Working in corporate communication departments. Students may arrange internships at the local, regional or national level. Speech Communication students have served internships at hospitals, government offices, corporate public relations departments, counseling firms, and corporate offices. Students are encourades to seek their own internships, but may also work with academic advisors and the internship director for guidance. Speech Communication interns have taken course work in research methods, public speaking, interpersonal communication, small group communication, organizational and business communication and have minors in journalism, broadcasting, public relations and business administration.
Students have excellent written and oral communication skills.
They are also skilled in research and analysis of research data. Provide the intern with regular feedback, critiques and professional advice as is appropriate to the assigned duties. Provide increasingly more challenging oppourtunities for the student so the internship will continue to be a learning process. Complete an evaluation of the intern's performance at mid-term and at the end of the semester and submit it to the internship director. A grade will be given by the academic instructor for work completed by the student.