One of the most important things to realize is that our Oral Communication course is NOT the same as thing as Public Speaking.
All people communicate both with and without words.
In addition the challenges of the contemporary world require even greater competence in these skills than ever before. In order to operate more effectively in these areas, all individuals can benefit from increasing their understanding of process and improving their skills of performance. The communication major goes on to specialize in a particular area but all learners need to build the same foundation. Most major programs at SHU require this course and most students take it fairly early in their college careers. Oral Communication provides an opportunity to be introduced to and get practice in these types of communication activity.