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Release Date:

Friday, August 24, 2018

Join us for our Public Speaking Lab open house Aug. 29-30

Event Date:

Wed, 08/29/2018 - 3:00pm to 5:30pm

Photo of public speaking lab, screens, equipment

The HFC Speech Department will celebrate the official opening of its Public Speaking Lab in F-154 of the MacKenzie Fine Arts Center (Bldg. F on the main campus) in two public open house events:

Wednesday, Aug. 29, from 3:00 to 5:30 p.m., and
Thursday, Aug. 30, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.

"We are excited to offer public speaking consultative services at no cost to our students - those enrolled in Fundamentals of Speaking and Interpersonal Communication courses, as well as students who are referred by instructors in other disciplines," said Doris Toney, HFC speech instructor.

At the lab, full-time speech instructors will provide one-on-one consultation services to students Monday through Thursday in a warm, inviting space. Faculty will assist students with:

topic selection
speech outlines
confidence building
rehearsal
speech recording
video playback
development of overall public speaking skills that are necessary at the college level and beyond

The lab is a result of the HFC Technology Investment Committee's award of a $64,000 grant for the public speaking lab and lecture capture equipment in dedicated Speech classrooms in Building F.

For questions or more information, contact Toney at 313-845-9837 or dptoney@hfcc.edu.