Communication and presentation skills (FSI-0DK)

Students will acquire fundamental principles and practical techniques of verbal and nonverbal communication, presentation, and audience engagement:

- ability to recognize and adapt to different communication styles and personality types,
- ability to express ideas clearly and persuasively,
- ability to provide constructive and tactful feedback,
- ability to lead discussions, give feedback, and argue effectively,
- ability to prepare and deliver a speech, project, or product presentation,
- ability to manage stress and use nonverbal communication effectively.

Graduates will be able to apply the acquired knowledge and skills in communication, presentation, and collaboration across various professional and personal contexts.

Terms of graded credit: 
− active participation in exercises,
− deliver a short speech and presentation on a chosen topic using the knowledge acquired during the semester.

Participation in seminars is mandatory. Two absences are allowed in the exercises. A longer absence is replaced by a special assignment according to the instructions of the teacher.

1. Introduction, communication and communication styles, personality types.


2. Leadership and people management, team meetings.


3. Evaluation and feedback.


4. Discussion, panel discussion.


5. Persuasion, negotiation and argumentation.


6. Debate – preparation, facilitation, sharing and responding to opponents.


7. Speech creation and optimisation.


8. Nonverbal communication, emotions, stress and relaxation.


9. Student speeches and feedback from peers and the instructor.


10. Presentation preparation, presenting, working with the audience and space.


11. Product or project presentation, elevator pitch.


12. Student presentations and feedback from peers and the instructor.

ARMSTRONG, Michael a Tina STEPHENS. Management a leadership. Praha: Grada, 2008, 268 s. ISBN 978-80-247-
2177-4.

SHRIBERG, David a Arthur SHRIBERG. Practicing leadership: principles and applications. 4th ed. New York: Wiley,
2010, xi, 306 s. : grafy, tab. ISBN 978-0-470-08698-8. (EN) 

ESPOSITO, Janet E a SÝKOROVÁ, Ivana. Jak překonat strach z veřejného vystoupení. Praha: Grada, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-3680-8.

BORG, James a BLAHETA, Radek. Umění přesvědčivé komunikace: jak ovlivňovat názory, postoje a činy druhých. 3., rozš. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2013. ISBN 978-80-247-4821-4.