COMM 362 - Mediated Public Speaking

    Recent Professors
    Leroy A. Austin, Alexander Paez, Elizabeth K. Coleman, David S. Shrope-Austin
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025
    Class Size
    Not published
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    None.
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of COMM 362
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUIGETC Area 1C · CSU GE Area A1
    Description
    This course covers the concepts and skills necessary to communicate ideas effectively in a democratic society within the context of a computer-mediated environment. It focuses on how to orally express, support, and organize messages effectively in the public speaking mode and to critically evaluate the speech of others. Topics include informative and persuasive speaking, online group dynamics, mediated presentations, interviewing, conference calls, and computer-mediated interpersonal communication. Students are expected to use their own video recording devices. This course is formerly known as SPEECH 362. Communication 293