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Communication, Presentation & Rhetoric

Niveau

Bachelor

Learning outcomes of the courses/module

The students
• Are able to plan and structure presentation topics in a target-oriented manner using various media and present them professionally to a specialist audience.
• Know the basic concepts of communicative processes and are able to consciously use content and relationship aspects of human communication.
• Know the basic presentation techniques.

Prerequisites for the course

None

Course content

The students are taught the fundamentals of social skills, speaking, reading, writing and presentation skills. They impart and present contents from business, politics, culture and history as well as intercultural contexts. Discussion skills and presentation of specific economic topics are the main focus.
After a short theoretical introduction to presentation techniques and rhetoric, case studies and exercises are used to familiarize students with oral and medial communication.

Particular attention is paid to the preparation of content (structure and outline) and the execution of presentations (preparation, targeted use of media).
Basic information about the basic components of communicative processes is conveyed. Message and meaning as well as content and relationship aspects of human communication should be simulated. The aim of the presentation techniques is to teach the students about the effective channels (language, voice, body, space) of presentation and to gain initial experience about their effective use in order to be able to present more functional presentations.

Recommended specialist literature

• Allhoff, D.-W., & Allhof, W. (2021). Rhetorik & Kommunikation: Ein Lehr- und Übungsbuch. München: Ernst Reinhardt Verlag.
• Becher, F. (2020). Rhetorik im Job: Der Baukasten für erfolgreiche Reden und Gespräche. Freiburg: Haufe-Lexware GmbH & Co. KG.
• Brockmann, L. (2023). Rhetorik macht erfolgreich: Überzeigen. Begeistern. Weiterkommen. Offenbach: GABAL Verlag.
• Neumann, R. (2022). Souverän auftreten: Auftritt, Wirkung, Rhetorik. München: Carl Hanser Verlag.

Assessment methods and criteria

final presentation

Language

German

Number of ECTS credits awarded

3

Share of e-learning in %

0

Semester hours per week

2.0

Planned teaching and learning method

• The course is conducted with presence phases (deductive method, in which assistance is given in the learning process and knowledge is imparted via frontal lectures).
• In addition, the students will solve and present problems in group work, which will be discussed in the plenum.
• Selected exercises are used to promote and develop students’ communication and rhetorical skills.

Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered

1

Name of lecturer

Dr. Kristina Kampfer

Academic year

Key figure of the course/module

LEA 1

Type of course/module

integrated lecture

Type of course

Compulsory

Internship(s)

not applicable