CMST 222 - Coaching and Mentoring Public Speakers

Credits: 5
Offers students who have taken a beginning public speaking course. An opportunity to enhance the public speaking skills learned in their previous course by presenting at least two speeches. Students also learn skills that will enable them to coach other students wishing to improve their presentations. Course also entails a review of the principles of effective public speaking, observing coaching sessions in the Green River Public Speaking Center, and actively coaching other students in the Public Speaking Center. Course is useful for future teachers, as well as any student whose future careers or community involvement will require delivering presentations.

Prerequisite: CMST& 220 with a grade of 3.2 or higher; and instructor’s permission.