Basic Course Division : Looking at Our Students

Treating a Common Public Speaking Claim: An Examination of Students' Ego-involvement with Speech Topics in the Basic Communication Course

Authors of basic public speaking course textbooks frequently encourage students to select speech topics in which they have vested interest, care deeply about, and hold strong opinions and beliefs...

The Impact of Gender, Success and Planning of Humor on Public Speaking Apprehension

This study examined the impact of planned and unplanned humor, successful and unsuccessful humor and gender on the communication apprehension of public speaking students.....

Competent Public Speaking: Assessing Skill Development in the Basic Course


Effective public speaking skills are essential for a successful life. The authors provide an overall assessment of the basic public speaking course by examining fifteen student attributes divided into three categories....