COM 2211 Effective Public Speaking
Designed to improve speaking and listening skills through the study and application of public speaking structure, content and style. This course requires 5 speeches in front of a live audience. The online course sections require the recordings to be created by the student with at least 8 adults present for each speech. Any questions, please contact the Communication Department at com.dept@sinclair.edu.
Prerequisites: DEV 0035
Course Outcomes
- Distinguish among the purposes of informative, persuasive, and special occasion speeches.
- Present well-developed and appropriately organized informative (e.g., demonstration speeches, introductory speeches, researched speeches, etc.) and persuasive speeches (e.g., factual speeches, policy speeches, value speeches).
- Critically and constructively evaluate the oral communication of both the self and other speakers.
- Use appropriate and effective verbal and nonverbal delivery to communicate messages consistent with the presentation’s purpose, context, and audience.
- Define and explain the basic principles and theories of oral communication.
- Recognize the importance of audience analysis and adaptation of messages, style, and delivery to meet the needs of diverse audiences.
- Conduct research to find appropriate and credible supporting materials that meet the needs of the situation, the type of speech, and the audience.
- Synthesize information from multiple sources to construct an argument.
- Gain confidence speaking in front of audiences appropriate for the mode of instructional delivery by developing skills and strategies for overcoming communication apprehension.
Credit Hours: 3
- Classroom: 3 hours
- Division: Liberal Arts, Communication and Social Sciences
- Department: Communication
- Repeatable Credit: No
- Offered Online: Yes
Downtown Dayton Campus
Bldg 13, Rm 213
Faculty: Bernard
Term: Fall 2022
Format: Course meets in person on scheduled days and times.
Open Seats: 1
Meets: MW from 8:00AM to 9:15AM
Section: 100
Open Seats: 1
Meets: MW from
8:00AM to 9:15AM
8:00AM to 9:15AM
Section: 100
Downtown Dayton Campus
Bldg 13, Rm 215
Faculty: Bodary
Term: Fall 2022
Format: Course meets in person on scheduled days and times.
Open Seats: 7
Meets: TTH from 8:00AM to 9:15AM
Section: 200
Open Seats: 7
Meets: TTH from
8:00AM to 9:15AM
8:00AM to 9:15AM
Section: 200
Downtown Dayton Campus
Bldg 13, Rm 213
Faculty: Kindell
Term: Fall 2022
Format: Course meets in person on scheduled days and times.
Open Seats: 12
Meets: F from 8:00AM to 10:40AM
Section: 300
Open Seats: 12
Meets: F from
8:00AM to 10:40AM
8:00AM to 10:40AM
Section: 300
Downtown Dayton Campus
Bldg 13, Rm 213
Faculty: Burnett
Term: Fall 2022
Format: Course meets in person on scheduled days and times.
Open Seats: 6
Meets: MW from 9:30AM to 10:45AM
Section: 101
Open Seats: 6
Meets: MW from
9:30AM to 10:45AM
9:30AM to 10:45AM
Section: 101
Downtown Dayton Campus
Bldg 13, Rm 215
Faculty: Bernard
Term: Fall 2022
Format: Course meets in person on scheduled days and times.
Open Seats: 2
Meets: MW from 9:30AM to 10:45AM
Section: 106
Open Seats: 2
Meets: MW from
9:30AM to 10:45AM
9:30AM to 10:45AM
Section: 106
Downtown Dayton Campus
Bldg 13, Rm 215
Faculty: Geers
Term: Fall 2022
Format: Course meets in person on scheduled days and times.
Open Seats: 6
Meets: TTH from 9:30AM to 10:45AM
Section: 201
Open Seats: 6
Meets: TTH from
9:30AM to 10:45AM
9:30AM to 10:45AM
Section: 201
Downtown Dayton Campus
Bldg 13, Rm 213
Faculty: Burnett
Term: Fall 2022
Format: Course meets in person on scheduled days and times.
Open Seats: 12
Meets: MW from 11:00AM to 12:15PM
Section: 102
Open Seats: 12
Meets: MW from
11:00AM to 12:15PM
11:00AM to 12:15PM
Section: 102
Downtown Dayton Campus
Bldg 13, Rm 215
Faculty: Leonard
Term: Fall 2022
Format: Course meets in person on scheduled days and times.
Open Seats: 10
Meets: TTH from 11:00AM to 12:15PM
Section: 202
Open Seats: 10
Meets: TTH from
11:00AM to 12:15PM
11:00AM to 12:15PM
Section: 202
Downtown Dayton Campus
Bldg 13, Rm 213
Faculty: Geers
Term: Fall 2022
Format: Course meets in person on scheduled days and times.
Open Seats: 13
Meets: TTH from 11:00AM to 12:15PM
Section: 205
Open Seats: 13
Meets: TTH from
11:00AM to 12:15PM
11:00AM to 12:15PM
Section: 205
Downtown Dayton Campus
Bldg 13, Rm 213
Faculty: Hubbard
Term: Fall 2022
Format: Course meets in person on scheduled days and times.
Open Seats: 6
Meets: MW from 12:30PM to 1:45PM
Section: 103
Open Seats: 6
Meets: MW from
12:30PM to 1:45PM
12:30PM to 1:45PM
Section: 103
Downtown Dayton Campus
Bldg 13, Rm 215
Faculty: Leonard
Term: Fall 2022
Format: Course meets in person on scheduled days and times.
Open Seats: 7
Meets: TTH from 12:30PM to 1:45PM
Section: 203
Open Seats: 7
Meets: TTH from
12:30PM to 1:45PM
12:30PM to 1:45PM
Section: 203
Downtown Dayton Campus
Bldg 13, Rm 213
Faculty: Geers
Term: Fall 2022
Format: Course meets in person on scheduled days and times.
Open Seats: 14
Meets: TTH from 12:30PM to 1:45PM
Section: 206
Open Seats: 14
Meets: TTH from
12:30PM to 1:45PM
12:30PM to 1:45PM
Section: 206
Downtown Dayton Campus
Bldg 13, Rm 215
Faculty: Schmidlapp
Term: Fall 2022
Format: Course meets in person on scheduled days and times.
Open Seats: 7
Meets: MW from 2:00PM to 3:15PM
Section: 104
Open Seats: 7
Meets: MW from
2:00PM to 3:15PM
2:00PM to 3:15PM
Section: 104
Downtown Dayton Campus
Bldg 13, Rm 215
Faculty: Leonard
Term: Fall 2022
Format: Course meets in person on scheduled days and times.
Open Seats: 4
Meets: TTH from 2:00PM to 3:15PM
Section: 204
Open Seats: 4
Meets: TTH from
2:00PM to 3:15PM
2:00PM to 3:15PM
Section: 204
Downtown Dayton Campus
Bldg 13, Rm 215
Faculty: Schmidlapp
Term: Fall 2022
Format: Course meets in person on scheduled days and times.
Open Seats: 11
Meets: MW from 3:30PM to 4:45PM
Section: 105
Open Seats: 11
Meets: MW from
3:30PM to 4:45PM
3:30PM to 4:45PM
Section: 105
Downtown Dayton Campus
Bldg 13, Rm 215
Faculty: Schmidlapp
Term: Fall 2022
Format: Course meets in person on scheduled days and times with additional online content. Check the schedule to confirm the days and times your class will meet in-person. Requires computer and high-speed internet.
Open Seats: 11
Meets: M from 5:30PM to 6:45PM
Section: NY0
Open Seats: 11
Meets: M from
5:30PM to 6:45PM
5:30PM to 6:45PM
Section: NY0
Downtown Dayton Campus
Bldg 13, Rm 215
Faculty: Kostic
Term: Fall 2022
Format: Course meets in person on scheduled days and times with additional online content. Check the schedule to confirm the days and times your class will meet in-person. Requires computer and high-speed internet.
Open Seats: 8
Meets: T from 5:30PM to 6:45PM
Section: NY1
Open Seats: 8
Meets: T from
5:30PM to 6:45PM
5:30PM to 6:45PM
Section: NY1
Downtown Dayton Campus
Bldg 13, Rm 215
Faculty: Hagerman
Term: Fall 2022
Format: Course meets in person on scheduled days and times with additional online content. Check the schedule to confirm the days and times your class will meet in-person. Requires computer and high-speed internet.
Open Seats: 10
Meets: T from 7:00PM to 8:15PM
Section: NY2
Open Seats: 10
Meets: T from
7:00PM to 8:15PM
7:00PM to 8:15PM
Section: NY2
Online Learning with Meeting Times
Online
Faculty: White
Term: Fall 2022
Format: Course meets online during scheduled days and times, with additional online content. Check the schedule to confirm the days and times your class will meet online. Requires computer and high-speed internet.
Course Fee: $22.50
Open Seats: 7
Meets: MW from 9:30AM to 10:45AM
Section: 2V0
Open Seats: 7
Meets: MW from
9:30AM to 10:45AM
9:30AM to 10:45AM
Section: 2V0
Online Learning with Meeting Times
Online
Faculty: White
Term: Fall 2022
Format: Course meets online during scheduled days and times, with additional online content. Check the schedule to confirm the days and times your class will meet online. Requires computer and high-speed internet.
Course Fee: $22.50
Open Seats: 7
Meets: MW from 11:00AM to 12:15PM
Section: 2V1
Open Seats: 7
Meets: MW from
11:00AM to 12:15PM
11:00AM to 12:15PM
Section: 2V1
Online Learning with Meeting Times
Online
Faculty: George
Term: Fall 2022
Format: Course meets online during scheduled days and times, with additional online content. Check the schedule to confirm the days and times your class will meet online. Requires computer and high-speed internet.
Course Fee: $22.50
Open Seats: 11
Meets: TTH from 12:30PM to 1:45PM
Section: 1V0
Open Seats: 11
Meets: TTH from
12:30PM to 1:45PM
12:30PM to 1:45PM
Section: 1V0
Online Learning with Meeting Times
Online
Faculty: George
Term: Fall 2022
Format: Course meets online during scheduled days and times, with additional online content. Check the schedule to confirm the days and times your class will meet online. Requires computer and high-speed internet.
Course Fee: $22.50
Open Seats: 13
Meets: TTH from 2:00PM to 3:15PM
Section: 1V1
Open Seats: 13
Meets: TTH from
2:00PM to 3:15PM
2:00PM to 3:15PM
Section: 1V1
Online Learning with Meeting Times
Online
Faculty: Madden
Term: Fall 2022
Format: Course meets online during scheduled days and times, with additional online content. Check the schedule to confirm the days and times your class will meet online. Requires computer and high-speed internet.
Course Fee: $22.50
Open Seats: 7
Meets: TTH from 5:30PM to 6:45PM
Section: 1NV
Open Seats: 7
Meets: TTH from
5:30PM to 6:45PM
5:30PM to 6:45PM
Section: 1NV
Online Learning
Faculty: Leonard
Term: Fall 2022
Format: Complete work online when it fits your schedule, while adhering to weekly deadlines. No scheduled meeting times. Requires computer and high-speed internet.
Note: Requires recording 5 speeches in front of a live audience created by the student with at least 8 adults present for each speech
Course Fee: $22.50
Open Seats: 1
Section: 500
Open Seats: 1
Section: 500
Online Learning
Faculty: Leonard
Term: Fall 2022
Format: Complete work online when it fits your schedule, while adhering to weekly deadlines. No scheduled meeting times. Requires computer and high-speed internet.
Note: Requires recording 5 speeches in front of a live audience created by the student with at least 8 adults present for each speech
Course Fee: $22.50
Open Seats: 4
Section: 501
Open Seats: 4
Section: 501
Online Learning
Faculty: Kindell
Term: Fall 2022
Format: Complete work online when it fits your schedule, while adhering to weekly deadlines. No scheduled meeting times. Requires computer and high-speed internet.
Note: Requires recording 5 speeches in front of a live audience created by the student with at least 8 adults present for each speech
Course Fee: $22.50
Open Seats: 4
Section: 502
Open Seats: 4
Section: 502
Online Learning
Term: Fall 2022
Format: Complete work online when it fits your schedule, while adhering to weekly deadlines. No scheduled meeting times. Requires computer and high-speed internet.
Note: Requires recording 5 speeches in front of a live audience created by the student with at least 8 adults present for each speech
Course Fee: $22.50
Open Seats: 13
Section: 503
Open Seats: 13
Section: 503
Centerville Campus
Centerville, Rm 110
Faculty: Cichy
Term: Fall 2022
Format: Course meets in person on scheduled days and times.
Open Seats: 12
Meets: TTH from 11:00AM to 12:15PM
Section: C01
Open Seats: 12
Meets: TTH from
11:00AM to 12:15PM
11:00AM to 12:15PM
Section: C01
Centerville Campus
Centerville, Rm 110
Faculty: Kindell
Term: Fall 2022
Format: Course meets in person on scheduled days and times.
Open Seats: 13
Meets: MW from 2:00PM to 3:15PM
Section: C02
Open Seats: 13
Meets: MW from
2:00PM to 3:15PM
2:00PM to 3:15PM
Section: C02
Courseview Campus Center (Mason)
Mason Bldg A, Rm 114
Faculty: Boyle
Term: Fall 2022
Format: Course meets in person on scheduled days and times.
Open Seats: 16
Meets: TTH from 11:00AM to 12:15PM
Section: M01
Open Seats: 16
Meets: TTH from
11:00AM to 12:15PM
11:00AM to 12:15PM
Section: M01
Courseview Campus Center (Mason)
Mason Bldg B, Rm 127
Faculty: Elgafy
Term: Fall 2022
Format: Course meets in person on scheduled days and times.
Open Seats: 11
Meets: MW from 12:30PM to 1:45PM
Section: M02
Open Seats: 11
Meets: MW from
12:30PM to 1:45PM
12:30PM to 1:45PM
Section: M02
Courseview Campus Center (Mason)
Mason Bldg A, Rm 114
Faculty: Casperson
Term: Fall 2022
Format: Course meets in person on scheduled days and times.
Open Seats: 13
Meets: TTH from 7:30PM to 8:45PM
Section: MN1
Open Seats: 13
Meets: TTH from
7:30PM to 8:45PM
7:30PM to 8:45PM
Section: MN1
Huber Heights Learning Center
Huber Heights, Rm 117
Faculty: Wirsing-Bryant
Term: Fall 2022
Format: Course meets in person on scheduled days and times.
Open Seats: 13
Meets: TTH from 11:00AM to 12:15PM
Section: H21
Open Seats: 13
Meets: TTH from
11:00AM to 12:15PM
11:00AM to 12:15PM
Section: H21
Englewood Learning Center
Englewood, Rm 109
Faculty: Hill Alexander
Term: Fall 2022
Format: Course meets in person on scheduled days and times.
Open Seats: 16
Meets: MW from 7:00PM to 8:15PM
Section: EN1
Open Seats: 16
Meets: MW from
7:00PM to 8:15PM
7:00PM to 8:15PM
Section: EN1
Downtown Dayton Campus
Bldg 13, Rm 215
Faculty: Morales
Term: Fall 2022
Format: Course meets in person on scheduled days and times.
Open Seats: 15
Meets: MW from 12:00PM to 1:50PM
Section: 1T1
Open Seats: 15
Meets: MW from
12:00PM to 1:50PM
12:00PM to 1:50PM
Section: 1T1
Online Learning
Faculty: Burnett
Term: Fall 2022
Format: Complete work online when it fits your schedule, while adhering to weekly deadlines. No scheduled meeting times. Requires computer and high-speed internet.
Course Fee: $22.50
Open Seats: 13
Section: 5T0
Open Seats: 13
Section: 5T0