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    Jan 15, 2025  
American University Catalog 2023-2024 
    
American University Catalog 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

COMM-543 Speechwriting (3)


Speechwriting plays a central role in politics, business, and organizations whose leaders speak often. It is also important for careers that require public speaking, such as law and marketing. In this course students analyze different types of speeches, study effective speechwriting methods, write speeches, and learn how to craft sound bites and applause lines, use humor and anecdote, and persuade through words. Usually Offered: spring.