Kate Sweeney
Adjunct Lecturer
Speech, Communications and Theatre Arts
EMAIL: ksweeney@bmcc.cuny.edu
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Office Hours: Thurs. 11:00 am -12:00 pm and by appointment
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Kate Sweeney is an Adjunct Instructor in the Speech, Communication, and Theatre Department. She has taught communication courses at Columbia University, Baruch College, NYC College of Technology and BMCC. She is pursuing her doctorate in education at Columbia’s Teachers College in Adult Learning and Leadership. When not teaching or attending classes, Kate works with clients both in the United States and abroad on communication and leadership skills. Prior to her work in education, she spent 13 years in the United States Army as a Chinese, Italian and French linguist, where she gained her passion for teaching and leading others.
Expertise
Public speaking, Leadership, Adult Learning, Intercultural Communication, Business Communication
Degrees
- M.A. Adult Learning and Leadership, Columbia’s Teachers College
- M.S. International Enterprise Management, University of Maryland University College
- Ed.D. (in progress) Adult Learning and Leadership, Columbia’s Teachers College
Courses Taught
- The aim of this course is to develop effective skills in speech communication. The student examines how to generate topics and organized ideas, masters elements of audience psychology and practices techniques of speech presentation in a public forum. All elements of speech production and presentation are considered.
- This course is recommended for those whose native language is not English. It addresses fundamentals of speech communication, as does SPE 100, but provides special emphasis in vocabulary building, pronunciation, and enunciation. Classwork is implemented through the use of recordings, individual and group drills, interpersonal exercises, oral readings, and impromptu and prepared group discussions and speeches. Weekly speech tutoring is required. This course satisfies the equivalent for, and may be taken instead of, SPE 100. Credit is given for SPE 102 or SPE 100, but not for both classes.
- The aim of the course is to provide the student with advanced experiences in the preparation and analysis of oral presentations for professional, nonprofessional, and academic situations. A detailed study of the principles and theories of public speaking is made. The course includes the presentation of student speeches. Prerequisite: SPE 100 or permission of department
