Course Section 1 Content Section 1 Content Left Section 1 Content Right Credit Type: Course ACE ID: SDCM-0055 Version: 6 Organization's ID: Communications 101 Organization: Study.com, LLC Location: Online Length: 20 hours for 12 weeks Minimum Passing Score: 70 ACE Credit Recommendation Period: 7/1/2025 - 6/30/2028 7/1/2022 - 6/30/2025 7/1/2019 - 6/30/2022 11/1/2016 - 6/30/2019 9/1/2016 - 10/31/2016 4/1/2016 - 8/31/2016 Credit Recommendation & Competencies Section 2 Content Section 2 Content Left Section 2 Content Right Level Credits (SH) Subject Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Public Speaking Description Section 3 Content Section 3 Content Left Section 3 Content Right Objective: The course objective is to acquaint students with the foundational principles and processes of public speaking while developing an understanding of effective speech delivery techniques and how to tailor those techniques to engage and connect with diverse audiences. Learning Outcomes: Summarize the historical evolution of public speaking, its key traditions, influential figures, and the development of rhetorical techniques. Explain formal and informal methods for conducting audience analysis Identify the general and specific purpose of a speech as well as its main ideas and central thesis Describe criteria for selecting main and supporting ideas and analyze organizational patterns for informative and persuasive speeches. Compare written and oral language styles as well as impromptu, extemporaneous, manuscript and memorized speeches. Compare strategies for developing effective, informative, and persuasive speeches as well as special occasion speeches designed to entertain. Use effective preparation strategies for delivering a speech such as creating a speaking outline. Analyze the components of a speech, including its introduction, transitions, and conclusion. Create, prepare, and deliver an effective oral presentation. General Topics: Introduction to Public Speaking Analyzing Your Audience Listening and Feedback Selecting the Topic, Purpose, and Thesis of Your Speech Researching the Speech Organizing The Speech Outlining The Speech Language and Style Speech Delivery Selecting and Incorporating Visual Supports Types of Speeches Reasoning and Rhetorical Proof Speech Evaluation Preparing for an Impromptu Speech Instruction & Assessment Section 4 Content Section 4 Content Left Section 4 Content Right Instructional Strategies: Audio Visual Materials Methods of Assessment: Examinations Other Presentations Quizzes Special Occasion Speech; Informative Speech Assignment; Persuasive Speech; Chapter Tests Supplemental Materials Section 5 Content Section 5 Content Left Section 5 Content Right Equivalencies Section 6 Content Section 6 Content Left Section 6 Content Right Button Content Rail Content 1 Other offerings from Study.com, LLC View All Courses College Credit Opportunities Page Content