Terri Senft: Classes: Public Speaking: Assignments: Assignment 3

Assignment 3: Give an Introduction

In this assignment, you will be introducing a member of your class to the class. Another member of your class will be introducing you. To do this exercise, you'll need to:

1. Fill out the information requested on the sheet called "Questions all Must Answer."

2. Class will be broken into groups of three: an introducer, an introducee, and a camera person. Each person will rotate positions until everyone has had a chance to do everything.

3. Find out who is introducing you, and give them your Question Sheet.

4 . Find out who you will be introducing, and get their Question Sheet.

5. Find out where the zoom is on the videocamera (Terri will show you) so you can be ready to play with the camera (don't be scared, just have fun with it) when it is your turn to be the cameraperson.

6 . Use the "Introduction Script" to practice introducing your classmate.

5. When I call your group number, the first person to run the videocamera takes position behind the camera. The first person to be the Introducer stands in front of class and the videocamera. Introducers: remember to make eye contact with the room, not the camera (i.e. don't 'spike' the camera.) The first person to be Introduced (i.e. the Introducee) stands to the side of the Introducer with body in a three-quarter position so as not to upstage themselves (Terri will show you how to do this. ) Introducees: remember to look at your introducer, not the audience (i.e. don't upstage your introducer.)

7 . Everyone in the group gives and receives introductions and runs the camera until all have had a turn. Then we move on to the next group.

8. Everyone celebrates having done such a great job.

Questions All Must Answer:

1. Your Name, with pronunciation

2. Major

3. Future plans include

4. Where were you raised?

5. Tell us something about yourself we might not know.

Introduction Script

Good morning. My name is [your name here] and it is my pleasure to introduce [other person’s name here] to the class.

(PAUSE)

Ms./Mr. [Other person’s name here] is currently a [year] at UVI, majoring in [major here]. His/Her future plans include [future plans here].

(PAUSE)

Some of you may know that Ms./Mr. [other person’s name here] was raised in [place here.] What you might not know about him/her, however, is that [information here].

In MS Word Format

Questions All Must Answer

Introduction Script

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