Mr. Christopher Skiles
Lecturer
Interim Director of Forensics
Office Location
English (22) 300
Office Telephone
805-756-2202
Email Address
Courses
- Public Speaking
- Argument and Advocacy
- Advanced Public Speaking
- Applied Argumentation
- Forensics Activity
- Advanced Forensics Activity
- Rhetorical Criticism
- Media Criticism
Education
- ABD, Rhetoric and Public Advocacy--The University of Iowa
- M.A., Native American and Indigenous Studies--The University of Iowa
- M.A., Communication Studies--California State University, Northridge
- B.A., Speech Communication--California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Notes
Chris Skiles is the Director of Forensics (Debate) at Cal Poly. As a forensics educator for more than 24 years, he has coached numerous national and international championship teams in American policy debate and in World’s debate formats. He debated for Cal Poly as an undergraduate, and, after completing his doctoral course work at The University of Iowa in Rhetoric and Public Advocacy, joined the Communication Studies faculty in 2002. Currently Skiles teaches public speaking, argument and debate at Cal Poly.