Syllabus Semester Fall 2019/20 Course title Presentation Skills - - PDF document

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University of Applied Sciences Zalaegerszeg Faculty of Business Administration

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Syllabus Semester – Fall 2019/20 Course title Presentation Skills Course code PRSE0BA Credits 3 Hours/week 1+1 Assessment participation based Prerequisites none Course unit leader

• Dr. Jármai Erzsébet Mária

Tutor(s) Edit Bérces, PhD berces.edit@uni-bge.hu Office hours TBA Aims and objectives The objective of the course is to develop the students’ presentation skills. The course will prepare students how to hold speeches for a bigger audience, how to overcome stress and how they can deliver effective presentations. Students will learn how to structure their presentations, how to use visual aids and graphs and how to maintain the attention of the audience all through the presentation. Learning outcomes By the end of the course students will be able to to hold speeches for a bigger audience, will learn how to overcome stress and how they can deliver effective presentations

Budapest Business School

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Course schedule Semester weeks Topics 1st Conceptual phase 1: audience analysis 2nd Conceptual phase 2: aim, key message 3rd Planning process; structure 4th Opening and closing techniques 5th Rhetorics 1: impact techniques 6th Rhetorics 2: presentation notes 7th Mid-term presentations 8th Storytelling 9th Questions and answers 10th Desing 11th Facts and Figures 12th Rhetorics 3: use of voice 13th Final Presentations 14th Class Evaluation Core professional skills presenting, public speaking, argumentation Methodology The course consists of traditional lectures but may also contain video footages and current reading materials. Students will be regularly invited to express their views on the topics discussed. Course policies Students are expected to attend classes and actively contribute to the classroom discussions.

Budapest Business School

University of Applied Sciences Zalaegerszeg Faculty of Business Administration

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Assessment and grading Students’ performance will be assessed by their class participation (20%), telecollaboration (20%), presentations (20%) and homework assignments (40%). 0-50% Fail (1) 51-63% Pass (2) 64-75% Fair (3) 76-87% Good (4) 88-100% Excellent (5) Required reading Powell, M. (2011): Dynamic Presentations. CUP Recommended reading Reynolds, G. (2011): Presentationzen. Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery. 2nd

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