Students research, review and evaluate speakers and audiences. Students compile, research, and outline information for speeches. Students are required to work in groups and present group discussions. Students study group leadership and are given the opportunity to lead group discussions. Students study conflict resolution and are required to resolve conflicts in classroom group work.
Students study basic concepts of social and organizational communication.
Students frequently have to alter plans and make modifications in order to accomplish the best performance. Students locate, understand and interpret information for their speeches. Students create documents such as outlines, speeches, speech analyses, reports, reviews and experiments. Students study listening skills and listen to lectures and speaking performances. Students set goals, generate alternatives, evaluate results and select the best results each time they present a group discussion or speech.