Transfers ToUC and CSUIGETC Area 1C · CSU GE Area A1DescriptionIntroduction to Speech offers a wide variety of reading, application, and speaking assignments designed to expose students to all the basic skills of speech making. Students focus on the following basic elements: ethics, analyzing the audience, visual aids, choosing a topic and specific purpose, and outlining, listening, organizing a speech, delivery, small group communication, informative and persuasive speaking, speaker credibility, effective use of language, library and internet research, communication, and/or speeches to entertain. All students give several speeches both with and without visual aids. This course is designed for students majoring in communications and satisfies general speech/communications requirements. This course is offered online and/or correspondence; students must have the ability to record speeches and send them to the instructor. 