Theory and practice of public speaking: training in thought processes necessary to organize speech content; analysis of components of effective delivery and language. Students record their speeches on audio- or videocassettes. Credit will not be given for both S121 and C121.
Introduction to the study of communication, culture, identity and power. Each student does original primary research. Topics range from groups in North Africa to high school and college students in San Francisco and Philadelphia, and issues such as gendered language, slang, verbal play, and institutional language. Students are required to have access to a tape recorder on which they can record their own voice. Credit not given for both S122 and C122.
Examines organizational communication, with emphasis on skills acquisition. Developed skills include interviewing, group discussion, parliamentary procedure, and public speaking. Students will be required to draft family members, friends, or colleagues to participate in a mock-group meeting and a mock-job interview that will be recorded. Four of the assignments have oral components that students must record and submit. In the online version, students must upload the oral assignment as an audio file (preferably in MP3 format). In the correspondence version of the course, students may attach the oral portion as an audio file to the email assignment submission, or they may submit the assignment via regular mail and record the audio portion on a CD or cassette tape. Credit will not be given for both S223 and C223. NOTE: Online course requires Microsoft Word. Prerequisite: C121 recommended.
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