COMM C1000 Introduction to Public Speaking
4 Units (Degree Applicable, CSU, UC, C-ID #: COMM 110)
Lecture: 72
Formerly SPCH 1A
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.