MPC 6200 - Presentational Speaking and Visual Communication for the Workplace

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Speaking and visual communication are both powerful tools for the professional communicator. This course focuses on the message and speaker as sites of production of meaning. Effective messages and sharing of meaning are central to the professional communicator’s ability to present well. This course focuses on developing and delivering strategic presentations and on impromptu oral communication. Class exercises focus on audience analysis, strategic thinking, theme development, message/argument construction, openings and closings, and creation of memorable messages. Elements of visual communication such as color, emphasis, balance, readability, and typography are discussed.