PJPSFS Presentation Skills for Foreign Students

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Helena Hušková (lecturer)
Mgr. Petra Stejskalová (lecturer)
Mgr. Veronika Dvořáčková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Veronika Dvořáčková, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Lenka Skoupá
Timetable
Wed 10:15–11:50 S305
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
PJPSFS/01: Wed 10:15–11:50 S305, V. Dvořáčková
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The primary focus of the course is to shape the already acquired knowledge of the English language and to utilize the knowledge of specialized economic subjects. Its aim is to acquaint students with the basic techniques used in the process of preparing and giving a presentation and to extend their vocabulary related to this discipline. Practice of the newly learnt skills forms an integral part of the course.
Syllabus
  • 1.INTRODUCTION - key features of an effective presentation, getting started, stating your purpose, different ways of attracting the attention of the audience, making an immediate impact on the audience, how to introduce yourself and your talk 2. EFFECTIVE OPENINGS - problem technique, amazing facts technique, story/anecdote technique, signposting, survival tactics 3. EXPLOITING VISUALS TO MAXIMUM EFFECT - introducing visuals, commenting on visuals, description: shapes, trends, changes and developments 4. CAUSE, EFFECT AND PURPOSE - key words and phrases for linking ideas, giving facts and reasons behind them, linking the parts, sequences/ordering, comparing, digressing, contradicting, giving examples 5. USING YOUR VOICE - articulation, chunking, stress, pacing, intonation, well-known sayings, idioms, sound-scripting 6. THE RIGHT KIND OF LANGUAGE - advantages of speaking versus reading, personal and impersonal language styles, changing written language to spoken language, emphasis 7. FURTHER BASIC TECHNIQUES - rhetorical questions,dramatic contrasts, tripling, build-ups, knock-downs, simplification, creating rapport 8. BODY LANGUAGE - eye contact, facial expression, hands, movement, posture 9. KEY LANGUAGE - business terms, formality, useful expressions 10. HANDLING QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE - types of questions
Literature
  • POWELL, Mark. Presenting in English :how to give successful presentations. Boston: Thomson, 128 s. ISBN 1-899396-30-6. info
  • KLARER, Mario. Působivá prezentace a přednáška v angličtině. Translated by Marta Ševčíková. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2007, 154 s. ISBN 9788024718088. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
TYPE OF LESSON: seminar. Course completed with an exam. Final mark awarded after the following requirements have been met: 80% attendance, presentation of given topics, completion of homework, active participation in class.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
General note: Předmět je určen pouze pro zahraniční studenty.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007.
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