Course Details
921: The Fundamentals of Public Speaking and Debate
July 11-15
1:45 PM -
3:15 PM
Online
This course is for people interested in turning their speaking skills into a craft—in an accelerated way. First, learn to advance your professional and personal communication skills by delivering prepared, impromptu, or evaluative speeches that are well organized and use vocal variety, gestures, and other effective techniques. Also, if you so choose, learn to advance your interactive debate skills by giving compelling arguments and responding to challenging questions that demand active listening and promote critical thinking. This highly interactive course includes educational sessions and practical exercises.
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Class Type: Lecture and Discussion
Class Format: Online
Hours of Reading: Less than 1 hour/session
Study Group Leader(s):
Douglas KellyDoug Kelly is a Senior Professional Staff at the Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory. He has taught at multiple universities over the past decade and at OLLI once. He is an AU alum and Distinguished Toastmaster. He has a Ph.D. from AFIT and credentials from Cornell (BS), Yale (MBA), and Harvard (Public Policy).