ESF:MPJ_PJPSFS Presentation Skills for Foreig - Course Information

MPJ_PJPSFS Presentation Skills for Foreign Students

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Bc. Eva Punčochářová (seminar tutor)
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Bc. Eva Punčochářová
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

Timetable of Seminar Groups

MPJ_PJPSFS/01: Mon 10:00–11:50 S309, except Mon 18. 9., except Mon 6. 11., E. Punčochářová
MPJ_PJPSFS/02: Mon 12:00–13:50 S309, except Mon 18. 9., except Mon 6. 11., E. Punčochářová

Prerequisites

This course is primarily offered to degree students enrolled in master degree studies in English.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 22/40, only registered: 0/40

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives

At the beginning of the course students should:
- have upper-intermediate knowledge of English.
Main objectives of the course:
- to acquaint students with 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

By the end of this course, students should:
- improve their presentation skills,
- handle various presentation formats
- provide other students with constructive feedback and be able to do self-reflection.

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 1 - focusing, softening, repetition, rhetorical questions.
• 8. FURTHER BASIC TECHNIQUES 2 - dramatic contrasts, tripling, machine gunning.
• 9. FURTHER BASIC TECHNIQUES 3 - build-ups , knock-downs, simplification, creating rapport.
• 10. BODY LANGUAGE - eye contact, facial expression, hands, movement, posture.
• 11. KEY LANGUAGE - business terms, formality, useful expressions.
• 12. HANDLING QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE - types of questions.

Literature

required literature
• Presentation Skills exercise book - available in the online materials.

recommended literature
• POWELL, Mark. Presenting in English :how to give successful presentations. Boston: Thomson, 128 s. ISBN 1-899396-30-6. info
• Goodbye Glossophobia: Banish your Fear of Public Speaking, 2019 Filament Publishing, ISBN 1913192229

Teaching methods

individual and group projects, presentations, class discussion

Assessment methods

Type of lesson:
- seminar.
Final mark awarded after the following requirements have been met:
- 80% attendance;
- completion of homework;
- presentation of three given topics;
- active participation in class.

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: This course is due to COVID 19 measurements instructed only ONLINE in the autumn semester 2020. You can contact the teacher of the course about the organizational matters.

Teacher's information

Presentation skills course focuses on developing students’ ability to give presentations to various types of audience, adapting the content and presentation style to the audience and to their expectations and environment. Upper-intermediate knowledge of English is essential.

• Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
  
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