Speech Courses

The courses offered by the Speech Program reflect Speech at its best. We've created a forum for dynamic conversations to push our thinking about Speech and other forms of communication. You'll find this spirit of curiosity and enthusiasm reflected in how we talk about, think about, write about, and do Speech. You'll also see our commitment to Speech through our thoughtfully designed courses that help students to become more confident, more effective, more informed communicators.

Speech 30: Speechwriting

This course explores speechwriting as a process. Students will work independently and in peer groups to write speeches for themselves and for others.

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Speech 33: Political Humor Rhetoric

In this class, we will survey extant research findings to evaluate late night political humor's content and effects, using social scientific and rhetorical theories to better understand how, and in what ways, late night television political comedy matters.

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