Class information
COMM111Z Public Speaking
- CRN: 10857
- Credits: 4
- Locations, days, times, and instructors:
- Cascade CH 203, TuThTuesday and Thursday, from 2 to 3:50pm
From January 6 through March 19, 2026, Kathleen S Doss
- Cascade CH 203, TuThTuesday and Thursday, from 2 to 3:50pm
Class materials
Textbooks
No textbooks required
Open educational resources (OER)
The following free or inexpensive materials are used for this class:
Details about this class
Hello!
This class meets In Person at Cascade Campus. We use an OER textbook (Open Educational Resource), which means it is online and free to you. In the class we cover many areas of Public Speaking and mostly have fun while doing so.
WR 121 is a prerequisite for the class because we build upon your research and organizational skills when creating the research based speeches- the Informative speech and the Persuasive speech. We will also cover Storytelling and Commemorative speaking.
There are weekly Online Discussions due and short Reading Reflections due almost every week. We spend time in class working on Outlines, Manuscripts, and other speech materials, and sometimes we complete part of the Online Discussions.
This is a class that requires time outside of class to Practice Practice Practice. So make sure you can set aside weekly time for Preparation and Practice Practice Practice. Effective practice is vital to your success as a speaker.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at kathleen.doss@pcc.edu.
Technology
There is no additional technology required for this class.
No show policy
Your instructor can mark you as a "no show" if you do not participate in your class during the first week. This will remove you from the class.
Students with disabilities
Students with disabilities should notify their instructor if accommodations are needed to take this class. For information about technologies that help people with disabilities taking Online based classes please visit the Disability Services website.