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SCA1222 Public Speaking for Lawyers

Interim Trimester 2, 2023 Online
Units : 1
School or Department : School of Creative Arts
Grading basis : Graded
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Staffing

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Requisites

Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: LAW1111

Overview

This course is tailored specifically to emerging Law students with a significant focus on oral communication. Oral negotiation, presentation and persuasive skills are essential for designing and delivering effective argument, advocacy, and non-verbal communication. This course engages the tools of rhetoric, dialectics, collaboration and practical application of persuasive speech for legal and non-legal audiences. It aims to build confidence and excellence in public speaking.

This course will deliver practical exercises to develop student capabilities to analyse, construct, practise and present aspects of public and persuasive speaking. Feedback will be provided to support student personal and professional development. Students will engage Pathos, Ethos, Logos as well as the structural application of thesis, antithesis and synthesis to analyse monologues, apply vocal technique, take on a role, in order to write and present their own speech. Collaboration, peer learning and demonstration will encourage students to work independently on increasing their skills in appropriate persuasive and public speaking skills.

Course learning outcomes

On completion of this course students should be able to:

  1. Communicate by speaking in ways that are effective, appropriate and persuasive for legal and non-legal audiences, and collaborate effectively (LLB PO5/TLO5)
  2. Learn and work independently途 and reflect on and assess their own capabilities and performance in public and persuasive speaking, and make use of feedback as appropriate, to support personal and professional development (LLB PO6/TLO6)

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. Debunking Public Speaking Myths 10.00
2. Rhetoric: Aristotelian Appeals for Persuasion 10.00
3. Logos and Hegelian Dialectics: Speech Analysis 10.00
4. Vocal Application: Connecting Voice to Text 20.00
5. Ethos and Taking on a Role as Speaker 10.00
6. Collaborative Rehearsals 20.00
7. Interrogating and Using Pathos 10.00
8. Writing and Presenting Persuasive Speech 10.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

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All texts for this course will be supplied online in the 精东传媒app Desk for students.

Student workload expectations

To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.

Assessment details

Approach Type Description Group
Assessment
Weighting (%)
Assignments Oral Presentation (ind, grp, mltmd) 1 No 30
Assignments Written Planning document No 30
Assignments Oral Presentation (ind, grp, mltmd) 2 No 40
Date printed 9 February 2024