SYLLABUS

FOR NON-CREDIT COURSES

INSTITUTION: / GREAT FALLS COLLEGE MSU
COURSE TITLE: / Speaking Skills for the Workplace
LAST UPDATED: / Fall 2017
INSTRUCTOR & CONTACT INFO: / Deborah Jenkins, PHR
Email: / Phone: (406) 268-3734
I. COURSE DESCRIPTION
There are situations in everyone’s career in which speaking in public is required. It may be to a large crowd or a small group of two or three. Not every personality feels at ease with this ‘opportunity’. Improving your public speaking skills through proper preparations, body language awareness, and vocal expression will produce great self-confidence, effective audience influence, and improved relations. Let your voice be heard, and remembered, by speaking out.
II. COURSE MATERIALS
Handouts will be provided by the instructor.
III. COURSE OBJECTIVES
By the end of this course:
1. Students will learn different communication tools to assist with successful public speaking.
2. Students will understand the importance of forethought before speaking in a public work setting.
3. Students will know how to skillfully deliver a verbal message.
IV. COURSE OUTLINE
1. Verbal Skills
2. Body Language
3. Message Content and Organization
V. STUDENT EVALUATION
Grading is Pass/Fail with attendance and participation mandatory for a passing grade as well as hands-on participation in all classroom instruction and activities successfully demonstrating that they have learned the objectives 1 – 3 as listed above.
VI. ACCOMMODATIONS
Students with documented disabilities, whether physical, cognitive or psychological, are entitled to reasonable accommodations in their classes. If you would like to use accommodations for this class, please contact Kathy Meier, Director of Disability and Learning Support Services at 406-771-4311 or stop by the Disability and Learning Support Services office (R261) to make arrangements.