COM421: Effective speaking / Faculty of Communication and Media Studies

This is a basic course for student, primarily to prepare students with effective speaking skills. The topics consist of important concepts and the entire process of speech planning and delivery. These include the principle of message planning, structuring and idea building, research for topics, audience analysis and the theoretical consideration pertaining to listening and understanding the human communication processes. Various techniques of writing speeches, the art of using audio-visuals aids language aspects, style and importance of non-verbal communication in speech presentation skills are incorporated in the syllabus. Students will also be taught the art of delivery, guidelines, strategies and techniques of effective and credible speaker, persuasive and convincing speeches.