CMST2300

Meets Mn Transfer Curriculum Goal Area 1 - Oral Communication. This course helps students become familiar with, and use, a variety of techniques for effective public speaking. Public speaking skills built in this class can help individuals in a range of communicative settings; from a large keynote addresses to interpersonal job interviews. These skills will empower students with the ability to achieve communicative goals in their professional and personal lives. Student Learning Outcomes

• Develop understanding of public speaking as an interactive process through audience analysis and evaluation of speeches.
• Demonstrate effective public speaking delivery.
• Compose and effectively deliver a research-based informative speech.
• Compose and effectively deliver a research-based persuasive speech.
• Compose and effectively deliver a special occasion speech.
• Compose and effectively deliver an impromptu speech.
• Examine the role of speech-making in society.
• Relate critical listening skills to persuasive messages.
• Analyze ethical issues related to public speaking.