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 Department:    CMST&

 Course #:    220

 Credits:    5

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    5

 CIP:    231001

 EPC:    n/a

 REV:    2024

 Course Description  

Provides students with theory and practice in preparing organized, goal-specific speeches, presenting them confidently before an audience, and analyzing components of the public speaking process. Meets AA-DTA communication requirements. Highly recommended for students planning to major in education or business at transfer colleges and universities.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: ENGL& 101 with a "C" or higher.

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 55

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Academic Humanities, Communication  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

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

1. Explain public speaking as a sociocultural, situated, historically-informed way of speaking with purposes, skills, practices, terminology, and relationships to contexts and audiences.
2. Listen actively, supportively, analytically, and constructively as audience members.
3. Perform structured speeches, including a persuasive speech, (online and/or in person).
4. Prepare speeches suited to the contexts, timing, and specific requirements of the situation.
5. Apply credible source material that is ethically used and cited.
6. Tailor speeches to audiences� diverse needs and sociocultural backgrounds.
7. Employ effective thesis statements and specific organizational patterns.
8. Deliver speeches with competent verbal and nonverbal strategies, appropriate to the assignment requirements, contexts, and occasion.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

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

Course Contents

1. Influence of culture on communication
2. Speaker credibility
3. Modes of delivery
4. Use of verbal and visual supporting materials
5. Language strategies (coherence, word choice)
6. Researching oral presentations
7. Communication apprehension
8. Audience analysis
9. Outlining and organizing
10. Types of speeches