Communications COMM

COMM C1000 Introduction to Public Speaking

Units

4

Hours

4 hours lecture weekly, 48 contact hours total

Advisory

"Eligibility for college-level composition (ENGLC1000 or ENG101) as determined by college assessment or other appropriate method."

Transfers to

CSU, UC

C-ID

COMM 110

LTCC- Local General Education Curriculum: Area 1b: Communication

CSU General Education Curriculum: Area A1: Oral Communication

IGETC Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum: Area 1C: Oral Communication

Cal-GETC: Area 1C: Oral Communication

25/26 - Local General Education Curriculum: Area 1: English Communication B: Communication

Cal-GETC: Area 1C: Oral Communication

In this course, students learn and apply foundational rhetorical theories and techniques of public speaking in a multicultural democratic society. Students discover, develop, and critically analyze ideas in public discourse through research, reasoning, organization, composition, delivery to a live audience and evaluation of various types of speeches, including informative and persuasive speeches.

Offered: Fall 2026 (3 sections, listed as COMM-C1000) · Winter 2027 (3 sections, listed as COMM-C1000) · Spring 2027 (3 sections, listed as COMM-C1000)