COMM C1000 - Introduction to Public Speaking

    Recent Professors
    M. Fleming, B. Natividad, K. Rigby, D. Nafzgar, M. Bratton, R. Smith, Y. Kanbar, N. Leath-Lacy and 29 more
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026
    Class Size
    30 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of COMM C1000
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 1C · IGETC Area 1C · CSU GE Area A1
    Description
    In this course, students learn and apply foundational rhetorical theories and techniques of public speaking in a multicultural democratic society. Students discover, develop, and critically analyze ideas in public discourse through research, reasoning, organization, composition, delivery to a live audience and evaluation of various types of speeches, including informative and persuasive speeches. (formerly COMM-100)
    Usually Held
    Mon 8:00am–9:50am, Mon Wed 8:00am–9:15am, Mon Wed 9:30am–10:45am, Thu 12:30pm–1:45pm