# COMM 301: Public Speaking

- By: Dana DeMercurio
- Publisher: Folsom Lake College
- Source: [LibreTexts](https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Folsom_Lake_College/COMM_301%3A_Public_Speaking_(DeMercurio))
- Licence: not stated by the source
- Read at LibreTexts: https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Folsom_Lake_College/COMM_301%3A_Public_Speaking_(DeMercurio)
- PDF: https://downloads.libretexts.org/api/v1/download/socialsci-127421/pdf

This course prepares students to speak in a variety of rhetorical situations: academic, professional, social, and political. Students will demonstrate effective verbal and non-verbal delivery, ethical research methodology, analytical thinking and listening skills, organization and outlining skills, and appropriate presentation skills. In order to effectively assess oral communication competency, this course requires faculty-supervised, faculty-evaluated oral presentations in the presence of othe