<p>Has anyone taken a public speaking class in college? What all does it typically entail as far as work goes? </p>
<p>I have a HUGE fear of public speaking, will this class help that? And are the professors of that class usually understanding?</p>
<p>In my Public Speaking class, I had to prepare numerous different types of speeches. It was a very easy class for me, and I'm not a very good public speaker. The professor I had was also very understanding as far as nervousness goes. If you have any doubts, you can probably meet with him or her during office hours. They certainly do not expect you to be an expert speaker by the beginning or even the end, but to at least be adequate. It was a good experience, I recommend it especially if you have a fear of public speaking. Depending on class size, you get to know a lot of people, which makes it easier (for me anyway) to give a speech to them. Good luck!</p>
<p>So, academically, its an easy class? What was the midterm and final like?</p>
<p>Like any other class, it differs according to the school. Try asking someone at the school you will be attending.</p>
<p>usually theres no final or midterm for speech classes, instead you do speeches. my speech class had daily quizzes about types of method in speech and we did about 4 speeches and 1 group speech.</p>
<p>My question is 'AHeartLikeHis' going to have anything to experience in college? You constantly ask questions about this and that,etc. Why don't you wait until you get there and let things fall and experience them then?</p>
<p>I can understand wanting to have some grasp of a few on the ins and outs of college, but every little detail??</p>
<p>In their defense they could be making scheduling decisions right now, and then this would be a pretty valid question.</p>
<p>but not every single detail.</p>
<p>I'm a very detailed person....andyes I just scheduled classes...and have no clue what is involved in a typical public speaking class as far as tests, midterms, finals, quizzes, speeches, etc.</p>
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<p>Remove "public speaking class" and insert "___________ class" and you'll have how just about every college student feels about any class they'll be taking. Every subject's courses vary from school to school, year to year, even from professor to professor within the same school.</p>
<p>The 100-level public speaking course at my community college was a 3-credit class that required 2 exams, 5 speeches and essays of 12, 4 and 3 pages in length. We also wrote resumes, reviewed speeches, prepared interviews and had a group project. It was one of the hardest classes I had.
When I transferred, I found that the course was equivalent to:
- 3-credit class required for major with no additional requirements
- Elective with an additional 3-credit communication class required
- 1 credit class required for major with an additional 2 credit upper-class sequence required
BTW, I'm a business major and all the schools I was looking at were accredited by AACSB and follow similar degree requirements otherwise.</p>
<p>To the OP: You're not the only one with a fear of public speaking. You'll likely find that your professor is very understanding in that regard.</p>