COMM 1 – Principles of Oral Communications

Course Description

Lecture, four hours. Enforced requisite: satisfaction of Entry-Level Writing requirement. Examination of foundations of communication and public speaking. Consideration of number of basic theories related to study of communication and development of skills to enable composition and delivery of speeches in accordance with specific rhetorical concepts. Improvement of ability to analyze, organize, and critically think about communicative messages while becoming better equipped to articulate ideas. P/NP or letter grading.

About Prof. Brian Hurwitz

I am a speculative storyteller with nearly two decades of experience writing a broad spectrum of genres for the entertainment industry and am inspired by the cultivation of individual expression.