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Terminated in academic year 2022/2023

Technics of Presentation

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction English
Code 548-0076/04
Abbreviation PT
Course title Technics of Presentation
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Geoinformatics
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Petr Rapant, CSc.

Subject syllabus

The course is divided into several parts, each of which has its own sub-objectives:

- Nonverbal communication: training techniques for effective use of nonverbal communication tools for presentation and reduction of disturbing and uncoordinated gestures during the presentation. Mastering non-verbal tools for the elimination of stage fright.
- Verbal communication: the way the use of language, work with vocabulary, sentence length and manner of processing sentences. Acquisition of knowledge about the negative and positive expressions.
- Paralinguistic: work with voice, use of pauses in speech.
- Creation of speech: learning the rules of systematic presentation creation and use of aids during the presentation, creation of presentation in Powerpoint.

Classes are interactive by using the camera, which is used for subsequent analysis of the level of presentation skills and learning to self

Literature

Sonneborn, L.: Nonverbal Communication: The Art of Body Language. The Rosen Publishing Group, 2011. 80 str.
Hanh, T. N.: Art of Communicating. HarpeCollins Publishers, NY, 2013. 170 str.
Dignen, B.: Fifty ways to improve your presentation skills in English. Oxford: Summertown Publishing, 2007, 145 str. ISBN 978-1-902741-86-4.
Hennesse, A.: Your Guide to Public Speaking: Build Your Confidence, Find Your Voice, and Inspire Your Audience, Adams Media, 2019, 240 str.

Advised literature

Reiman, T.: The Power of Body Language: How to Succeed in Every Business and Social Encounter. Simon and Schuster, 2007. 334 str.
Navarro, J.: The Dictionary of Body Language: A Field Guide to Human Behavior, William Morrow Paperbacks, 2018. 208 str.
Lucas, S.: The Art of Public Speaking (Communication), McGraw Hill, 2014, 388 str.
Pease, B., Pease, A.: The Definitive Book of Body Language: The Hidden Meaning Behind People's Gestures and Expressions, Bantam, 2006. 400 str.