Course detail

Presentation skills

FEKT-MPC-PZDAcad. year: 2025/2026

The course is focused on key skills and language needed to give impressive presentations in English, which are required both in the academic setting and in companies. The course covers individual stages from planning to delivering a presentation and handling questions successfully. Both theoretical and practical aspects are included. Students are provided with advice for giving presentations. They discuss theoretical aspects of the core structure of a presentation, become acquainted with signposting language, and consequently they have an opportunity to put the acquired skills and language that they have learned into practice. Marginally, the course also offers an insight into the issue of applying for a job and the job interview. Throughout the course students deepen their knowledge of the English language.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Terezie Filipenská, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Control and Instrumentation (UAMT)

Entry knowledge

Students who enrol on this course should have a command of English as defined by B2 level according to the CEFR standard (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA LINKED TO LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Classified credit
Students must fulfil compulsory tasks (including a final presentation) assigned throughout the course, participate in compulsory seminars actively and pass the final test in order to obtain the classified credit. The number and types of tasks (particularly presentations) and the way of their delivery will be specified by the teacher at the beginning of the course. There will be two types of tasks: compulsory and recommended. If a student has not fulfilled 100 % of all the compulsory tasks, he/she will not obtain the classified credit. Fulfilling the recommended tasks is optional: students with a lower level of knowledge will have thus an opportunity to practise the topics and the language more and prepare for the final presentation and the final test more easily. The tasks and the final test are based on the material discussed throughout the course. The classified credit will consist of the sum of points for the compulsory tasks, for the final presentation and for the final test. Students must obtain a minimum of 50 % of the total points in order to pass the subject of MPC-PZD. For the final presentation, students must obtain the points in accordance with the specification at the beginning of the course, and simultaneously they must pass the final test with the minimum of 50 % of the total number of points for the test.



SPECIFICATION OF CONTROLLED EDUCATION, WAY OF IMPLEMENTATION AND COMPENSATION FOR ABSENCES:
The seminars are compulsory. Missed lessons will be handled individually by the teacher and compensated by the student according to the teacher’s instructions.

Aims

The aim of the course is to provide students with the knowledge and opportunities for their mastering presentation skills in English both in theoretical and practical terms.
LEARNING OUTCOMES OT THE COURSE UNIT:
On completion of the course students will have mastered their presentations skills and they will have improved their skill of communication and listening comprehension in English.
Students will:
- be able to plan, structure and deliver their presentations
- have mastered signposting language necessary for their presentations
- be familiar with techniques that bring presentations alive
- be able to handle questions with confidence, clarify meaning, soften disagreements
- be prepared for a job interview

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

GRUSSENDORF, Marion. Zpracování českého vydání HOVORKOVÁ, Martina. Angličtina v praxi. English for Presentations B2. 1. vyd. Plzeň: Fraus, 2008. 80 s. ISBN 978-80-7238-611-6. (EN)

Recommended reading

HUGHES, John; MALLET, Andrew. Successful Presentations. 1st ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. DVD and Student’s Book Pack, 71 p. ISBN 978-0-19-476835-1. (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme MPC-KAM Master's 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Seminar

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Terezie Filipenská, Ph.D.

Syllabus

COURSE CURRICULUM:
1) Introduction to the course, introducing oneself, a company or an institution
2) Theoretical aspects of preparing and practising presentations
3) Structuring a presentation
4) Introducing a presentation
5) Signposting language in delivering a message
6) Using visual aids
7) Bringing a presentation alive
8) Concluding a presentation
9) Handling questions
10) Formal correspondence
11) Applying for a job
12) Revision of presentation strategies, individual presentations
13) Semester test