Oral Communications
Roanoke College faculty members may use any of the materials below in their classes or may modify these material as desired.
Favorite Videos to use in class
- In the library, you will find several sets of DVDs of student presentations that can be used to show students what you want, don't want, and to allow them to critique a presentation by the rubric you will use. See "Student Speeches for Critique and Analysis" on reserve in Fintel.
- Steve Jobs presentation style analyzed as a model for others
General
- PowerPoint to introduce relationships between written and oral communication
- Communication Model and Explanation
- General Resources
- Library Resources
Performance Anxiety
Assignment Design for Formal Presentations
Class Participation and Discussion
- Principles of Discussion Handout
- Questions to Stimulate Discussion
- Discussion Resources
- Discussion Workshop Notes
- Classroom Communication Climate Tips
- Listening Behaviors
- Listening Problems
- Getting Students to Prepare
Oral Presentation Assignments
Group Presentations
- Group Communication Resources
- Group Communication Sample Assignments
- Small Group Projects PowerPoint
- INQ 120 Group Presentations
Responding to and Grading Presentations
- Presentation Criteria and Rubrics
- INQ Oral Communication Rubric This is the rubric we use to assess student oral communication skills for program-level assessment. Instructors are welcome to share this with students or to use the rubric in non-INQ courses, if desired