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Matt McGarrity

Senior Lecturer, Communication Department at University of Washington

University of Washington

About me

Dr. Matt McGarrity is a Senior Lecturer in the Communication Department at the University of Washington. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in public speaking, argumentation, classical rhetoric, rhetorical criticism, and communication pedagogy. He founded and continues to direct the University of Washington Speaking Center, which offers speech coaching to students. He has published academic articles and teaching materials on communication education and public speaking and has won multiple top paper awards for public speaking research at academic conferences. He has won a number of teaching awards, including the National Speakers' Association's Outstanding Professor Award.