PUBLIC SPEAKING AND PERFORMING (6 SCU)

Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this course, students are expected to be able to: Describe the role of speakers as “credibility builders” for the audience and be aware of the non-verbal cues communicated by speakers to audience (clothing, kinesics, posture, gestures, haptics and paralinguistic) Prepare research, organizational and delivery skills for the preparation and presentation of speeches; Extend ability to listen critically and analyze public speeches; Create and write their own public speech and performance for a targeted audience (in person, through video and audio); Extend the ability to perform in front of broader audience; Independently arrange their own venue and audience for a public performance.

Topics:

The goal of this course is to prepare students to be confident and excellent communicators. The course is designed to teach students creatively, how to speak effectively in public and identify the characteristics of effective public speakers. In short, this course teaches students to prepare appropriate public speeches for different types of audiences and purposes and also to explain the role of speakers to convey the message to the audience and be at their best presentation, verbally or non-verbally.

Pre-requisite: None