TransfermaticCOMM at Santa Barbara City College

    COMM C1000 - Introduction to Public Speaking

    Recent Professors
    Mika Garard, Jill Scala, Donte Newman, Rebekah Rodriguez, Shirley Mueller, Aimei Thompson, Maia Mook, Tina Kistler and 2 more
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025
    Class Size
    30–35 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. ( COMM C1000 formerly COMM 131 prior to Fall 2025.)
    Usually Held
    Tue Thu 12:45pm–2:05pm, Tue Thu 9:35am–10:55am, Mon Wed 12:45pm–2:05pm, Tue Thu 11:10am–12:30pm