2023/2024
Smart Talk: Key principles to effective communication
Type:
Optional course (university)
Delivered by:
Department of Foreign Languages
When:
3, 4 module
Open to:
everyone
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
3
Contact hours:
56
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The course is aimed at everyone who wants to master the art of persuasive communication and develop public speaking skills in English. It might be recommended to students of various disciplines. The course participants will get acquainted with the modes of persuasion, rhetorical techniques, the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques to persuade, motivate and negotiate in a number of professional and life situations. Students will learn through practice to develop their skills of reasoning and persuasion while applying them for various scenarios. The best TED Talks will be analyzed to identify methods and techniques to communicate complex ideas, motivate and manipulate audiences. Multimedia interactive cases (computer games) are included into the course to enhance students’ engagement.
By the end of their studies, course participants will give their own talks in different formats (academic presentation, sales pitch, social persuasive talk, etc.).
The course is practice-oriented, and the students will not only improve their English, but also develop their communicative skills within different social, cultural and professional settings.
The required level of language proficiency is B2 CEFR.