COMM 301 - Introduction to Public Speaking

Recent Professors: Jared A. Anderson, Tyler Wyckoff, Jasmine Williams, Haley Lucero, David Eric O. Fabionar, Kara L. Hunter, Allyson M. Thornton-Sides, Ernest Stromberg and 5 more
Recent Semesters: Summer 2025, Spring 2025
Class Size: Not published
Difficulty: 4.7Moderateout of 10
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: None.
Summer 2025 Sections: View Summer 2025 sections of COMM 301
Transfers To: Not transferable
Description: This course was formerly known as COMM 301 Introduction to Public Speaking. 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. By the end of the course, students will be more confident about managing public speaking anxiety and effective in oral communication situations with diverse audiences. Use of audio/video recording equipment may be required. This course was formerly known as COMM 301: Introduction to Public Speaking. This course is not open to students who have successfully passed the honors version of the course, i.e. COMM C1000H, COMM 480, HONOR 393.
Usually Held: Mon Wed 12:30pm–3:40pm, Tue Thu 10:30am–11:50am, Tue Thu 9:00am–10:20am, Mon Wed 1:30pm–2:50pm