The course gives students experience in expressing themselves in various writing situations. Through reading, responding and writing, you will learn and practice the skills necessary to be a clear and effective writer. Emphasizes the planning, writing, and revising of compositions, including the development of critical and logical thinking skills. Develops proficiency in technical writing, emphasizing principles for organizing, drafting and revising a variety of documents for industry, business and government. Explores both the theoretical and practical basis of speech communication, particularly public speaking.
Emphasis is on speech preparation, organization, support, delivery, and audience analysis.
The speech must be videotaped with an audience of ten people in a professional setting. The audience must be acquired by the student. All speech due dates will be listed in the syllabus and can be obtained once the student enrolls. Also, the videotape can be mailed to the speech online instructor through campus mail.