Speech Communication (COM111)

Students will learn the fundamentals of speech communication. They will listen to, deliver, discuss and respond to presentations of increasing complexity. Emphasis will be placed on organization of introduction, body and conclusion, development of main points, analysis of effective supporting materials and elements of speech delivery, including effective verbal and nonverbal aspects of communication. Students will demonstrate an ability to evaluate an oral presentation through a public speaker critique. Prerequisites: Placement in ENG111.