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1. Assignments for public speaking are linked on this page.

2. The purpose of public Speaking in the ROTC program is to prepare the cadets for leadership of the flight, squadron, and wing. Speaking also builds the confidence of cadets through facing peers and informing or persuading. Public speaking enhances citizenship though knowledge of current argumentation topics. This is only an introduction to a course that would takes multiple semesters in college to complete.

3. Supporting information:

A. Books: Public Speaking - Clarence Stratton;

see chapter 12, Debate. Responsible for Ch 9-12.

The art of Public Speaking - Dale Carnegie (both from project Guttenberg)

B. Outlines:

Persuasive Speech

Rhetorical Devices

Word crafting

Organizing and outlining a speech

Establishing Arguments

Arguments for Persuasive Speech

Language and Speech

Audience analysis

How to deliver the speech

Ethics in public speaking

Getting Started

The American Legion sponsors a national oratorical contest each year that focuses on high school age public speaking. The topics are limited to the Constitution of the United States.