Subject 'Public Speaking'

Year:   2012/2013    2013/2014    2014/2015    2015/2016    2016/2017    

The nature of public speaking and methods of making up a speech.
Methods of influencing. Plausibility barriers (stereotypes, conflicts of interests, mistakes etc.).
Persuasive speaking. Methods of increasing plausibility. Control of a psychological contact.
How to open up and overcome the fear of communicating.
Regularities of leading a conversation, meeting etc.
Stages of an official conversation.

To increase the effectiveness of a speaker's communication skills.
To understand the structure of a credible and persuasive conversation.
To acquiring the principles of reports, presentations etc.

After completing the course the student:
- can make, keep and end a psychological contact;
- is aware of the techniques of public speaking and can use them;
- knows the essence of demagogy;
- masters purposeful techniques of influencing people;
- is able to avoid the fear of public speaking.

Lectures and practical classes with special emphasis on visualizing and videotraining.

Malcolm Kushner. „Avaliku esinemise käsiraamat“
("Handbook of Public Speaking")
Heiki Krips „Kõne koostamise õpik“
("Coursebook of Making a Speech")
Tõnis Lehtsaare loengumaterjalid
(Lecture notes by Tõnis Lehtsaar)

Assessment is based on participation in lectures and practical classes.
The final project is to make an argumentative and persuasive presentation on a chosen topic.

2014: RR  

2013: RR  

2012: RR  

2011: RR