Best Oral Comm class to meet TESU requirement

[jb111]

Hi. I need a TESU, COM-108 equivalent at Straighter, Study.com or other. My goal is to get as much speaking practice as possible. I'm not picky about whether it's recorded or live - just wanting to build my skills. Thanks.

[TESUAbroad]

This isn't really what you asked, but for speech, study.com/Straighterline sources aren't the best format.
Depending on your timeline, I'd recommend doing the speech class at a local CC where you have to speak in front of others etc.

If I had to choose between the two, Straighterline gives you a more in depth Oral presentation class, since there are three speeches and an eBook which you can peruse at your liking.

[Notgodot]

For the credit, study.com is fine. For practice, you may want to consider joining Toastmasters.

[SolarKat]

For the credit, study.com is fine. For practice, you may want to consider joining Toastmasters.

+1. Toastmasters will give you much more experience & training, if you're attending meetings frequently (and ideally working with a TM mentor). The for-credit class is more a formality, because whether you do one, three, or five recorded speeches, you won't have the immediate feedback you'd get via TM. For credit, I don't know which is better as I've not done one yet myself. But for actually becoming a better speaker, my Toastmasters experience wins hands down! (Plus, it's networking!) Good luck!

[inkleind]

Not to hijack the thread but... my full-time job is a professional development trainer. All I do is public speaking and have for years. What's my best course of action?

[jb111]

Thanks all. I just joined Toastmasters and did my icebreaker speech today. It went better than expected. I plan to attend as many meetings as possible but figured an additional speech class (even online) would not hurt - plus required for TESU