- Public Address

Catalog description

What role does speaking in public play in a liberal arts education? Is "public address”—the art of understanding, composing, and executing ethical oral communication—still relevant in an era of social media, political polarization, and contentious discourse? This course will teach students, through the framework of rhetorical history and theory, the concepts and skills needed to refine their efficacy as oral communicators in a variety of settings. Communication as a liberal art steeped in the traditions of rhetoric will be emphasized. This course largely covers the same material as the THTR course, Speaking as a Fine Art. Therefore, students may take either COMM 101 or Speaking as a Fine Art, but not both, for credit.