choices of words are most appropriate and suitable for the video and the targeted audience. | Some errors in grammar, punctuation or spelling affect the viewer’s understanding. Some of the words used are not appropriate and not suitable for the video and the targeted audience. | A lot of errors in grammar, punctuation or spelling affect the viewer’s comprehension. The choices of words are very poor and not appropriate for the video and the targeted audience. | Too many major errors and very poor grammar, punctuation or spelling. The language used is not suitable for the video and the targeted audience. | 6 | |
| Total | 10 | 40 | |||||||
*QN = Question Number
The purpose of Task 2 is for students to demonstrate their effective verbal and non-verbal language in expressing formal and informal communication through a reflective report.
IMPORTANT: This task is a continuation of your recorded presentation of Task 1: Instructional or a reporting speech on the topic: ANIMAL
Write a critical reflection report on the process of carrying out the speech presentation. The structure of this report follows the basic essay structure of introduction, body and concluding paragraphs.
Your reflective report MUST include the following FIVE criteria and each criterion should be written in paragraphs between 300 and 350 words:
REMINDERS:
[Total: 20 Marks]
Video Link: xxxxxxxxxx
Introduction
(6-10 lines)
Body
(all the 5 criteria mentioned above)
Conclusion
(6-10 lines)
| *QN/ *NS |
CLO | Criteria | Weight | Excellent | Good | Fair | Poor | Unsatisfactory Or No response |
Max Marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Task 2 | 3 | Introduction | 0.5 | The introduction is excellently written. | The introduction is good. | The introduction is sufficient | There is no clear introduction. | There is no introduction. | 2 |
| Criteria 1: Reflection on the PROCESS | 0.75 | Provides a detailed, insightful reflection on planning, recording, and post-recording stages; clear timeline and preparation of visual aids; strong emphasis on creativity and innovation with convincing justification. Written within 300-350 words or more. | Clear reflection on process and timeline with some detail on visual aids; creativity and innovation are addressed but not fully elaborated. Written within 300-350 words. | Basic reflection with limited detail on planning/recording stages; creativity and innovation are mentioned superficially. Written within 300-350 words. | Minimal reflection on process; timeline/visual aids poorly described; creativity/innovation barely addressed. OR Word count is much less than 300 words (150 – 249 words). | No reflection on process OR content is irrelevant. OR The word count is less than 249 words. | 3 | ||
| Criteria 2: Reflection on the CONTENT | 0.75 | Critically analyses topic/issue with clear rationale for choice; identifies multiple areas for improvement during process; strong connection to personal significance and familiarity. Written within 300-350 words or more. | Good analysis of topic with rationale; some improvement points given; some personal connection shown. Written within 300-350 words. | Basic discussion of topic and rationale; improvement ideas are vague; limited personal significance. Written within 300-350 words. | Weak or unclear discussion of topic; minimal or irrelevant rationale; little/no improvement ideas. OR Word count is much less than 300 words (150 – 249 words). | No reflection on content OR irrelevant discussion. OR The word count is less than 249 words. | 3 | ||
| Criteria 3: Reflection on the CHALLENGES | 0.75 | Thorough description of challenges (confidence, technical, language) with strong examples; clearly explains strategies to overcome them; shows growth and resilience. Written within 300-350 words or more. | Clear description of some challenges; provides strategies for overcoming them though less developed. Written within 300-350 words. | Mentions challenges but the discussion is general; limited strategies are described. Written within 300-350 words. | Minimal description of challenges; overcoming strategies unclear/weak. OR Word count is much less than 300 words (150 – 249 words). | No challenges described OR irrelevant response. OR The word count is less than 249 words. | 3 | ||
| Criteria 4: PEER FEEDBACK on the speech presentation | 0.75 | Provides detailed feedback from one person, clearly comparing with own reflections; strengths & weaknesses well-analysed; includes suggestions for improvement. Written within 300-350 words or more. | Feedback presented with some comparison to own reflections; strengths/weaknesses noted but with less depth. Written within 300-350 words. | Feedback included but superficial; comparison to own reflections weak. Written within 300-350 words. | Minimal or vague feedback; little to no comparison to own reflections. OR Word count is much less than 300 words (150 – 249 words). | No feedback included OR irrelevant response. OR The word count is less than 249 words. | 3 | ||
| Criteria 5: PERSONAL THOUGHTS | 0.5 | Insightful and reflective personal thoughts; clearly discusses feelings, advantages/disadvantages, and proposes well-reasoned alternatives if necessary. Written within 300-350 words or more. | Clear personal thoughts with feelings and some discussion of pros/cons; alternatives suggested but less developed. Written within 300-350 words. | Basic personal thoughts; some mention of pros/cons but limited reflection. Written within 300-350 words. | Minimal personal thoughts; little/no mention of pros/cons or alternatives. OR Word count is much less than 300 words (150 – 249 words). | No personal reflection OR irrelevant content. OR The word count is less than 249 words. | 2 | ||
| Conclusion | 0.5 | The conclusion is well-connected to all the reflections. | The conclusion is connected to all the reflections. | The conclusion shows some connections to the reflections. | The conclusion is not clearly written. | There is no conclusion. | 2 | ||
| Language/ Organisation | 0.5 | No errors in grammar or spelling distract the reader from the content. | Minimal errors in grammar, structure and spelling that do not affect the reader’s understanding. | Some errors in grammar, structure, or spelling affect the reader’s understanding. | A lot of errors in grammar, structure or spelling affect the reader’s comprehension. | Generally incomprehensible due to grammar, structure and spelling mistakes. | 2 | ||
| Total | 5 | 20 | |||||||
Discuss the following topics in the forum and provide evidence of your participation in the online discussions:
The Secret to Great Public Speaking by Jess Ekstrom
[Total: 10 Marks]
[TOTAL: 70 MARKS]
Do the following:
| 1. | The e-forum discussion will be set up by your e-tutor. The question topics should be the same ones in this assignment brief. You are highly encouraged to answer both questions for more posts. |
| 2. | Select the BEST FIVE (5) posts and take screenshots of these posts to be attached to your assignment as IMAGES. |
| 3. | The screenshots should be in an image file (either JPG or PNG format). See the screenshot example below |
| 4.
5. |
The screenshots should CLEARLY display: Name, Discussion Title, Day, Date, and Time. Label the screenshots accordingly for easy reference. The selection of postings should show active participation in the semester (different dates, times, content) |
| QN | CLO | Criteria | Weightage | Excellent | Good | Fair | Poor | Unsatisfactory | Max marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1,2 | 3 | Quality of Postings | 2.5 | All five comments are good, appropriate, relevant, meaningful, and respectful. Postings reflect active participation within the assignment timeline. | Four of the comments are good, appropriate, relevant, meaningful, and respectful. Postings reflect participation within the assignment timeline. | Two or three of the comments are somewhat good, appropriate, meaningful and respectful. Postings show relatively short participation time or parts of a larger discussion. | One post was submitted. OR All posts are done in one day. OR Comments is/are irrelevant/ not in the right forum/ heavily generated by AI. OR Comments are short responses that are not substantial or meaningful. Minimum effort (e.g. “I agree with Tina”) | Postings are done past the assignment timeline. OR No postings given as proof of participation in the discussion | 10 |
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