Hello all,

I am your instructor Kyueun Kim and this academic commons will be used only for our Speech Communication course this semester.

Here are some questions that I want you to think about before we begin reading textbook chapters about public speaking.

• What is public speaking?
• Why do you need public speaking in the twenty-first century?
• Do you think public speaking is important in the digital age? Why?
• What is your personal goal for taking speech communication course?
• What are some characteristics of a good public speaker? Any examples?

Researches have shown that American’s greatest fear is public speaking. Read this article  from the Washington Post and get your self ready to share your fears.