Psychological Orientation Speech Outline
Attention Getter: (MMS: ATTENTION) Throughout my high school years, I was not the type of student to talk to my teachers, whether I was struggling in their class or just for a quick chat. As a result, I ended up having a difficult time solving my own problems in the class. At that point, I looked at ways on how I can ask for help.
Psychological Orientation: Many of you may have not asked for assistance, especially when you needed it the most in your classes. According to Maryellen Weimer, PhD, an author of Faculty Focus, states that out of 600 students, “Only 8% reported attending office hours more than once a month” (Weimer, 2015).
Logical Orientation: You should all consider attending office hours into your study routine because not seeking guidance does not allow a student to achieve his or her personal best in the …show more content…
(MMS: NEED) Not asking for help while struggling in classes is unproductive, stressful, and time-consuming.
A. A student may be at risk of not doing well by lamenting his or her grade.
B. The more the student thinks about doing poorly, the more stressed he or she becomes.
C. It may take even longer for the student to improve his or grade without knowing what they did wrong.
D. The students may have a different outlook of their teacher.
1. They might fear the teacher, causing them to not ask for help.
2. Emily Harner of University of Wisconsin-Madison restates Castro’s statement that “almost all faculty want their students to attend office hours” (Hamer, 2017).
Transition: Now you can see how not asking for help results in hardship, let’s take a look at the solution!
II. (MMS: SATISFACTION) Attending office hours can greatly improve our study habits to achieve your personal best.
A. What are office hours?
1. Whitney Griffin, Director of Stewardship in Furbish, indicates that office hours “are an institutionally required component of academic life in high education” (Griffin, 2014).
2. Provide the example (visual
Psychological Orientation: Many of you may have not asked for assistance, especially when you needed it the most in your classes. According to Maryellen Weimer, PhD, an author of Faculty Focus, states that out of 600 students, “Only 8% reported attending office hours more than once a month” (Weimer, 2015).
Logical Orientation: You should all consider attending office hours into your study routine because not seeking guidance does not allow a student to achieve his or her personal best in the …show more content…
(MMS: NEED) Not asking for help while struggling in classes is unproductive, stressful, and time-consuming.
A. A student may be at risk of not doing well by lamenting his or her grade.
B. The more the student thinks about doing poorly, the more stressed he or she becomes.
C. It may take even longer for the student to improve his or grade without knowing what they did wrong.
D. The students may have a different outlook of their teacher.
1. They might fear the teacher, causing them to not ask for help.
2. Emily Harner of University of Wisconsin-Madison restates Castro’s statement that “almost all faculty want their students to attend office hours” (Hamer, 2017).
Transition: Now you can see how not asking for help results in hardship, let’s take a look at the solution!
II. (MMS: SATISFACTION) Attending office hours can greatly improve our study habits to achieve your personal best.
A. What are office hours?
1. Whitney Griffin, Director of Stewardship in Furbish, indicates that office hours “are an institutionally required component of academic life in high education” (Griffin, 2014).
2. Provide the example (visual