UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN (UTAR)

CENTRE FOR FOUNDATION STUDIES

FOUNDATION IN ARTS & SCIENCE

FHHM1022 EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Assignment 1: 5-Minute Speech

(Individual Assignment)

Task
1. You are required to deliver a 5-minute speech on any topic of your choice.
2. This individual assignment will be conducted during your face-to-face tutorial classes in the
presence of your tutor and classmates (from the same tutorial group).
3. The purpose of your speech should be either to inform, to persuade or to motivate the
audience.
4. Your speech should contain an introduction, 3 main points with supporting details and a
conclusion.

Objective of Assignment
The objectives of this assignment are as below:
- to enable students to put into practice what they have learnt about public speaking
(Lecture 2, 3 and 4)
- to develop their confidence speaking in front of an audience.

Instructions to Students
1. Start to prepare your speech by selecting a topic. Take into consideration all the important
criteria of selecting a topic (refer to Lecture 2).
2. Be clear about the purpose of your speech (either to inform, to persuade or to motivate).
3. You are required to submit your topic to your tutor by Week 5.
4. Organise the contents of your speech in a systematic manner (refer to Lecture 3).
5. You are required to present your speech during your Tutorial class starting from Week 7.
6. During your presentation, establish good eye contact by not reading from a text or script.
7. Take into consideration all the important aspects in public speaking presentations (refer to
Lecture 4).

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 Other Important Details

ITEMS REMARKS

Length of 5 minutes
Speech (minimum 4 minutes, but NOT longer than 5 minutes) – otherwise marks will be deducted

Attire Formal OR Appropriate to the topic

Visual Aids Choose visual aids according to the appropriateness of the topic and setting.

No. of
About five (5) or six (6) presenters per tutorial session starting from Week 7.
Presentations

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 Allocation of Marks
You will be graded in the following areas during your presentation on a total of 60 marks.
Your total marks will then be converted to 10% for your coursework marks:

No. Item Marks Remarks

1. INTRODUCTION 0
Topic 1
Joke
Story
Startling Statement
Attention Statement Response Question 1
Rhetorical Question 1m: If clearly mentioned verbally
Personal Reference 0m: If not mentioned verbally
Quotation
To inform
Purpose Statement To persuade 1
To motivate
Thesis Statement (Preview of 3 main points) 1
2. BODY 0
3 main points + relevant supporting details 1 mark for each main point (3 x 1m) +
1. 1 mark for each supporting detail (6 x
9 1m)
2. (Note: 2 supporting details for each main point)
3.
3. CONCLUSION 0
Reinforcement of Purpose Statement 1 1: If clearly mentioned verbally
0: If not mentioned verbally
Reinforcement of Thesis Statement 1
4. DELIVERY 0
Volume 3
Pitch 3
Effective use of Voice:
Rate 3
3m : Good
Pronunciation 3
2m : Average
Gestures 3 1m : Poor
Effective use of Body: Eye Contact 3 0m : None
Posture 3
Level of Enthusiasm 3
5m : Excellent
4m : Good
Level of Confidence 5 3m : Average
2m : Poor
1m : Extremely Poor
5. LANGUAGE 0
6m : Excellent
5m : Good
Use of Vocabulary & Grammar 6 3-4m : Average
2m : Poor
1m : Extremely Poor
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 4m : Excellent
Fluency 3m : Good
4
(Speech flows effectively with no pauses or any distracting verbal fillers) 2m : Average
1m : Poor
6. VISUAL AIDS 3m : Good
- complements the speech effectively 2m : Average
- clarifies and reinforces the spoken message
3
- adds impact and interest to the speech 1m : Poor
7. OVERALL 0
1m : Formal
Attire 1
0m : Informal
4-5min : 2m
Completed within time limit 2 3-4min : 1m
˃ 5min / < 3min : 0m
TOTAL: 60
COMMENTS:
Strength(s): Weakness(es):

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