语言交流探讨了媒体时代个人，团体，组织和文化之间发生的信息的构造，传播，分析和影响。演讲专业的核心集中在人们如何发展交流技巧，我们如何研究交流现象，如何批判性地研究特定的交流事件以及各种说服策略如何影响多元化和全球化社会的成员。专业演讲者提供的概念和技能可用于多种职业，并将在通讯领域证明是有用的。
Georgia State University's B.A. in Speech Communications focuses on how people develop communication skills, how we study communication phenomena, how we critically examine communication events and how various persuasive tactics may influence members of diverse and globalized societies. Elective courses examine such areas as nonverbal communication, media and politics, visual communication, communication disorders, health communication, mediation and conflict resolution, and communication and aging.<br><br>The concepts and skills provided by this Georgia State major in speech are useful in a wide variety of occupations and will prove useful in the world of communications. In the heart of Atlanta, one of the world's most vibrant media centers, the Department of Communication offers educational programs with the goal of producing productive and socially responsible citizens who understand communication theory and deploy communication skills to improve the human condition.