COMM 201 Business and Professional Communication
Business and Professional Speaking is intended to improve public speaking abilities in a variety of business and professional settings. Special attention is paid to a variety of individual and group presentational formats as well as various technologies used by speakers in professional contexts.
COMM 201Business and Professional Communication
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I. General Information
Department
Social Science
II. Course Specification
Course Type
Program Requirement
Credit Hours Narrative
3 Credits
Semester Contact Hours Lecture
45
Grading Method
Letter grade
III. Catalog Course Description
Business and Professional Speaking is intended to improve public speaking abilities in a variety of business and professional settings. Special attention is paid to a variety of individual and group presentational formats as well as various technologies used by speakers in professional contexts.
IV. Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:
- Utilize their personal inventories of knowledge as an aid to developing future presentations.
- Analyze the public presentations of others.
- Construct, deliver, and evaluate public speeches based upon external criteria presented in class for successful public presentations.
V. Topical Outline (Course Content)
Required course content: audience analysis, manuscript and extemporaneous delivery, workplace and personal speaking, visual aids.
VI. Delivery Methodologies
Required Assignments
Manuscript Speech
Extemporaneous Speech
Speech Analysis
Specific Course Activity Assignment or Assessment Requirements
Manuscript Speech
Extemporaneous Speech
Speech Analysis