Presentation skills in English I - V834050
Title: Prezentační dovednosti v angličtině I
Form of teaching: practicals
Guaranteed by: Department of Languages (834)
Faculty: Central University Departments of UCT Prague
Actual: from 2023 to 2025
Duration in semesters: 1
Semester: winter
Points: winter s.:1
E-Credits: winter s.:1
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:0/2, C [HT]
Capacity: unknown / 10 (unknown)
Maximum number of enrolled students: unlimited
Min. number of students: unlimited
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Repeated enrollment: - / - / - / 9
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: Matesová Hedvika Ing. Mgr.
Examination dates   
Annotation -
The subject is focused on expanding and enhancing presentation skills. The theoretical part deals with presentation structure, effective opening and finish, prosody and visuals aids, body language, rhetorical techniques, storytelling, and handling questions. The practical part gives participants the opportunity to apply these principles in practice and receive valuable feedback on their performance.
Last update: Matesová Hedvika (23.07.2026)
Course completion requirements -

Active participation in seminars (80%) and successful demonstration of effective presentation skills in two in-class presentations.

Last update: Matesová Hedvika (23.07.2026)
Literature -

Obligatory:

  • Powell, Mark. Dynamic presentations. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011, 96 s. s. ISBN 978-0-521-15004-0.

  • Williams Erica J.. Presentations in English. Oxford: Macmillan, 2012, 128 s. ISBN 9780230028760.

Recommended:

  • FameLab Videos

  • 3MTs Videos

  • TED Talks Videos

Last update: Matesová Hedvika (23.07.2026)
Teaching methods -

Seminars.

Last update: Matesová Hedvika (23.07.2026)
Syllabus -

1. Introduction

2. Opening and closing

3. Smooth structure

4. Voice power

5. Visual aids

6. Facts and figures

7. Body language

8. Rapport building

9. Impact techniques I

10. Impact techniques II

11. Storytelling I

12. Storytelling II

13. Dealing with questions

14. Presentation practice

Last update: Matesová Hedvika (23.07.2026)
Learning resources -

Materials prepared and recommended by the lecturer.

Last update: Matesová Hedvika (23.07.2026)
Learning outcomes -

Students will be able to :

  • structurize a presentation using right lexical, grammatical and stylistic devices
  • start and finish a presentation effectively
  • create effective visuals and comment on them approprietly
  • present numbers and trends
  • use their voice effectively
  • use body language effectively
  • use advanced rhetorical techniques effectively
  • build a story and use it in a presentation effectively
  • deal with questions approprietly

Last update: Matesová Hedvika (23.07.2026)
Entry requirements -

English level B1+.

Last update: Matesová Hedvika (23.07.2026)
Teaching methods
Activity Credits Hours
Práce na individuálním projektu 0.2 6
Účast na seminářích 0.8 22
1 / 1 28 / 28