Communication is a Pathway to Success

Communication is a vital skill in academic and professional fields for all individuals, whether a student or an adult. Learning to effectively communicate with teachers, co-workers, friends and family leads to more successful experiences in all areas of life.

Hickman Mills High School is dedicated to guiding students through public speaking activities, exercises and lectures with the goal of increasing their understanding of the communication process and themselves. Communication is a pathway to success in many areas of life; extending beyond the Speech classroom into the English, Science, Mathematics and Social Studies fields. This interaction allows the student to understand the wide range of applications in public speaking.

Effective communicators gain success not only in their academic fields, but also in their professional lives. It is often the effective communicator who receives the pay raise, promotion, and praise of his peers. The Hickman Mills High School Communication Arts staff is committed to showing students how public speaking skills can help them achieve the goals they set. As we gain life experiences, we often want our lives to go in specific directions. So the question for the communication student is: