COMM 1021 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking

Credits: 3
Hours/Week: Lecture 3Lab None
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

Prerequisite(s): Assessment score placement in RDNG 1000, or completion of RDNG 0900 or RDNG 0950 with a grade of C or higher.
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: Assessment score placement in ENGL 1021, or completion of ENGL 0090 with a grade of C or higher.

Major Content

Ethical public speaking
Communication Models
Communication apprehension
Delivery techniques
Gathering materials
Methods of Persuasion
Outlining
Speech organization
Speech purpose and audience
Types of informative speeches
Types of persuasive speeches
Visual aids

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to:

Create speeches that are appropriately organized and clearly delivered
Evaluate sources.
Use appropriate sources and documentation
Use audio/visual aids in their speeches
Use appropriate communication strategies, style, and language to reach a particular audience.
Demonstrate improved strategies to decrease communication apprehension, particularly public speaking apprehension.
Research topics.

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COMM 1021 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking