COMM 1112 — Public Speaking
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath EIusually offered: fall, spring, summertypical days: WBostonOakland, CAOnlineOnlineTraditional
Develops skills in public communication. Topics include choosing and researching a topic, organizing and delivering a speech, handling speech anxiety, listening critically, and adapting language to an audience. Offers the opportunity for students to present a series of speeches and receive advice and criticism from an audience.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer B 2023 | 5 | 74 | 95 | 78% | 4.2 |
| Fall 2023 | 11 | 207 | 209 | 99% | 0.2 |
| Spring 2024 | 10 | 187 | 190 | 98% | 0.3 |
| Summer A 2024 | 9 | 157 | 171 | 92% | 1.6 |
| Summer B 2024 | 6 | 91 | 114 | 80% | 3.8 |
| Fall 2024 | 12 | 210 | 228 | 92% | 1.5 |
| Spring 2025 | 13 | 240 | 247 | 97% | 0.5 |
| Summer A 2025 | 9 | 176 | 192 | 92% | 1.8 |
| Summer B 2025 | 7 | 134 | 154 | 87% | 2.9 |
| Fall 2025 | 13 | 241 | 247 | 98% | 0.5 |
| Spring 2026 | 12 | 228 | 229 | 100% | 0.1 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 48% · T 11% · W 52% · Th 44% · F 9%
Common patterns: MWR (34% of sections), async (28% of sections), W (8% of sections), M (6% of sections), MTWR (4% of sections), WF (4% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Nazanin Bani Amerian (10% of students) · reviews
- Benjamin Compton (9% of students) · reviews
- Matthew Pitchford (9% of students) · reviews
- Anthony Woodall (9% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Matthew Pitchford (16% of students) · reviews
- Daniel Nwogwugwu (11% of students) · reviews
- Patrick Jones (9% of students) · reviews
- Briana Trifiro (9% of students) · reviews
Summer A
- Matthew Pitchford (23% of students) · reviews
- Patrick Jones (20% of students) · reviews
- Nikki Weickum (15% of students) · reviews
- Timothy Barr (11% of students) · reviews
Summer B
- Matthew Pitchford (34% of students) · reviews
- Patrick Jones (23% of students) · reviews
- Daniel Nwogwugwu (10% of students) · reviews
- Doria Charlson (8% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (COMM course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All COMM courses · Plan it at numap.app