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Yakima Valley College Catalog 2016-2017 
    
Yakima Valley College Catalog 2016-2017 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CMST& 220: Public Speaking

5 Cr
Quarters: F, W, S, SR
Surveys the basic principles of communicating in the public format of human communication. The course emphasizes researching, organizing, presenting, and analyzing speech presentations. Students will study verbal and nonverbal elements of communication as well as audience analysis, topic and purpose development, outlines, source citation, and style and delivery. Major speeches include informative and persuasive speeches as well as a presentation concerning a historical or contemporary sociopolitical issue. Credit will be given for Communications or Humanities distribution but not both.
Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENGL 095 .
Distribution for DTA: Communications or Humanities but not both.