Courses
This one-semester course is intended as a practical, hands-on guide to help you familiarize with the communication skills required in a profession. This course has 13 lessons organized into three units, plus three Unit Activities. Each lesson contains one or more Lesson Activities. This course covers the communication overview including...
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This course is an introduction to public speaking that involves analyzing a variety of speeches using classical and contemporary theories. Students also learn to speak in an organized and effective manner and prepare a complete speech outline with supporting material. This course uses our “https://is.byu.edu/ksa” Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes (KSA)...
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The art of public speaking is one which underpins the very foundations of Western society. This course examines those foundations in both Aristotle and Cicero’s views of rhetoric, and then traces those foundations into the modern world. Students will learn not just the theory, but also the practice of effective...
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Structure of Writing is the study of principles of grammar and effective writing, and application of these principles to writing. In Structure of Writing, you will learn about the types of sentences, punctuation marks and grammar rules such as subject verb agreement and tenses; you will also learn about different...
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