Introduction to Public Speaking

Catalog description

Formerly: COMM C1000 Public Speaking. 54 hours lecture per term. In this course, students learn and apply foundational rhetorical theories and techniques of public speaking in a multicultural democratic society. Students discover, develop, and critically analyze ideas in public discourse through research, reasoning, organization, composition, delivery to a live audience and evaluation of various types of speeches, including informative and persuasive speeches. (Degree Credit) (CSU) (UC) AA GE, CSU GE, IGETC (C-ID: COMM 110)