Recent SemestersSpring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023Class Size25 studentsCredits3 Transfers ToNot transferableDescriptionIn 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. This is an honors course. Instruction in public speaking honors focuses on audience analysis, organizing ideas, and supporting arguments. Students prepare and deliver speeches on relevant, current topics. Video recordings and instructor evaluations offer valuable feedback on student performance. The honors section requires longer speeches, more research to support main points, additional course readings, and more detailed outlines. (COMM C1000H formerly COMM 131H prior to Fall 2025.) 