Effective Oral Communication

Catalog description

7221. 2 hours. Focuses on understanding and gaining proficiency in effective oral communication in the range of situations in which lawyers must communicate verbally. Includes extensive performance and simulation. The course empowers students with rhetorical techniques to enable them to give cohesive, persuasive and structured talks. Students learn through lecture and readings how to de-construct communication and an emphasis on extemporaneous talks and elevator talks." Students study the different types of communication styles, how to identify the communication style of others, and engage in exercises on how best to communicate with the preferred style of others.