Oral Communication Program
Courses
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CTL 105 (1-2 units; Winter)—Voice and Articulation Intensive for Non-Native English Speakers. Intensive workshop focusing on exercises designed to help foreign students improve their articulation and delivery in English. Work will include: breath, sound, enunciation, melody, and colloquialism.
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CTL 115/215 (1 unit; Fall, Spring)—Voice Workshop. An innovative workshop focusing on breath, voice production, expansion of vocal range and stamina, and clarity of articulation. Geared toward public speaking generally: presentations, lectures, job talks, etc. Can be taken in conjunction with CTL 117.
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CTL 117/217 (3 units; Fall, Winter)—The Art of Effective Speaking. Through formal and informal speaking activities, students develop skills in framing and articulating ideas through speech. Strategies are presented for impromptu speaking, preparing and delivering presentations, formulating persuasive arguments, refining clarity of thought, and enhancing confidence in oral self-expression.
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CTL 118 (3 units; Summer)—Public Speaking: Romancing the Room. 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, demonstartion, 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 persentations by others.
CTL 119 (1-3 units; Spring)—Oral Communication Tutor Teaching Practicum. For students with a strong background in public speaking who wish to train as public speaking tutors for CTL’s Oral Communication Program. Readings, exercises, and supervised teaching refine speaking skills. Preparation to serve as a peer tutor in a variety of academic disciplines. Prerequisite: application and consent of instructor.
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CTL 177 (4 units; Fall)—The Performance of Power: Oratory and Authority from the Ancient World to the Postmodern. Speech has long been seen as essential to leadership. This course examines theories and examples of oratory, from Aristotle to Margaret Thatcher, assessing each as a model of voice-activated authority. The course also surveys the impact of mass media technologies as they transform the public space of oratory.
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CTL 180/280 (3 units; Spring)—Interpersonal and Small Group Communication. Contexts of work, family, and society. Topics include listening, conflict resolution, leadership, power and its implementation, group dynamics, emotions, and cultural influences on interactions. Sources include videos, role playing, interviews, individual and group presentations, and group exercises.
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CTL 219 (1-3 units; Spring, Summer)—Oral Communication for Graduate Students. This course addresses a range of graduate student speaking activities such as teaching, giving professional presentations and conference papers, and preparing for orals or theses defenses. In-class projects, discussion, and individual evaluation assist students in developing effective techniques for improving oral communication skills.
CTL 105 (1-2 units; Winter)—Voice and Articulation Intensive for Non-Native English Speakers. Intensive workshop focusing on exercises designed to help foreign students improve their articulation and delivery in English. Work will include: breath, sound, enunciation, melody, and colloquialism.
CTL 115/215 (1 unit; Fall, Spring)—Voice Workshop. An innovative workshop focusing on breath, voice production, expansion of vocal range and stamina, and clarity of articulation. Geared toward public speaking generally: presentations, lectures, job talks, etc. Can be taken in conjunction with CTL 117.
CTL 117/217 (3 units; Fall, Winter)—The Art of Effective Speaking. Through formal and informal speaking activities, students develop skills in framing and articulating ideas through speech. Strategies are presented for impromptu speaking, preparing and delivering presentations, formulating persuasive arguments, refining clarity of thought, and enhancing confidence in oral self-expression.
CTL 118 (3 units; Summer)—Public Speaking: Romancing the Room. 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, demonstartion, 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 persentations by others.
CTL 119 (1-3 units; Spring)—Oral Communication Tutor Teaching Practicum. For students with a strong background in public speaking who wish to train as public speaking tutors for CTL’s Oral Communication Program. Readings, exercises, and supervised teaching refine speaking skills. Preparation to serve as a peer tutor in a variety of academic disciplines. Prerequisite: application and consent of instructor.
CTL 177 (4 units; Fall)—The Performance of Power: Oratory and Authority from the Ancient World to the Postmodern. Speech has long been seen as essential to leadership. This course examines theories and examples of oratory, from Aristotle to Margaret Thatcher, assessing each as a model of voice-activated authority. The course also surveys the impact of mass media technologies as they transform the public space of oratory.
CTL 180/280 (3 units; Spring)—Interpersonal and Small Group Communication. Contexts of work, family, and society. Topics include listening, conflict resolution, leadership, power and its implementation, group dynamics, emotions, and cultural influences on interactions. Sources include videos, role playing, interviews, individual and group presentations, and group exercises.
CTL 219 (1-3 units; Spring, Summer)—Oral Communication for Graduate Students. This course addresses a range of graduate student speaking activities such as teaching, giving professional presentations and conference papers, and preparing for orals or theses defenses. In-class projects, discussion, and individual evaluation assist students in developing effective techniques for improving oral communication skills.