Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: demonstrate the following speech preparation skills: develop a thesis / purpose statement for formal presentations, gather, produce and organize sufficient and appropriate material to create a substantive speech, write attention getting and relevant introductions, write powerful and conclusive summary ending statements, support thesis statements with logically developed and adequately supported main points, select and use language appropriate for maximum communication, analyze the probable audience and adjust speech language, content and organization for effective communication; demonstrate the following speech presentation skills: face constructively the fear of speaking and develop confidence, control the voice for pleasing and transparent communication, identify and control non-verbal aspects of communication to reduce distractions and to complement the message, match the presentation style to the content and audience; show proficiency in the following speaking genres: demonstration speech, informative speech, persuasive speech, devotional, e) storytelling, oral interpretation.