This course will help you compose and deliver effective--compelling, ethical and well-organized--extemporaneous oral presentations appropriate for a variety of professional contexts. Through frequent guided practice, you will learn to analyze audiences and effectively adapt your oral communication for different organizational stakeholders.

Overcoming fear of speaking; speaking ethics; audience analysis; credibility; attention and interest; informative strategies and presentation aids; persuasive strategies and motivational appeals; crisis communication

The mode of delivery is in person (classroom teaching ) The activities at the platform Zoom/Canvas with other students deepen the learning in individual and group work, reflection and guidance.
Classroom presence mandatory; lectures are not recorded.

Teacher- Professor Dr Andrew Wood from San José State University, California

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Adequate 1

Knowledge and Understanding: The student demonstrates insufficient understanding of persuasive theory; meets expectations of least two of the following: presentation research and organization, small-group dynamics, supporting media, and (to the extent possible via online modes of interaction) delivery principles.

Transferable skills: The student demonstrates promising but still insufficient ability to compose and deliver effective oral and group presentations in English, and to engage in critical and analytical communication analysis.

Satisfactory 2

Knowledge and Understanding: The student demonstrates acceptable understanding of persuasive theory; meets expectations for three of the following: presentation research and organization, small-group dynamics, supporting media, and (to the extent possible via online modes of interaction) delivery principles.

Transferable skills: The student demonstrates acceptable ability to compose and deliver effective oral and group presentations in English, and to engage in critical and analytical communication analysis.

Good 3

Knowledge and Understanding: The student demonstrates basic understanding of persuasive theory; meets expectations for each of the following: presentation research and organization, small-group dynamics, supporting media, and (to the extent possible via online modes of interaction) delivery principles.

Transferable skills: The student demonstrates a competent ability to compose and deliver effective oral and group presentations in English, and to engage in critical and analytical communication analysis.


Very good 4

Knowledge and Understanding: The student demonstrates mastery of persuasive theory; meets or exceeds expectations for each of the following: presentation research and organization, small-group dynamics, supporting media, and (to the extent possible via online modes of interaction) delivery principles.

Transferable skills: The student demonstrates very good ability to compose and deliver effective oral and group presentations in English, and to engage in critical and analytical communication analysis.

Excellent 5

Knowledge and Understanding: The student demonstrates mastery of persuasive theory, presentation research and organization, small-group dynamics, supporting media, and (to the extent possible via online modes of interaction) delivery principles.

Transferable skills: The student demonstrates excellent ability to compose and deliver effective oral and group presentations in English, and to engage in critical and analytical communication analysis.