Speaking Intensive Courses

The Rhetoric & Communication Program is proud to offer speaking intensive courses for St. Lawrence students.

These courses incorporate instruction, practice, and feedback to develop oral communication competence, confidence, and self-awareness. Courses may focus on interpersonal communication (dialogue, deliberation, listening) and/or traditional public speaking.

While many Performance & Communication Arts courses already include a speaking component, the speaking intensive designation refers to courses outside the PCA department that emphasize speaking skills.

Want to enroll in a speaking intensive course?

Look for the designation “SPK” in APR2 sidebar.

Program Coordinator: Maurer Associate Professor of Performance & Communication Arts Allison L. Rowland 

Speaking intensive courses are made possible because of the vision of alumnus Gilbert Maurer ’50 and generous support from the Hearst Foundation and the Maurer Family Foundation.