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Build professional public speaking skills and learn to speak persuasively with an ethic of service to your audience.
COM 100 prepares students to plan and deliver professional public presentations and to think carefully about how words land with an audience. The course works through the essential public speaking skills — research, structure, delivery, audience analysis — while keeping ethical service to listeners front and center.
Beyond the practical skill of giving a clear talk, students learn the art of speaking persuasively, drawing on the historical roots of rhetoric and oratory found in the traditional liberal arts. The goal is graduates who can stand in front of any audience, make a real argument, and do it in a way that respects the people listening.
Offered 2026-2027: Fall Traditional · 2026-2027: Fall 2 · 2026-2027: Spring Traditional.
Alexandra Perez
2026-2027: Fall Traditional
Greg Johannes
2026-2027: Fall Traditional
Mark Garland
2026-2027: Fall Traditional
Nishie, M.A.
Assistant Professor
2026-2027: Fall Traditional · 2026-2027: Fall 2
Patrick Dolan
2026-2027: Fall Traditional
Russell Bivins
2026-2027: Fall Traditional
Steven Widger
2026-2027: Fall Traditional
Karen
2026-2027: Fall Traditional
Plan a Presentation
Research, outline, and structure a talk for a specific audience and purpose.
Deliver With Poise
Use voice, pacing, and physical presence to hold an audience's attention.
Speak Persuasively
Apply classical rhetorical strategies to make an argument that actually moves people.
Adapt to Context
Adjust tone, evidence, and approach across academic, professional, and public settings.
Communicate Ethically
Speak in ways that serve the audience rather than manipulate them.
A Biblical Worldview treats speech as something weighty — what people say shapes other people. COM 100 takes that conviction into a public speaking classroom: persuasion is real, rhetoric is powerful, and both are best practiced as service to the listener rather than leverage over them.
COM 100 builds the speaking skills every ACU graduate uses. Explore the programs that include it.
