Teaching public speaking : design and implementation.

Abstract

This paper will discuss the design and implementation of a public speaking course at Mahidol University International College, Bangkok, Thailand. The original design was based on an attempt to shift the general student perception of a presentation from a formula to be memorized to a form of interaction between speaker and audience. Various methods of peer feedback are used in the course. Individual and group evaluations of recorded presentations teach students to objectively analyze and evaluate their own presentation style. This paper also discusses some of the problems associated with changes in course design, and implementation of technologies such as CD-ROM, video and the Internet in the public speaking classroom.