Speech

Course #: 01093001
Credit Type: Speech Communications
Credit: 0.5
Pre/Co Requisite: No
College Credit: No
College Hours Earned: 0
Grade Level: 9-12
Other Information: None
Description: This semester course examines speech situations relevant to a high school student.  Detailed work on research, outlining, and organization are covered in this course.  Basic research and techniques of effective delivery are developed through various types of speeches.  Thinking, language, bodily action and voice are studied to increase proficiency and the development of logical reasoning.  The student studies the prime factors in speech-making:  the speaker, the audience, the development of the subject, and the choice of language.  Activities help the student overcome inhibitions and achieve a style of speaking which is correct, effective, and as natural as possible.