Communication and Culture | Speech Composition
C323 | 21038 | Wiethoff, W.
TuTh, 2:30 PM-3:45 PM, SY 006
Prerequisite: CMCL-C 121
Fulfills COLL A&H Requirement
Carries COLL Intensive Writing Credit
Instructor: William E. Wiethoff
E-Mail: wiethoff@indiana.edu
Office: Mottier Hall 215
Phone: 855-9046
C323 introduces you to the principles and techniques of
speechwriting, the art of writing speeches for delivery by a
client. In an initial speech text, you will improve your skills at
achieving oral style as well as adapting messages to specific
audiences and occasions. In the next two assignments you will
improve your skills in writing informative and persuasive speech
texts. In the fourth and fifth assignments, you will compose speech
texts for delivery by a student in Z402, a senior-level management
course in the Kelley School of Business. Several in-class revision
exercises are also assigned during the semester.
Required Text: Mr. Copy Course Packet
Recommended Website:
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speechbank.htm