Rising Hope, Inc. | Evaluated Learning Experience
Public Speaking
January 2019 - Present.
45 hours (15 weeks).
Upon successful completion of the learning experience, students will be able to: to communicate effectively in various venues; apply learned listening skills; organize thoughts within a short time frame to address an issue or situation; analyze the communication process; write and organize various kinds of speeches; effectively communicate through learning verbal and non-verbal techniques of communication; develop self-confidence as a speaker; communicate ideas effectively; apply learned skills, such as attention-getting devices, proper sentence construction, eye contact, modulation and effective voice volume.
Instruction is offered via a classroom-based approach accompanied by supplemental readings, quizzes, homework, interaction with instructor, midterm exam, written and oral speeches, final exam Major topics include: sentence structure; attention-getting devices; informative, demonstrative, and persuasive speeches; organization of content; voice control; pacing; affect and eye contact; active listening; citations and bibliographies.
In the lower division baccalaureate / associate degree category, 3 semester hours in English, Communications or Public Speaking (4/22).