CORE162 Practical rhetoric

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Radovan Plášek (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Radovan Plášek
Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Boris Rafailov, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Prerequisites (in Czech)
!TYP_STUDIA(ND) && !PROGRAM(B-MSZU)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
Course objectives
The aim of the course will be to contribute to greater communication confidence in public speaking (whether informative or argumentative speeches) through selected rhetorical techniques and practical exercises, which can be useful both academically and professionally, as well as personally.
Learning outcomes
Learning basic rhetorical skills. The ability to create a form of public speaking using knowledge of the technique of speaking and body language and with knowledge of the audience. Learn to recognize your communication strengths and weaknesses and work with them appropriately. To improve in handling stressful communication situations. The ability to recognize communication that is unsatisfactory, unsupported by arguments, using rhetorical fouls or manipulative.
Syllabus
  • Self-knowledge through the basic components of verbal and non-verbal communication. The voice as a rhetorical tool. The body as a rhetorical tool. Preparation of an informative/explanatory public speech + own performance. Argumentation in public speech (examples of appropriate practice + argumentative fouls and manipulation). Rhetorical exercises (duels). Preparation of opinion (argumentative) public speech + own performance.
Teaching methods
–cooperative – discussion – frontal (interpretation) – gaming (for verbal and non-verbal communication) – assignments and reading
Assessment methods
Active participation in teaching: a) compliance with the conditions regarding the number of unexcused absences, b) rhetorical outputs prepared and completed in the allotted time, c) submission of the final reflection, d) responsible participation in the activities carried out, including homework, e) participation in the colloquium .
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2026, recent)
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