Students will:
- gain confidence in public speaking and performing
- learn audience skills and to analyse and give feedback on performances
- be able to plan and carry out oral presentations and defend their views persuasively.
The course discusses the knowledge, skills, attitudes and motivations related to public speaking as well as the ethics of interaction. Public speaking is practiced in diverse ways and contexts as one element of professional skills Among the major themes are public speaking as interaction, stage fright, courage of expression, audience skills, feedback, constructing a presentation, illustration, targeting the audience, and argumentation.
Tuuli Nilsson
Online material and/or scientific journals or literature of current interest in communication. Further information will be given in class.
Contact hours (lectures and exercises) 32 h, preparation for lectures and learning assignments 49 h
None.
Passing the course requires an 80% attendance rate in contact teaching, active and constructive participation in group work and exercises, as well as passing all the assignments given on the course. The working methods include interactive lectures, pair and group work, experiential learning methods and exercises on public speaking as well as written learning assignments or other assignments.
The teaching time and the location of the course can be found at Sisu information system
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The teacher has four (4) weeks to grade the exam submissions starting from the exam date.
MyCourses online learning environment is a tool for both students and teachers for communication and managing everyday course work. You need an Aalto User ID to log in to the course's MyCourses workspace and participate in teaching.
Digital workspace of the course:
MyCourses
More details on completing the course will be available at MyCourses closer to the start of the course.
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Course registration
Registration for this course starts on 8.12.2025 at 9.00
Registration for this course ends on 29.12.2025 at 23.59
It is not possible to register before the registration period has started or after it has ended.
The number of participants is limited to 4. Please note that this course is organized when there are at least 10 students registered for it.
This course is organized by the Aalto University Language Centre
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Registration, payments and rules
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