Week 6 — Readings & Resources

Your primary reading is Chapter 6 (in this module). Everything below is the optional, go-deeper layer — pick what helps, skip the rest.

How to use this page

This page has 11 items (5 readings and 6 videos). Allow 54–64 minutes for everything. Each group points back to the matching chapter section and class-session segment, so use the full menu when you want more, or take the quick path below.

Every video here has captions: turn them on with the CC button in the player. The chapter covers the same ideas in text.

Pick-one quick path (18–20 min total)

• Outlining — COMMpadres Media
• Outlining: Formal Outlines — Patricia Jenkinson
• Using Connectives — Public Speakers' Resources

① Two outlines: one to build, one to speak from

Chapter 6, Section “Two outlines: build with one, speak from the other” · Session 1, Segment 1, “Two outlines, two jobs” · Remember: build the speech in full sentences on the preparation outline, then deliver it from keywords on a few cards.

• Outlining — COMMpadres Media — a short video lesson on the outline you prepare from and the outline you deliver from, with a look at coordination and subordination; this builds on Week 5's work organizing main points, since the outline puts that shape on paper. (video, 7 min) (captions: creator)
• 5 Tips for Using Note Cards During a Speech — Ryan Guy — practical advice on speaking from note cards in the kinds of speeches a public speaking class assigns; as you watch, decide what would go on each of your own cards. (video, 4 min) (captions: creator)
• Presentation Structure — Communication Skills Guide — a short guide to giving a talk a structure an audience can follow, with tips on keeping to a few key points, signposting, and transitions; use it while you complete the Week-6 module overview. (reading, 4–6 min)

② The four outlining rules and the symbols

Chapter 6, Section “The four outlining rules and the symbol system” · Session 1, Segment 2, “The four outlining rules” · Remember: same level, same weight; each lower level supports the one above; an A needs a B; and points at one level share a form.

• Organizing the Preparation Outline — Public Speakers' Resources — a two-page handout on building a full-sentence preparation outline, from main points down to subpoints, with the reminder that an A cannot stand without a B; skip its source-count requirement, which belongs to another class. (reading, 4–6 min)
• Outlining: Formal Outlines — Patricia Jenkinson — a video walk-through of formal outline symbols, the I, A, and 1 labels, and how each level sits under the one above; check each example against the division rule. (video, 7 min) (captions: creator)
• Outlining Informative Speeches — Eddie Ayala — a three-minute look at outlining an informative speech; as you watch, test each subpoint with the "because" question from the chapter. (video, 3 min) (captions: creator)

③ Connectives that carry the listener

Chapter 6, Section “The four connectives: bridges and markers” · Session 1, Segment 3, “The four connectives” · Remember: a transition names the point you leave and the point you enter, while a signpost only marks where you are.

• Using Connectives — Public Speakers' Resources — a speech-class handout on the same four connectives this course names, with example sentences for each and a short passage that combines them; label each example before you read its heading. (reading, 4–6 min)
• Transitions — COMMpadres Media — a short video lesson on moving an audience from one idea to the next without leaving anyone behind; listen for whether each example names both sides of the bridge. (video, 4 min) (captions: creator)
• Signposting: Making It Easy for your Audience to Follow Your Speech — Patricia Jenkinson — a longer video on previews, transitions, internal previews and summaries, and final summaries; notice where each one sits inside a speech. (video, 10 min) (captions: creator)
• Transition Words — Plain Language Guide — a federal plain-language guide's section on words that tell an audience how one part relates to the next; read it for the idea of naming the relationship, and stop before word choice in general, which next week takes up. (reading, 3–5 min)

Optional one-stop reference (free online reference)

• The fight to reduce food waste is getting a boost from science — PBS News — the news article behind the running speech's third oral citation; find the reporter's name, the date, and the group the article credits for its food-waste figure, check them against card 4 of the speaking outline, and skip the rest. (reading, 4–6 min)

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