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6.2: Crafting Your Message for Social Change--Readings and Videos

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    Readings

    The readings for this module focus on social justice issues and causes and developing a clear and compelling message. The readings also discuss ways to incorporate personal narratives and empathy into a speech. The cases can be accessed from the following textbook: Adora Svitak. (2020). Speak Up! : Speeches by Young People to Empower and Inspire. White Lion Publishing. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=sso&db=e864sww&AN=2388078&site=eds-live&custid=s9211204

    This reading provides an example of the power of public speaking from author Malala Yousafza,i Nobel Prize Winner and Education Advocate. This reading helps you prepare for the classroom exercise and complete the assignment in Module 5. The focus of this reading is to demonstrate ways to incorporate personal narratives and empathy into a speech.

    Reading 1:

    Malala Yousafzai Nobel Prize winner and education advocate, p. 45. In Adora Svitak. (2020). Speak Up! : Speeches by Young People to Empower and Inspire. White Lion Publishing.

    Direct link: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.a...=EB&ppid=pp_45

    This reading discusses advocating for the rights of disabled individuals from author Patrick Kane, Disability Rights Advocate This reading helps you prepare for the classroom exercise and complete the assignment in Module 5. The focus of this reading is on ways to craft a clear and compelling message.

    Reading 2:

    Patrick Kane Disability rights advocate, p. 48. In Adora Svitak. (2020). Speak Up!: Speeches by Young People to Empower and Inspire. White Lion Publishing.

    This reading discusses ways to create a main idea for a speech. This reading helps you prepare for the classroom exercise and complete the assignment in Module 5. The focus of this reading is to provide guidelines for creating a main idea for a speech.

    Reading 3:

    The following readings are from: Griffin, M.A. (2015). Public Speaking Basics: Vol. Revised edition. University Press of America. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.a...ustid=s9211204

    Chapter 5: Creating a Main Idea Pages 19-30.

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    This reading discusses the role of emotional appeals in public speaking. This reading helps you prepare for the classroom exercise and complete the assignment in Module 5. The focus of this reading is to increase understanding of the role of empathy in crafting clear and compelling messages in public speaking.

    Reading 4:

    Chapter 6: Motivational Appeals

    Direct link: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.a...=EB&ppid=pp_31

    Videos:

    Video 1

    This video discusses the role of strategic communication in public speaking. This video helps you prepare for the classroom exercise and complete the assignment in Module 5. The focus of this video is to increase understanding of creating a compelling message in a professional presentation.

    Keisha Brewer, K. (2020, January). It's not manipulation, it's strategic communication. [Video]. TEDxGeorgetown. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGeHS4jO0X0

    Video 2

    This video discusses the role of empathy in public speaking. This video helps you prepare for the classroom exercise and complete the assignment in Module 5. The focus of this video is on the power of creating a powerful narrative and using empathy to reach a targeted audience.

    Moore, A. (2017, August.) The power of empathy. [Video]. TEDxYouth@SHC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HLPABYNcso


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