COMM 1
Principles of Oral Communication
Description: (Formerly numbered Communication Studies 1.) 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.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Fall 2015 - Professor Mack is such a sweetheart. She's a really nice lady and has a sense of humor here and there, but it's not annoyingly in your face. The majority of the class is spent listening and giving lectures. You give 3 speeches and they increase in length and complexity. The class is really doable, all you have to do is show up to class and listen to lectures for participation. She explains everything well and shows videos to help make it clear what a good example is of a good speech. There is a final, but all you have to do is listen to and read at least some of the lectures she posts. Workload is pretty light, doable class, great professor.
Fall 2015 - Professor Mack is such a sweetheart. She's a really nice lady and has a sense of humor here and there, but it's not annoyingly in your face. The majority of the class is spent listening and giving lectures. You give 3 speeches and they increase in length and complexity. The class is really doable, all you have to do is show up to class and listen to lectures for participation. She explains everything well and shows videos to help make it clear what a good example is of a good speech. There is a final, but all you have to do is listen to and read at least some of the lectures she posts. Workload is pretty light, doable class, great professor.
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I loved this class! It was so fun and truly helped me learned about public speaking and appreciation for others. I recommend this course. Yes, its easy, but you truly learn more than that! Professor Miller can be extremely funny and blunt but I truly think he cares about the subject and simply wishes to see people improve in their ability to tell stories. Take this class!
I loved this class! It was so fun and truly helped me learned about public speaking and appreciation for others. I recommend this course. Yes, its easy, but you truly learn more than that! Professor Miller can be extremely funny and blunt but I truly think he cares about the subject and simply wishes to see people improve in their ability to tell stories. Take this class!
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Summer 2020 - DO. NOT. TAKE. COMM 1 WITH MILLER. This man consistently loses over half of the classes' assignments despite all of us resending all of them THROUGH EMAIL multiple times. His voice is also extremely difficult to understand and listen to in general. He sometimes makes jokes with misogynistic and racist undertones and is overall unbearably annoying to interact with, even on zoom.
Summer 2020 - DO. NOT. TAKE. COMM 1 WITH MILLER. This man consistently loses over half of the classes' assignments despite all of us resending all of them THROUGH EMAIL multiple times. His voice is also extremely difficult to understand and listen to in general. He sometimes makes jokes with misogynistic and racist undertones and is overall unbearably annoying to interact with, even on zoom.
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