Fundamentals of Oral Communication

Oral Communication course instructor

Dwight Podgurski

Dwight Podgurski brings more than forty years of experience as a Public Speaker and Communication Professional to the classroom, lecture hall, and boardroom. A former intercollegiate championship debater, college debate coach, and university department chair, Dwight has dedicated his life to servant leadership and equipping people to maximize their potential and seize opportunities to serve the greater good.

Dwight has successfully trained persons at all levels in a wide range of communication skills and relational strategies; his clients have included C-level executives, business and professional leaders, as well as adult learners and undergraduate students.

As an expert in human communication, he is adept at teaching all elements of public and interpersonal communication including interviewing, negotiation, listening, team building, persuasion, nonverbal behavior, public speaking, and conflict management.

Dwight began his teaching career at Chaffey College and Cal Lutheran College, then relocated to Colorado. He was the Director of Forensics at the University of Southern Colorado, Associate Professor and Department Chair at Colorado Christian University, and continued teaching at the University of Denver, Red Rocks Community College, Community College of Aurora, and Arapahoe Community College. While serving as Coordinator for Campus Ministries with Second Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis, Dwight taught as an adjunct at several colleges including Butler University, Marian University, University of Indianapolis, and Indiana University East, and was the PA announcer for Butler baseball. Having completed doctoral coursework in Human Communication at the University of Denver, Dwight holds an MA in Speech Communication from CSUN and a BS in Communication Theory from the University of Wyoming.