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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 Montclair State Public Speaking Resource Center. She started at MSU as an Adjunct Professor, teaching both regular length and accelerated versions of the Fundamentals of Speech course. She was promoted to full time in 2015, where her teaching and mentoring roles were expanded. She has also taught a public speaking course at Ramapo College, and several acting courses at the University of Michigan.
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. Prior to coming to MSU, Professor Grannon directed many high school musicals, working with students solo and in groups on many 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.