# COMS 105: Fundamentals of Public Speaking

- By: Tammera Stokes Rice
- Publisher: College of the Canyons
- Source: [LibreTexts](https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/College_of_the_Canyons/COMS_105%3A_Fundamentals_of_Public_Speaking)
- Licence: CC BY
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This text examines the principles and practices of public speaking, communication theory, and techniques for public speaking. Includes speech organization, development, research, audience analysis, reasoning, and presentation skills for the development of informative and persuasive speeches. A primary goal is to help students become better speakers through providing the most important tool in public speaking within a clear sense of organization.