MPJ_PJPFD Presentation skills and techniques in German

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Pavlína Dufková (seminar tutor)
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petra Sojková
Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Jurková
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Economics and Administration
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 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 3/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 1/40
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Course objectives
Presentation skills in German (Präsentationstechniken und -fertigkeiten in Deutsch) is also offered to students outside the parent fields of the Faculty of Economics and Administration and is also open to other students from other faculties with conversational skills in German. The course is intended to enable students to improve their communication both with a German-speaking partner and in professional life in general.
Main objectives of the course: - to acquaint students with the basic techniques used in the process of preparing and giving a presentation; - to extend their vocabulary related to this discipline; - to practise the newly learnt skills in front of the audience.
Learning outcomes
Students become gradually familiar with presentation structures, extend their vocabulary using formal collocations and phrases, and develop advanced presentation techniques and delivery skills.
Syllabus
  • 1. Body position and breathing, exercises
  • 2. Body language, gestures, mimics, non-verbal communication, eye contact, exercises, games
  • 3. Speech, paraverbal communication (voice tone and pitch), paradigm of verbal communication, pronunciation and intonation, exercises
  • 4. Language means in communication – part I: conversation initiation, being given the floor, argumentation, contribution to the topic
  • 5. Language means in communication – part II: emphasis, changing the subject, connectors, recapitulation, conclusion
  • 6. Styles of specialist language communication, common phrases, idioms, sentence patterns and text structure
  • 7. Presentation preparation: assembling information, information classification and structuring, introduction to a presentation, mini-presentation delivery
  • 8. Presentation preparation: expression of main ideas, mini-presentation delivery, conclusion, exercises: elevator speech
  • 9. Presentation aids: mid maps, visuals, overhead transparencies, PowerPoint, leaflets, handouts, music
  • 10. Subject presentation, five-point presentation structure, exercise referring to a selected subject, presentation delivery
  • 11. Product presentation: particularities, demonstration – video
  • 12. Company presentation: structure, the use of figures, graphs, and tables, demonstration – video
  • Presentation delivery and evaluation
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Nils Schulenburg, Exzellent präsentieren, Verlag: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 2017, ISBN-13: 978-3658123024
  • 1. René Borbonus, Die Kunst der Präsentation, Junfermann Verlag, Paderborn, 2016, ISBN-13: 9783955715458
  • Brehler, R.: Modernes Redetraining. Emmen ,1998. ISBN 3-85002-382-6
  • Volker Eismann, Training berufliche Kommunikation - B2/C1: Erfolgreich bei Präsentationen, Cornelsen Verlag, 2006, ISBN: 9783060203703
Teaching methods
The course is taught in the form of seminar.
Assessment methods
Presentation of an economic and political topic in German and evaluation.
Language of instruction
German
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024.
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