DESCRIPTION:

This course is designed to develop communication skills in the preparation and delivery of spoken messages. Attention will be given to speaking situations frequently encountered in ministry: speeches to persuade, convince and inform; self-introductions; sharing of Christian experience; storytelling; and biblical messages. Emphasis will be placed on the creation and delivery of original material for presentations. Questions about voice, gesture, non-verbal communication, and speech anxiety will be considered. The course will use video tape recording. Enrollment is limited to ten students.

Oral presentation is fundamental to the communication of the gospel.

This highly interactive class will meet once a week for two hours. Time will be spent listening to brief lectures, engaging in class discussion, delivering oral presentations, and providing feedback to classmates. Time outside of class will be devoted to actively listening to other presenters and to speech preparation. Video tape will be used to record in-class speeches.

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REQUIRED EXPERIENCE OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Listen to and outline the live presentations of five different speakers outside of class. Assess the effectiveness of these presenters. In addition, record meaningful analogies, experiences, and creative ideas that come to mind throughout the duration of the class. These outlines, assessments and recorded thoughts should be kept in a journal and brought to class each week in order to facilitate discussion. The journals will be handed in on the last day of class for a grade.

REQUIRED ASSIGNMENTS IN CLASS:

In addition to the journal kept outside of class, each student will be expected to prepare and deliver four relatively brief oral presentations in class (written outlines will be required for each of these assignments).

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Meets M. Div. Core requirement in Preaching and Communication (MIN 2).

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