FERRUM COLLEGE TO OFFER EIGHT WEEK COURSE IN PUBLIC SPEAKING

January 9, 2004

        Ferrum College will offer an eight week course in public speaking on Wednesday evenings starting on January 28 and ending March 24, 2004 (no class will be held on March 3).   The courses will be held at the Roanoke Higher Education Center at 108 South Jefferson Street in Roanoke, VA.   Cost for the course is $750.  

         The public speaking course will be taught by the Chaplain and Instructor of Public Speaking at Ferrum College, the Reverend Wes Astin.

         "Anyone who has ever had to stand in front of a group of people understand how difficult that can be. This course will help anyone who has ever or may be called on to address a group, large or small, to develop the necessary skills in oral communication. We will study speech construction and delivery, audience analysis, listening skills, along with fundamental voice and body control. It's sure to be a fun class!"

      Ferrum College is a four-year, private, co-educational, liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Ferrum offers a choice of nationally recognized bachelor’s degree programs at a cost well below the national average for private colleges. For more information on Ferrum, visit www.ferrum.edu. # # #