COM 318 Power of Speaking and Listening (HU)

Public speaking is both an art form and specific skill. Inherent in public speaking is the power to foster and promote ideas through the formation and delivery of content-specific messages. Understanding cultural and gender-specific contexts is also key to effective public speaking. This course assists students in developing a critical understanding and awareness of message construction, listening, and delivery, with emphasis on situational, gender, and cultural implications and consequences. Students will learn public-speaking skills and strategies in order to effectively articulate both verbal and non-verbal messages to a particular audience for a particular purpose.

Credits

5

Outcomes

1. This course will prepare students to:
2. Adapt messages to specific audiences, situations, and contexts.
3. Find, evaluate, and apply information.
4. Demonstrate credibility.
5. Critically reflect on experiences and improve problem-solving, decision-making skills, and performance.
6. Use persuasion and argumentation concepts to construct communications.
7. Use technology skills to analyze and communicate.
8. Apply strong written and oral communication skills.