CMST 225 - Advanced Public Speaking

5.0 Credits
Organization and delivery of effective persuasive speeches. Areas of concentration include: bases of persuasion, audience analysis, language, research, and refinement of delivery skills (was SPCH 220). Prerequisite: Completion of CMST& 220 (was SPCH 120) with a 2.5 or higher AND completion of ENGL 100 with a 2.0 or higher, OR placement in ENGL& 101 (was ENGL 105).

Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Reason clearly using varied analytic and creative approaches in speech construction. [REASON]
Compose and present effective audience-centered persuasive public speeches that reflect both audience demographic and situational analysis elements. [COMMUNICATE]
Explain and apply types of persuasive reasoning. [REASON]