{"id":11381,"date":"2013-09-30T09:21:52","date_gmt":"2013-09-30T13:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/?p=11381"},"modified":"2013-09-30T09:21:52","modified_gmt":"2013-09-30T13:21:52","slug":"speaking-intensive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/2013\/09\/30\/speaking-intensive\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaking Intensive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anand Rao came to the University of Mary Washington more than a decade ago with one goal in mind: to teach students to communicate effectively.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStrong communication skills are essential to succeed in every area of life,\u201d said Rao, associate professor of <a href=\"http:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/elc\/\">communication<\/a> and director of the Speaking Intensive Program.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11401\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11401\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/umwwebmaster.wpengine.com\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/09\/Anand-Rao_featured.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11401\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/anand-rao_featured\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/09\/Anand-Rao_featured.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4288,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Anand Rao_featured\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Professor Anand Rao teaches courses in small group communication, visual rhetoric and social media.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/09\/Anand-Rao_featured-300x143.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/09\/Anand-Rao_featured-1024x489.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11401\" alt=\"Professor Anand Rao teaches courses in small group communication, visual rhetoric and social media.\" src=\"http:\/\/umwwebmaster.wpengine.com\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/09\/Anand-Rao_featured-300x143.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"143\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/09\/Anand-Rao_featured-300x143.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/09\/Anand-Rao_featured-768x367.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/09\/Anand-Rao_featured-1024x489.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/09\/Anand-Rao_featured-1140x544.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11401\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Professor Anand Rao teaches courses in small group communication, visual rhetoric and social media.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In his role with the Speaking Intensive Program, Rao has influenced most every UMW student, since undergraduates are required to take at least two speaking intensive courses to graduate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe purpose of the speaking intensive requirement is to help students find ways to express themselves and build relationships,\u201d said Rao. The ability to communicate well is crucial not just for excelling in classes, but for relationships and the work place, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking Intensive courses are offered in nearly every major, from math to historic preservation. Students learn how to become proficient in speaking skills that are specific to their individual majors.<\/p>\n<p>Within UMW\u2019s Speaking Intensive Program, Rao also directs UMW\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/speaking\/speaking-center\/\">Speaking Center<\/a>. The center\u2019s doors are open to any UMW student or faculty member who needs assistance with anything related to speaking, from help on class projects to job interviews and presentations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Speaking Center does a really good job of preparing students for speeches, speech anxiety, and class discussion,\u201d said Rao. \u201cIf we do our job well, students are involved in class and expressing themselves well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his director roles, Rao teaches courses in public speaking and small group communication, as well as social media and visual rhetoric.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve heard thousands and thousands of student speeches, but I still love hearing my students speak on what they&#8217;re passionate about,\u201d said Rao.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11421\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11421\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/umwwebmaster.wpengine.com\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/09\/Anand-Rao_secondary.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11421\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/anand-rao_secondary\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/09\/Anand-Rao_secondary.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4288,2848\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Anand Rao_secondary\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Rao serves as the director of UMW&amp;#8217;s Speaking Intensive Program.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/09\/Anand-Rao_secondary-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/09\/Anand-Rao_secondary-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11421\" alt=\"Rao serves as the director of UMW's Speaking Intensive Program.\" src=\"http:\/\/umwwebmaster.wpengine.com\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/09\/Anand-Rao_secondary-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/09\/Anand-Rao_secondary-300x199.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/09\/Anand-Rao_secondary-768x510.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/09\/Anand-Rao_secondary-1024x680.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/09\/Anand-Rao_secondary-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/09\/Anand-Rao_secondary-1140x757.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11421\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rao serves as the director of UMW&#8217;s Speaking Intensive Program.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Junior English major Rives Kuhar said Rao\u2019s lessons will have a lifelong impact on her. \u201cHe cares about his students and their future and the work that they produce,\u201d she said.\u00a0 \u201cI know that I can go to him for anything. He\u2019s my mentor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last spring, students in his social media course collaborated and produced a handbook guide for college students about social media. Rao plans to have the handbook, which deals with everything from social networking to navigating jobs online, published as an e-book later this fall.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want my students to recognize the best ideas come from collaborative discussion,\u201d he said, noting the ability of UMW\u2019s small classes to foster quality student and teacher interactions.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of class, Rao can be spotted at UMW community events, snapping photos and producing videos of such iconic occasions as the <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/48290876\">Eagle Gathering<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/62158349\">Good Neighbor Day<\/a>, and Commencement.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11451\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11451\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/umwwebmaster.wpengine.com\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/09\/Anand_orientation.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11451\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/photographer-14\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/09\/Anand_orientation.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3000,2008\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Norm Shafer&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;UMW Freshman move in day, Friday Aug.  23, 2013. (Photo by Norm Shafer).&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1377216000&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Norm Shafer@2013&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Photographer&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Photographer\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;UMW Freshman move in day, Friday Aug.  23, 2013. (Photo by Norm Shafer).&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Rao spoke to new students during an orientation session this year.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/09\/Anand_orientation-300x201.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/09\/Anand_orientation-1024x685.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11451\" alt=\"Rao spoke to new students during an orientation session this year.\" src=\"http:\/\/umwwebmaster.wpengine.com\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/09\/Anand_orientation-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rao spoke to new students during an orientation session this year.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rao also has shared his communication expertise worldwide through numerous lectures and presentations, which have taken him as far as <a href=\"http:\/\/eagleeye.umw.edu\/2012\/05\/17\/anand-rao-presents-at-workshop-in-china\/\">China<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>More recently, he spent his last two summers directing a public speaking and debate workshop at <a href=\"http:\/\/eagleeye.umw.edu\/2012\/05\/09\/anand-rao-to-direct-workshop-at-harvard\/\">Harvard<\/a> for high school students. Rao, along with several recent UMW graduates, worked with students from 14 states and nine countries for daily 12-hour instruction periods.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really great when you get together with a group of students who are passionate about what they do,\u201d said Rao. \u201cBy the end students are amazed with how much they have done and learned.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Story by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/about-us\/meet-the-interns\/\">Julia Davis &#8217;15<\/a> and first two photos by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/about-us\/meet-the-interns\/\">Kimmie Barkley &#8217;14<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professor Anand Rao uses every opportunity to make his students better communicators.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":63,"featured_media":11401,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"umw_cb_additional_links":[[]],"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_advisory_expires_time":"","_advisory_meta_include":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[70,66,3],"class_list":{"0":"post-11381","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-show","8":"tag-arao","9":"tag-bio","10":"tag-english","11":"entry"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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