COMM 111Z Public Speaking
COMM 111Z emphasizes developing communication skills by examining and demonstrating how self-awareness, audience, content, and occasion influence the creation and delivery of speeches and presentations.
Prerequisite
Recommended: College-level reading and writing skills (
WR 121Z) are strongly recommended for success in this course.
Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Develop messages for diverse audiences, purposes, and contexts. Identify and utilize skills to manage communication apprehension. Deliver and adapt speeches and/or presentations to live audiences. Evaluate public speeches, including their own, by identifying aspects of preparation, credibility, logic, and delivery.