Behaviour in Public Situations 2751-KON-ZSP

In this course, students will become familiar with the art of public speaking. They will gain knowledge that will allow them to properly and effectively prepare and deliver their own public speeches. They will also have the opportunity to practice these skills and evaluate their own and others' speeches.

The "Behavior in Public Situations" course is conducted in a workshop format. During the course, knowledge regarding the process of preparing a public speech, delivering the speech itself, and evaluating it is shared and developed. This knowledge is also applied in practice – students prepare their speeches on assigned topics, deliver them, and then analyze and evaluate them.

The course covers the following topics related to the process of preparing, delivering, and evaluating public speeches:
- specific public situations
- types of public speaking
- purpose of the speech
- structure of the speech
- content of the speech
- relations with the audience
- the process of preparing for the speech
- control of somatic elements
- elements of rhetoric
- nonverbal communication
- prosodic elements of speech
- techniques of self-presentation and persuasion

Total student workload

Approx. 75 hours - 3 ECTS Including: 1. Hours in contact with the teacher - 1.5 ECTS, approx. 40 hours, including: - classes - tutorials 30 hours - individual face-to-face and online consultations, correspondence with the lecturer - 5 hours - consultations and discussion of term papers - 5 hours 2. Individual student work - 1,5 ECTS, approx. 35 hours, including: - reading the relevant literature - 10 hours - preparing one's own public speech - 10 hours - written analysis of a third party's public speech - 5 hours - independent analysis of one's own public speech and preparation of a term paper - 10 hours

Learning outcomes - knowledge

The student knows the specificity of public situations and how they influence people's behavior [W01 - K_W06]

Learning outcomes - skills

The student is able to evaluate his/her own and other people's public speeches in terms of their effectiveness and the correct selection of the means used [U01 - K_U01]

Learning outcomes - social competencies

The student is able to speak in public and prepare for a speech, including searching for the necessary knowledge, inspirations, and persuasive means [K01 - K_K01]

Observation/demonstration teaching methods

- staging
- display

Expository teaching methods

- narration
- discussion
- description

Exploratory teaching methods

- practical

Type of course

elective course

Prerequisites

Those taking the course will benefit from familiarity with rhetoric, verbal and nonverbal communication. A laptop capable of playing videos of the speeches will be required during the course (at least one computer per 3-5 students).

Course coordinators

Wiktor Szewczak

Assessment criteria

Assessment components:
- Attendance assessment (two absences per semester allowed)
- Continuous assessment: ongoing preparation for classes and active participation (max. 10 points) [W01, U01]
- Preparing and delivering one's own public presentation and its written self-evaluation (final paper) (max. 30 points) [W01, U01, K01]
- Mid-semester paper: evaluation of a selected public presentation by another person (max. 10 points) [W01, U01]

Grading:
- Incomplete - below 25 points
- Excellent: 25-30 points
- Excellent+: 30.5-35 points
- Excellent: 36.5-40 points
- Excellent+: 40.5-45 points
- Excellent: above 45 points

Practical placement

n.a.

Bibliography

Recommended literature:
1. Erving Goffman, Człowiek w teatrze życia codziennego, Wydawnictwo KR, Warszawa 2000.
2. Robert Cialdini, Wywieranie wpływu na ludzi. Teoria i praktyka, Gdańskie Wydawnictwo Psychologiczne, Gdańsk 1998.
3. Mark Leary, Wywieranie wrażenia na innych. O sztuce autoprezentacji, Gdańskie Wydawnictwo Psychologiczne, Gdańsk 2005.
4. Dieter-W. Allhoff, Waltraud Allhoff, Sztuka przekonywania do własnych racji. Retoryka i komunikacja, Wydawnictwo WAM, Kraków 2008.
5. Jacek Wasilewski, Adam Skibiński, Prowadzeni słowami. Retoryka motywacji w komunikacji publicznej, Wydawnictwo Difin, Warszawa 2008.
6. Bruce E. Gronbeck, Kathleen German, Douglas Ehninger, Alan H. Monroe, Zasady komunikacji werbalnej, Zysk i S-ka Wydawnictwo, Poznań 2001.
7. Katarzyna Markiewicz, Krystyna Syroka (red.), Komunikowanie się w sytuacjach społecznych, Wydawnictwo UMC-S, Lublin 2009.
8. Kevin Hogan, Psychologia perswazji. Strategie i techniki wywierania wpływu na ludzi, Jacek Santorski & Co. Agencja Wydawnicza, Warszawa 2005.
9. Ewa Lewandowska-Tarasiuk, Sztuka wystąpień publicznych, czyli jak zostać dobrym mówcą, Wydawnictwo Akademii Pedagogiki Specjalnej, Warszawa b.d.
10. Piotr Andrzejewski (red.), Sztuka wystąpień publicznych i profesjonalnej korespondencji, Wydawnictwo Forum, Poznań 2002.
11. Matthew McKay, Martha Davis, Patrick Fanning, Sztuka skutecznego porozumiewania się, Gdańskie Wydawnictwo Psychologiczne, Gdańsk 2005.
12. Allan Pease, Mowa ciała. Jak odczytywać myśli innych ludzi z ich gestów, Wydawnictwo Jedność, Kielce 2001.
13. Christiane Eisler-Mertz, Mowa rąk, Wydawnictwo Astrum, Wrocław 1998.
14. Mark Leary, Robin M. Kowalski, Lęk społeczny, Gdańskie Wydawnictwo Psychologiczne, Gdańsk 2002.
15. Marcin Poprawa, Telewizyjne debaty jako przykład dyskursu publicznego, TAiWPN Universitas, Kraków 2009.
16. Michał Kuziak, Jak mówić, jak przemawiać?, Wydawnictwo Park sp. z o.o., Bielsko-Biała 2005.
17. Przemysław Kutnyj, Sztuka autoprezentacji i wystąpień publicznych. Na żywo i online, PWN, Warszawa 2020
18. R. Kozak, Wystąpienia publiczne - opowieść biznesowa, MTBiznes, Warszawa 2021.

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