Culture of Speech and the Generation of Texts

• 39 hrs lectures
• 13 hrs exercises

Students will be able to explain basic terms of Communiaction Psychology, aplly theoretical knowledge to actual situation as well as to assess performance efficacy of their colegues from seminary. Students define subject of Communication Psychology, list prototypical interpretation of nonverbal gestures, analyse communication strategies of complex situations.

Completion of the course leads to a theoretical knowledge of the psychology of communication, rhetoric and etiquette. A substantial part of the course is a practical systematic training oratorical performances, coupled with the evaluation of partial aspects of rhetorical speech. Students will be able to list the basic types of communication, will be able to determine the difference between an effective form of rhetorical performance and inefficient form of speech. Enumerate personalities who formulated the fundamental rhetorical principles. Apply the rules of social protocol for routine practice situations. Apply theoretical principles of preparation and presentation speech when preparing their own presentations.

To be interested in given problems, and to have the minimum knowledge in writing.

• Wieke, T.: Rétorika v praxi. Praha, REBO Productions, 2005.
• Průcha, J.: Tvorba textů. Elektronický materiál Ústavu jazyků FEKT VUT v Brně, Brno, 2003.
• Hierhold, E.: Rétorika a prezentace. Praha, Grada Publishing, 2005.
• Kohout, J.: Rétorika - Umění mluvit a jednat s lidmi. Praha, Management Press, 1995.
• Dohalská, M., kol.: Mluvím, mluvíš, mluvíme - kapitoly z moderní rétoriky. Praha, Horizont, 1985.
• Cmíralová, J.: Učte se mluvit. Brno, naklaDATELství, 1992.
• Spillaneová, M.: Image muže. Praha, Ikar, 1995.
• Spillaneová, M.: Image ženy. Praha, Ikar, 1995.
• Sampsonová, E.: Jak si vytvořit působivý image. Managment Press, Praha, 1996.
• Machálek, J.: Společenské chování. Petrklíč, Praha, 2000.
• Guth-Jarkovský, J.: Společenský katechismus. Praha, Československý spisovatel, 1992.
• Praško, J., Prašková, H.: Asertivitou proti stresu. Praha, Grada Publishing, 1996.
• Novák, T., Capponi, V.: Asertivně do života. Praha, Grada Publishing, 2004.
• Morris, D.: Body Talk. Praha, Ivo Železný, 1999.
• http://www.feec.vutbr.cz/UJAZ/evyuka.php.cz

• Špačková, A.: Moderní rétorika. Praha, Grada Publishing, 2003.
• Vybíral, Z.: Psychologie lidské komunikace. Praha, Portál 2000.
• Lewis, D.: Tajná řeč těla. Praha, Victoria Publishing, 1993.
• Khelerová, V.: Komunikační dovednosti manažera. Praha, Grada, 1995.
• Smejkal, V., Bachrachová, H.: Lexikon společenského chování. Grada Publishing. Praha 1993, 2002.
• Pease, A.: Řeč těla. Portál, 2001.

Requirements for completion of a course supossed minimally 80% sucess in final test and realisation three rhetoric acts - prologue, speech and presentation. Requirements for completion of a course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every semester.

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.Teaching methods are: preaching, discussion, presentation training.

80% of presence in seminaries. The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.