Oral Communication Fellows

The Oral Communication Fellows are a specifically trained group of students. Each member of our team is not only a communication major, but has successfully completed an intense public speaking class, gone through an interview and essay application process, and had a semester-long Oral Communication Fellows training program.
Our objectives are:

• To utilize our training and experiences to instill confidence and help you to expose your own abilities;
  
• To provide you with enough helpful advice to strengthen your delivery while reducing anxiety; and,
• To enable you to become a proficient and competent public speaker now and in future endeavors.

We will help with speech organization:

• Refining your thesis
• Outline organization
• Transitions
• Integrating Visual Aids
• Introduction and Conclusion
• Citing Sources Properly
• How to effectively use PowerPoint
  without experiencing “Death by PowerPoint”
• Analyzing Audience

We will also help with speaker presentation:

• Speaker apprehension
• Delivery
  • Volume Quality
  • Voice Quality
• Controlling Nonverbal Gestures
  • Eye Contact
  • Hand Usage/Gestures
• Group and Partner Work
• Analyzing Audience

Contact Information
Appointment locations and availability:

• 233 Pearson Hall: Monday- Friday
• Student Multimedia Design Center (Morris Library):
  Monday-Friday See our online scheduling system for times and days

To make an appointment, log on to our online scheduler:www.rich15.com/ocf/

All this knowledge and insight is ready for you to use!

(2007 Oral Communication Fellows)

For further information, contact:
Department of Communication
Jo Kmetz, Director Oral Communication Fellows Program
248 Pearson Hall / 302-831-6799
jokmetz@udel.edu Or visit www.udel.edu/communication