MGT 6054 - Advanced Public Speaking for Business

This course provides students with an opportunity to improve their spoken communication skills in a variety of settings from informal meetings to large, formal presentations. Students will learn how to craft a speech by integrating Aristotle?s three means of persuasion?ethos (ethical appeal, credibility), pathos (emotional appeal), and logos (logical appeal)?as a framework for their message. In addition, students will learn how to deliver a speech using a conversational, kinesthetic, authentic style of speaking. Students will receive extensive peer and instructor feedback on every aspect of oral communication including delivery, non-verbal behavior, content, organization, and visual support. Students will complete multiple self assessments after close examination of their videotaped presentations.