Public Speaking Procrastination -Behnke Sawyer (1999)
Behnke, Ralph R., and Chris R. Sawyer. “Public Speaking Procrastination as a Correlate of Public Speaking Communication Apprehension and Self‐perceived Public Speaking Competence.” Communication Research Reports, vol. 16, no. 1, Jan. 1999, pp. 40–47. DOI.org (Crossref)
Initial Replies due Wednesday by 11:59 PM | Replies to Peers due Sunday by 11:59 PM
I have the due date marked as Wednesday to remind you to do your initial reply.
Instructions
Think about the question posed below, then write write critically about it. Then post an initial reply by Wednesday night at 11:59pm and two replies by Sunday night at 11:59pm.
You must post before seeing replies.
Initial Reply (450 word minimum)
First read the paper attached below. Tell us your general thoughts about the paper… how do you feel about it? Next, write about one reason the paper gives for procrastinating on your speech assignment. Do you feel that you do any of these things and maybe for the reasons that the paper outlines?
Public Speaking Procrastination -Behnke Sawyer (1999).pdf
Replies to peers (150 words minimum each)
At this point in your academic careers (and this assignment) you don’t need to be critical of your peers. Instead look for something you have in common. Did you like your classmates’ ideas, did they articulate them well? Remember, this reply is about your classmates writing, you already had a chance to share your ideas in your initial post.
Grading
Discussion boards in this course will focus on your writing. You will need to use college level writing and grammar and will be graded on your ability to do so. I suggest that you do your writing in an app like Word, then cut and paste it into the discussion board.
DO NOT cut and paste the prompts and then answer them like questions. Please use full sentences and a conversational tone, like you are speaking to your classmates.
