Do you want to be a YouTube or TikTok star? Get Better at Social Media?

Do you want to be a YouTube or TikTok star? Get more attention, engagement, clicks and followers on TikTok, Instagram, or social media?

Learn what we’re teaching in my Public Speaking class at FAU, and you’ll be a more impactful communicator in every aspect of your life! Online and off.

Hi, my name is R. Michael Brown, and I’m the instructor for this class that starts on August 22 for the Fall Semester, 2026. Registration is OPEN!

SPC2608 003 16238: Public Speaking

Tuesdays & Thursdays: 8/22/2026 – 12/16/2026
11 AM – 12:20 PM

This is an online class with lectures on Zoom. All speeches are given on Zoom.
The textbook is FREE.

Sample Content

Instructor Bio

I’m Robert [Michael] Brown, an Adjunct Instructor with the School of Communication and Multimedia studies and I will be your instructor for this course. I earned my Bachelor’s here at FAU and my Master’s at Barry University in Miami.

Currently teaching at FAU online and in-classroom at South Florida State College. I’ve taught at Miami Dade College, at IBM Management School, and as a guest lecturer at many universities like Full Sail and University of Central Florida.

I’m an international marketing & communication leader for nonprofit and for-profit organizations, worldwide published and broadcast writer and multimedia producer under the byline of R. Michael Brown, speaker, speechwriter, teacher, and integrated marketing and PR consultant.

I’ve been a speechwriter and speaking coach for CEOs, executives, government and political leaders, and I’m a former speaker at COMDEX (now Consumer Electronics Show [CES]), National Association of Broadcasters [NAB], Society of Applied Learning Technology [SALT], IBM, trade organizations and more…