| Why take speech? In short, the speech communication
courses at CHC will help you develop your communication skills,
skills that are vital to your personal and professional success.
The fact is, everyone communicates and all of us could learn to
communicate better. In a 1999 survey by the National Communication
Association, "lack of effective communication" is identified as
the number one reason why relationships break-up. The importance
of communication is business is as significant. The American Management
Association found a wide disparity between the communication skills
employers want and the skill their employees have. 
As you can see from this graph, 60 to 80 percent
of employers expect their employees to have basic communication
skills such as ability to speak one on one and relate to others.
But less than 20 percent of their workers actually possess these
skills. Improving your communication skills by taking speech communication
classes at CHC will put you ahead in the world. The speech communication courses at CHC are
designed to increase your knowledge and abilities in specific communication
contexts including interpersonal, small group and public speaking
situations. The program also offers courses in oral interpretation
of literature, argumentation, advanced public speaking, business
communication, intercultural communication and mass communication.
In addition, we offer SPEECH 050, Fundamentals of Oral Communication,
for students interested in improving their oral communication skills
in everyday personal and business situations. No matter which speech
communication course you choose to enroll in, you can expect to
learn to*:
- make
informed, ethical choices regarding communication behavior
- demonstrate
effective listening behavior
- speak
with the qualities of verbal confidence and competence
- appreciate
the role of and demonstrate effective nonverbal behaviors
- communicate
effectively with individuals of diverse backgrounds
- apply
basic communication concepts across all contexts and situations
- utilize
information and technology in order to communicate more effectively
*Speech Communication
Program Learning Outcomes, adopted 2003. |
