Course Listing - Lower Division Lower Division 110. Planned exercises and activities designed to develop interpersonal communications skills. Not Open to students with credit in COMM 210. Essentials of Public Speaking Composition and delivery of speeches to inform and persuade.
Logical organization is stressed.
Theory of argumentation. Includes examination of forms and sources of evidence, inductive and deductive arguments, construction of case briefs, and refutation. Concurrent enrollment in COMM 131 lecture is required. Two hour workshop develops critical thinking abilities with planned exercises and speeches including construction and presentation of arguments, cases, and refutation. Small Group Discussion Basic principles and techniques of discussion.