COMM1021 — Fundamentals of Public Speaking
COMM 1021 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking COMM 1021 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking Hours/Week: Lecture 3 Course Description: This course focuses on learning techniques for effective public speaking in academic, business, professional, and community settings. Students practice these skills by preparing and presenting informative and persuasive oral presentations in class. Course topics include audience analysis, ethics, speech purpose, organization, delivery, visual aids, outlining, and speaker evaluation. MnTC Goals 1 Communication, 9 Ethical/Civic Responsibility utilize appropriate research strategies to discover and ethically integrate supporting materials from diverse sources, interests, and points of view. demonstrate the ability to listen, analyze, and provide feedback on public discourse regarding legal, social, scientific, and other issues. use audio/visual aids in their speeches. create and perform informative and persuasive messages. demonstrate improved strategies to decrease communication apprehension, particularly public speaking apprehension. practice effective verbal and nonverbal delivery techniques that are well suited to the occasion and audience. Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC): Goals and Competencies Competency Goals (MnTC Goals 1-6) 01. 01. Understand/demonstrate the writing and speaking processes through invention, organization, drafting, revision, editing and presentation. 01. 02. Participate effectively in groups with emphasis on listening, cr
Prerequisites: ENGL0950, RDNG0940, RDNG0950, ENGL0090, ESOL0051, ESOL0052
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