BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, PILANI

K K Birla Goa Campus

INSTRUCTION DIVISION
Second SEMESTER 2020-21
Course Handout (Part-II)
Date: 17/8/2020
In addition to part-I (General Handout for all courses appended to the time table) this portion
gives further specific details regarding the course.

Course No. : GS F245

Course Title : Effective Public Speaking
Instructor-n-charge : Dr. SHALINI UPADHYAY

1. Scope and Objective of the course:

The objective of the course is to improve the students’ speaking skills in various professional
contexts and enable them to develop the art of public speaking. The course is practice-oriented
and is designed to develop the necessary skills through actual practice in presenting information,
giving seminars, participating in group talk etc.

2. Text Book:
Lata, Pushp and Kumar Sanjay. Communicate or Collapse: A Handbook of Effective Public
Speaking, Group Discussions and Interviews OUP 2011.
3. Reference Books:
(i) Lucas, Stephen E. The Art of Public Speaking. Third Edition, Singapore: McGraw-Hill, 1989.
(ii) Deanna D Sellnow. Public Speaking: A Process Approach. Media Edition, Thomson/
Wadsworth, 2003.
(iii) Prague, Jo and Stuart, Douglas. The Speaker’s Handbook. Sixth Edition, USA. Thomson/
Wadsworth, 2003.

3. Course Plan:
Learning Objectives Topic L/P
To give a general idea about Public Public Speaking: an 1
Speaking and its significance to Overview
professionals.
To highlight the importance of listening for Importance of Listening and 1
effective speaking. Speaking Skills
To develop speeches that can increase self- Credibility, Confidence and 3
confidence and credibility. To understand Combating nervousness.
communication apprehension (CA) and
tools to overcome CA
To know the steps involved in preparing a Preparation of speech & 3
public speech. Audience Analysis
To research and organize material to Organization of speech 3
achieve the goals of a speech
To understand how to prepare, rehearse Platform Manners & Use of 3
and present a speech Microphones
To identify the characteristics of different Modes of Delivery 1
 modes of presentation
To prepare and manage the visual aids Use of Visual Aids 1
effectively
To know how to use persuasive language Psychology of Persuasion 2
that moves the audience to accept one’s
position.
To become aware of the different nuances Speeches for Special 3
involved in the speeches for different Occasions
occasions such as welcome speech,
felicitation speech, keynote address vote of
thanks, welcome speech, vote of thanks
etc.
To give adequate practice in various Speech Practice 21
aspects of public speaking and other
speaking skills
Total (Lectures + Practice sessions) 42

(Dr. SHALINI UPADHYAY)

Instructor-in-charge