After successful completion of the course, students are able to

• plan and prepare speeches, presentations and other public performances
• keep their audience under suspence
• analyse their own communcation style and adopt it to any situation (formal and informal)
• interprete the signals of their own bodylanguage and
• adopt their behaviours, stay authentic,and get obstacles in their body language under controll.
• interprete body signals of your dialogue partner and respond properly

Content of the lecture:

• beginning of a speech / presentation
• how to keep suspense during a speech
• fascinating the audience
• use your own body supportive(mimic, gesture and outfit)
• argumentation techniques

• many practical inputs
• few theory-inputs
• discussion
• group tasks
• exercises (eg elevator pitch)
• training of own communication behaviour (speech, presentation)

necessary preparation:

• a speech and a presentation (details per mail a few days before) 

literature: Emil Hierhold, Sicher präsentieren - wirksam vortragen. ISBN 3-7064-0666-7
Ingrid Amon, Die Macht der Stimme. ISBN 3-7064-0686-1

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Due to the current requirements of the federal government and the Vienna University of Technology, it is not possible to hold this course and its examinations or partial performances in person, so - as in the WS - there will be a switch to online teaching. The following methods and modes apply. These rules apply until further notice.

Method when switching to online format:
Basically remains the same in the online format as in the face-to-face format

Required technical equipment for participation in the course and examination:
Device for participating in online meetings including audio and video transmission

• mandatory participation on all days
• cooperation, collaboration

Valid in face-to-face and online formats!

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