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 Department:    CMST&

 Course #:    220

 Credits:    5

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    5

 CIP:    231001

 EPC:    n/a

 REV:    2019

 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 communications requirements. Highly recommended for students planning to major in education or business at transfer colleges and universities.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: Completed ENGL& 101 with a grade of 2.0 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. Identify and explain models/components, general purposes, and common terminology of public speaking/rhetoric.
2. Listen and respond actively, courteously, and critically as an audience member, including providing feedback on and/or written analysis of others' speeches.
3. Analyze and adapt speeches to audiences from diverse cultures/backgrounds.
4. Recognize, research, and prepare a variety of organized speeches by using thesis development, specific organizational patterns, and effective outlining.
5. Apply appropriate ethical and logical standards to researching and presenting speeches, especially in properly identifying source citations.
6. Present speeches confidently before an audience, using communication apprehension anxiety management strategies, effective vocal and nonverbal delivery techniques, and delivery modes appropriate to the assignment, context, and/or occasion.
7. Apply textbook/supplemental reading assignments and/or library/technological research to individual and/or group projects.
8. Use technology to effectively retrieve and manage information, solve problems, and facilitate communication related to assignment preparation, submission, and/or delivery and other classroom issues.
9. Use time effectively in selecting topics, preparing speeches, and giving presentations.

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