Oral Communication Program
Courses
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53: Working Smarter - Leslie Townsend
College-level strategies and skills in the time management, reading, speaking, writing, and test preparation. Students explore learning preferences to develop strategies in different academic settings.
Tuesdays, 1:15 - 3:05. June 27 - August 15. Sweet Hall,
room 303.
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CTL
118: Public Speaking - Romancing the Room - James Wagstaffe
How to engage your audience, court your crowd, and speak successfully
in public. A humorus and practical approach to the art of public speaking,
this course emphasizes developing skills in various speech types: storytelling,
impromptu, demonstration, visual aids, and persuasion. Students sharpen
skills with the aid of textbooks, videotapes, texts of famous speeches
and participation in a final program of talks (the most fun final exam
you will ever take). Students also evaluate presentations by others.
3 units.
Tuesdays, 7:00 - 10:00. June 27 - August 15. Building 200, room 219.
Additional Resources: Peer Critique Form (PDF)
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219: Oral Communication for Graduate Students -
Thomas Freeland
Addresses a range of graduate student speaking activities such as teaching
(delivering lectures, guiding discussion, and facilitating small groups),
giving professional presentations and conference papers, and preparing
for orals or theses defenses. In-class projects (tailored to suit your
particular speaking responsibilities), discussion, and individual evaluation
assist in developing effective techniques for improving oral communication
skills. 2 units.
Thursdays, 2:15-4:05. June 29-August 17. Building 550, room 550D.
CTL 53: Working Smarter - Leslie Townsend
College-level strategies and skills in the time management, reading, speaking, writing, and test preparation. Students explore learning preferences to develop strategies in different academic settings.
Tuesdays, 1:15 - 3:05. June 27 - August 15. Sweet Hall, room 303.CTL 118: Public Speaking - Romancing the Room - James Wagstaffe
How to engage your audience, court your crowd, and speak successfully in public. A humorus and practical approach to the art of public speaking, this course emphasizes developing skills in various speech types: storytelling, impromptu, demonstration, visual aids, and persuasion. Students sharpen skills with the aid of textbooks, videotapes, texts of famous speeches and participation in a final program of talks (the most fun final exam you will ever take). Students also evaluate presentations by others. 3 units.
Tuesdays, 7:00 - 10:00. June 27 - August 15. Building 200, room 219.
Additional Resources: Peer Critique Form (PDF)CTL 219: Oral Communication for Graduate Students - Thomas Freeland
Addresses a range of graduate student speaking activities such as teaching (delivering lectures, guiding discussion, and facilitating small groups), giving professional presentations and conference papers, and preparing for orals or theses defenses. In-class projects (tailored to suit your particular speaking responsibilities), discussion, and individual evaluation assist in developing effective techniques for improving oral communication skills. 2 units.
Thursdays, 2:15-4:05. June 29-August 17. Building 550, room 550D.