COMM 1000 - Introduction to Public Speaking

    Recent Professors
    Karen (She/Her) Cornwell, A.C. Panella, Nikki Morrison-Fountain, Kathleen Oneil, Elizabeth Simas, Joshua Hamzehee, Ashley Garcia, Hal Sanford and 9 more
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026
    Class Size
    25 students
    Difficulty
    5.2Moderateout of 10
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of COMM 1000
    Transfers To
    Not transferable
    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.
    Usually Held
    Thu 4:00pm–9:50pm, Tue 4:00pm–9:50pm, Tue Thu 10:30am–11:45am, Thu 10:00am–12:50pm