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Gai Grannon is an Associate Teaching Professor in the School of Communication and Media. She teaches in the Fundamentals of Speech program, instructing several sections of Fundamentals of Speech each semester. She is also one of the Consultants for the MSU Public Speaking Resource Center. 26 years ago, she started at MSU as an Adjunct Professor, teaching both regular length and accelerated versions of the Fundamentals of Speech course. Professor Grannon was promoted to a full time Instructional Specialist position in 2015, where her teaching and mentoring roles were expanded. In 2024 she was promoted again to an Associate Teaching Professor position.
In April 2024, Professor Grannon was the speech coach for the MSU public relations team that competed in the Bateman Case Study competition. They achieved 2nd place nationally. She has privately coached several corporate executive clients, one the keynote speaker at a national strategic summit for the Direct Marketing Association. Most recently she worked with a partner at Price Waterhouse Cooper on some private speech opportunities. Prior to coming to MSU, Professor Grannon taught taught acting classes at the Univeristy of Michigan and public speaking for a semester at Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ. While an adjunct at MSU, Prof. Grannon directed many high school musicals, working with students on numerous aspects of delivery and performance. She currently also works as a voice over artist, and is well versed in utilizing a variety of vocal and physical delivery techniques, and teaching them to those she coaches.