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Fundamentals of public speaking emphasizing content, organization, delivery, audience response.
Audience requirements for each speech: Public communication is defined as “One person communicating face to face with an audience...public communication always involves one person communicating to an audience that is physically present" (Grice & Skinner, 2012, p. 9). Therefore, Colorado State University’s Department of Communication Studies requires the following for each speech in SPCM 200 Online:
Suggestions for finding a live audience: Many students ask their friends and family to be their live audience for this course, which is acceptable provided audience members meet age criteria. Communities also have a local organization called Toastmasters you can join whose purpose is to practice public speaking skills; you might look for a local chapter and join for the semester. You may also ask classmates from other courses, coworkers, or members of your church or other community organization(s) you may belong to.
Audiences may vary from speech to speech or may remain consistent. You are welcome to contact your classmates in this course and gather together to be an audience for each other at a time and location that might work for all of you. A speech that is delivered with NO live audience shown in the video will not be graded and will not be allowed to be turned in late.
Please note: As a public speaking course, this class requires the student to deliver each speech in front of a live audience consisting of at least 6 adults (16 years or older). The student must find their own audiences and evidence the audience by panning the room with the camera before each speech begins.
After having completed a B.A. in Speech Communication at Nebraska Wesleyan University in 2002, Amanda was excited to move to beautiful Fort Collins, Colorado to pursue an M.A. in Communication Studies from Colorado State University. Her Master's Thesis was titled, "The Presentation and Mediation of Winona LaDuke's Political Identity During the 2000 United States' Presidential Campaign," which was chaired by Dr. Karrin Anderson. Amanda has taught full-time as a Special Instructor/Lecturer in the Department of Communication Studies since earning her M.A. in May of 2004. She enjoys teaching Evaluating Contemporary Television, Communication and Popular Culture, Political Communication, Professional Communication, Public Speaking, and Advanced Public Speaking classes at CSU and has taught Interpersonal Communication and Public Speaking classes part-time at Front Range Community College.