Topics will include persuasion tactics, audience analysis and research, and modern advertising practices. Organizational Communication A study of traditional and modern approaches to organizational communication as well as its functions, forms and consequences. Communication within business settings, bureaucracies, as well as post-modern organizational realities will be considered. Provides a theoretical overview of management theory and gives practical insights for communicating in a variety of organizations. Students will explore the communication abilities, dilemmas, and challenges confronting organizational leaders.
Primary attention is given to the role of regulatory law, economics, and technology.
Essential for the study of mime, mask, and advanced stage movement techniques. Some examination of public address in its contemporary social, political, and intellectual setting. Development and presentation of speeches including platform, interpretive and interactive speeches. Creative projects are developed using presentation software, CD Roms and the World Wide Web. Emphasis is placed on radio projects with attention to microphone technique, audio mixing and digital editing.