Rhetoric

Course guarantor:

Petra Juna Jennings

Lecturer:

Tutor:

Markéta Havlíčková, Petra Juna Jennings, Jitka Pinková

Supervisor:

Department of Languages

Synopsis:

The objective of the subject is to master and improve skills necessary for successful presentation as well as enhancing the communicative ability of the prospective engineers and bachelors. This subject will enable the students to develop both spoken and written presentations, non verbal communication and remove the psychological barriers for public speaking so that the students can create a good image. The course „Retorika“ provides an introduction to this subject.

Requirements:

none

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Introduction, communication in general, breathing techniques, articulation, standard pronunciation in Czech

2. word and sentence accoustic means, intonation, stress. Stylistics - written and spoken form

3. Basics of non verbal communication - gestures, mimicking, body language, appearance. Monologues and dialogues.

4. Monologue. Structure of presentations in general, types of speeches, target groups, pronunciation, vocabulary.

5. Off hand speech, speaking in unfavourable conditions, psychological techniques, feedback.

6. Visual aids, logical structure in connection with the structure of presentation, layout.

7. Using visuals.

8. Monologue, practise.

9. Dialogue. Types of dialogues, active and passive communication roles.

10.Argumentation, induction, deduction, communication techniques.

11.Dialogues, practise.

12.Analysis and correction of errors.

13.Model presentation for credits and discission - part 1

14.Model presentation - part 2

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Introduction, communication in general, breathing techniques, articulation, standard pronunciation in Czech

2. word and sentence accoustic means, intonation, stress. Stylistics - written and spoken form

3. Basics of non verbal communication - gestures, mimicking, body language, appearance. Monologues and dialogues.

4. Monologue. Structure of presentations in general, types of speeches, target groups, pronunciation, vocabulary.

5. Off hand speech, speaking in unfavourable conditions, psychological techniques, feedback.

6. Visual aids, logical structure in connection with the structure of presentation, layout.

7. Using visuals.

8. Monologue, practise.

9. Dialogue. Types of dialogues, active and passive communication roles.

10.Argumentation, induction, deduction, communication techniques.

11.Dialogues, practise.

12.Analysis and correction of errors.

13.Model presentation for credits and discission - part 1

14.Model presentation - part 2

Study Objective:

This subject will enable the students to develop both spoken and written presentations, non verbal communication and remove the psychological barriers for public speaking so that the students can create a good image

Study materials:

Note:

Further information:

https://moodle.fel.cvut.cz/courses/A0B04RET

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Open Electronic Systems (elective course)
• Open Electronic Systems (elective course)
• Otevřené elektronické systémy - Komunikace a zpracování signálu (elective course)
• Otevřené elektronické systémy - Vysokofrekvenční a digitální technika (elective course)
• Otevřené elektronické systémy - Integrované elektronické systémy (elective course)
• Software Engineering and Technology (elective course)
• Software Engineering and Technology (elective course)
• Open Electronic Systems (elective course)