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 Department:    CMST

 Course #:    100

 Credits:    2

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    2

 CIP:    09.0101

 EPC:    n/a

 REV:    2024

 Course Description  

Supports students/professionals who experience moderate to severe anxiety in public and/or group presentation, performance, and/or academic situations by introducing and practicing anxiety management techniques. May be taken prior to or concurrently with communication studies, speech intensive, or other academic courses or professional speech activities.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: None.

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 22

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Academic Elective  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Understand the influence of culture on communication, specifically
   • Characterizing cultural/gender influences on speech/performance anxiety
   • Applying culture/gender based strategies to overcoming speech/performance anxiety
2. Develop critical thinking skills and communication strategies within speech/performance contexts, specifically
   • Analyzing personal and general speech/performance anxiety obstacles
   • Adapting anxiety management techniques to individual needs and presentation formats
   • Demonstrating appropriate listening and supportive techniques as an audience member
3. Demonstrate basic speech/performance anxiety management techniques, including
   • Identifying and explaining the causes; physiological, psychological, and behavioral components; conditions; and common terminology of speech/performance anxiety
   • Practicing anxiety reduction techniques to build confidence in communicating verbally and nonverbally in group and public presentations, performances, and/or other situations
   • Applying textbook/supplemental reading assignments and/or library/technological research to course work

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

Course Contents

1. Speech/performance anxiety symptoms/causes
2. Speech/performance anxiety reducing techniques
3. Communication conditions and contexts
4. Culture/gender-based differences in speech/performance anxiety
5. Supportive listening techniques