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Fundamentals of Communication
Classes began Wednesday, August 24, 2011
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Instructor: Dr. Larry C. Bobbert
Class will meet :   McKee - Jackson County Schools
TECH Center Theatre and/or classroom.

Prerequisites: None
Course Description/Course Goal:

To provide sufficient resources & instruction to assure that each student completing this
course has achieved basic oral communications skills and understanding of ways to
overcome barriers to effective communications.


Required Text :  

Midway requires
Communication in Our Lives, 6th edition, Author: Wood, Julia T
ISBN:
9780495909408
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Dr. Dr. Bobbert also requires readings from on line sources and from his
book DON'T TALK!  COMMUNICATE! wil be assigned.

You will not be required to purchase Dr. Bobbert's book.  A copy of the book
with annotations can be accessed on the web.  Click the book above to
connect to the text.
You may purchase a hard copy of the book from Dr. Bobbert for $10.00.

You will need to access Dr. Bobbet's Midway Web Site each week for Web assigned
readings and research.  Modern communications requires student knowledge of web
resources, tools and world wide access to information.

Everyone needs Effective communication skills to succeed in our modern world..  
Communication skills are even more important for leaders.  You are one or you are
working to become one.  In the next few weeks consider (think and observe)  the different
types of communications that you need to develop in order to be as successful as you
hope to be.  Think about the most gifted speakers with whom you’ve talked, or heard
present.  What do you recall about how they communicated, vs what they had to say?  
Consider examples of how  poor communications detract from the effectiveness of a
speaker’s message.

This course will focus on speaking with ease, impromptu speaking, projecting a
professional image, overcoming “stage fright,” and speaking with a confident demeanor.  
COM 205 is more than a speech course it contains an overview of oral communication and
will emphasize both the theoretical and practical applications of communication in
personal relationships and groups as well as public speaking.

Topics discussed will include the following:

    The foundations of communication
    -          Perceptions
    -          Personal history
    -          Culture
    -          Verbal and Non verbal communication
    -          Listening

    Interpersonal communications
                   Communication in personal relationships
                   Group and team communication in task groups
                   Interviewing

    Public communications

    Planning, researching, developing, organizing and presenting public speeches

    Award Speech and Narrative speaking

    After Dinner speaking to inform and entertain

    Informative speaking

    Persuasive speaking

    Group Presentations


While COM 205 focuses on activities to aid your developing your ability to speak with
confidence, clarity and conviction, COM 205 is not exclusively a speech class.   It includes a
look at communications concepts, theories, principles and research findings that help you
understand communicating is more than what you say.  Lecture and discussion sessions
emphasize special skills and information important to your learning not to “talk” but to
communicate.  You will be expected to read the text and be prepared to answer quiz
questions on the material and exhibit a knowledge of the material in your presentations.


Time permitting other subjects will be covered such as:
       Job Interviews
       Dealing with Difficultl Behavior
       Advanced Body Language
       Using Questions to "lead" a discussion.
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