COM 305 Speak Up

This course prepares students to overcome the number one fear in America--public speaking. Students will learn about verbal and non-verbal messages, cultural conventions and vocabulary, and ethical guidelines for delivering messages. Students will evaluate the effectiveness of speaking strategies by presenting speeches and evaluating their peers. Students will compose practice-based recordings to develop cadence, confidence building and organizational skills for speech creation and delivery. The curriculum will introduce students to the various types of speeches and aims to reduce the anxiety of students when speaking publically by providing various techniques, delivery aides and hands-on practice. Pre-requisite(s): LAE 101 and LAE 102 with a grade of "C" or better or equivalent as determined by advisor and COM 104 and COM 105 or permission of academic advisor. Co-requisite(s): None 5 QH

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Human Services Electives