COMM1110-01.Public Speaking.Sp15.Ward,Christa

Christa Ward

Document Type

Syllabi

School

CLA

Department

COMM

Course Subject

COMM

Course Number

COMM

Course Section

1110

Course Title

Public Speaking

Academic Term and Year

Spring 2015

Credits

4.00

Hamline Plan Letter

O

Area of Study

ACCT, CSTD, FIN, GBUS, IBUS, MGMT, MKTG

Course Description

Goals: To help students gain real-life skills in speaking in public, gain confidence, and enhance their ability to deliver oral presentations; to help students achieve the ability to undertake the research process, reason, and effectively identify what needs to be said in a given situation as well as the best way to say it; to practice the skills of critical listening, critical analysis of arguments, and effective advocacy that can enable students to become more engaged in effective and ethical public discourse. Content: Theories of communication in public settings; factors influencing message creation, construction, and interpretation; utilizing research and evidence in creating effective arguments; adaptation to the communication situation and audience; addressing the diversity of values and viewpoints held by audience members; ethical issues in public communication; factors influencing effective delivery; stagefright. Taught: Annually. Prerequisites: None. Credits: 4 credits

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