Joseph Heissan
Adjunct Lecturer
Speech, Communications and Theatre Arts
EMAIL: jheissanjr@bmcc.cuny.edu
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Office Hours: Thurs. 8:30-10:30 AM
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Expertise
theatre, performance, public speaking
Degrees
The Graduate Center, City University of New York
Ph.D., Theatre/Theatre and Performance
Carnegie Mellon University
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.), Directing and Theatrical Production
Northwestern University
Master of Arts – MA, Theatre
Vassar College
Bachelor’s Degree, Drama/Pre-med
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.