CMST 2215 - Public Speaking

1. Demonstrate the ability to listen, analyze, and provide feedback on public discourse.
2. Strategically implement topic choice, research, support, organization, and delivery for various situations.
3. Draft outlines and notes that meet the needs of a speaking situation, demonstrating an understanding of why public speakers create and utilize them.
4. Understand and effectively utilize persuasive techniques of logos, pathos, and ethos.
5. Demonstrate critical thinking skills through the assessment of claims and arguments, evaluating evidence of credibility, and identifying barriers to critical thinking.
6. Utilize appropriate research strategies to discover and ethically integrate supporting materials from diverse sources and points of view.
7. Make use of effective verbal and nonverbal delivery techniques that are appropriate for various speaking situations.
8. Apply strategies to increase comfort and confidence in a public speaking situation.
9. Create and deliver informative and persuasive messages.
10. Identify what is necessary to deliver an extemporaneous speech.
11. Recognize ethical responsibilities of public speaking.
12. Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of language choices in public speaking.

1. Nonverbal elements affecting public speaking
2. Ethics in public speaking
3. Audience analysis and adaptation
4. Listening
5. Language
6. Organization and outlining
7. Types and sources of support
8. Reasoning - evidence
9. Critical analysis of speeches