COMM110 Effective Speaking
Department of Arts and Communication: Communication Studies
- I. Course Number and Title
- COMM110 Effective Speaking
- II. Number of Credits
- 3 credits
- III. Number of Instructional Minutes
- 2250
- IV. Prerequisites
- Writing Placement Test score of 6 or better or COMP107 (C or better)
- Corequisites
- None
- V. Other Pertinent Information
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A Departmental approved textbook is required.
Presentation aids regarding weapons, animals, drugs and alcohol must be in accordance with campus regulations.
This course meets the General Education requirement for Oral Communication.
This course meets the General Education requirement for Information Literacy. - VI. Catalog Course Description
- This course provides students with an introduction to the fundamentals of rhetoric and how they are applied in oral communication, and how these principles and concepts lead to effective public speaking. Students learn how to prepare, arrange, and deliver a variety of presentations for an audience. Emphasis is placed on the research process, organizational patterns, audience analysis, and types of presentational aids.
- VII. Required Course Content and Direction
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Course Learning Goals
Students will:
- utilize verbal and non-verbal communication to enhance presentations;
- apply ethical standards to every phase of the communication process (e.g., selection of arguments, support, and delivery);
- deliver various types of prepared speeches [Oral Communication];
- integrate research to develop and support speech topics [Information Literacy];
- apply active listening skills to evaluate speeches.
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Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities
- Basic principles of public speaking
- Audience analysis
- Ethics in public speaking
- Listening effectively
- Supporting your ideas
- Organizing and outlining
- Structuring introductions and conclusions
- Using language well
- Speaking with confidence
- Delivering your speech
- Considering visual aids
- Informative speaking
- Persuasive speaking
- Special occasion speaking (optional)
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Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals
Students satisfy the course learning goals via tests, class exercises, papers, class participation, and individual oral presentations.
The artifacts produced include a presentation outline for one speech, a video recording of one speech, and a written assessment that requires research, ethics, evaluation, and citation of sources.
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Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Student:
- Each instructor uses a departmentally-approved textbook.
- Technology requirements for online sections are the ability to record speeches, a working microphone, an internet connection, use of Office 365 (provided in your student account)
- See course syllabus
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Review/Approval Date - 3/07; Core Goals/Objectives added 11/06; Updated 12/07; Revised 10/2010; New Core 8/2015; Revised 1/3/2025