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.
This class requires live online meetings and the use of Canvas with no required in-person meetings. Live online meetings require the use of CityZoom, Zoom's web conferencing platform in Canvas, using an internet enabled device with a camera and microphone. Students will complete coursework in Canvas and arrange to present speeches to a live audience of peers or classmates. This class is part of CityOnline and is 8 weeks. For student support and other services, students can check Welcome to CityOnline.