Speech and Theatre Arts
Upon successful completion of the Speech/Theatre Program at Oklahoma City Community College, students will be able to:
Speech
- Evaluate the strategies of communication
- Apply the principles of effective speech preparation
- Analyze the audience and adapt the speech to fit the audience
- Use appropriate criteria for selecting topics for speeches
- Recognize and use different types of supporting materials
- Utilize research skills
- Organize the speech: the introduction, the body, and the conclusion
- Demonstrate the elements of effective speech delivery
- Demonstrate the elements of his/her speaking experiences
- Develop and build a stronger sense of self-confidence and self-reliance
Theatre Arts
- Analyze theatre and have the ability to identify and describe artistic choices, visual elements and formal design elements
- Examining materials and processes used by actors, designers and directors to critically examine works of theatre
- Analyze the role theatre plays in our culture and identify the functions of theatre in various world cultures
- Demonstrate the psychological and physical performance skills of the actor through exercises, improvisation, script analysis, and memorized scene work
- Develop efficient use of the vocal apparatus and maintaining healthy vocal production for the stage
- Possess the ability to understand and utilize IPA when examining theatrical texts to fully understand proper pronunciation of words
- Demonstrate knowledge of where/how to find proper examples of various dialects from around the world
- Examining materials and processes used by technicians, designers, and directors to critically examine works of theatre
- Employ skills in a theatre production
- Model collaboration as part of a production team
Questions? Contact Us.
Division of Arts, English and Humanities
Email the Division Office
(405) 682-7558