LEAD 16
Effective Advocacy and Public Speaking Winter 2023

Clear and persuasive public speaking, whether before a small group or a much larger audience, is essential to effective leadership and career development. This course is designed to enhance a student’s ability to develop a position on a significant issue and to advance and defend that position orally. This course will give students, either singly or in pairs, numerous opportunities to make presentations and receive immediate feedback from the Instructors. The course will consist of three sessions per week lasting approximately 120-150 minutes, with an initial organizational session to select a topic to be presented or debated. Students may choose the method of their presentation, and each students may select their own presentation topic or choose from a list of suggested issues.