After successful completion of the course, students are able to...

....the pressures of today s working world are such that working together with others in a collaborative effort has become a must, whether it means being part of a project team, leading a team, presenting results or negotiating terms and contracts with competitors, business partners and colleagues.

Aim of this lecture is to focus on this soft skills behaviour and to develop systematic approaches to be successful in the future.

Part A: Communication, rhetoric and presentation techniques

Part B: Negotiations and job interview

• experience based learning approach
• theory and practical tools
• role plays
• speeches and presentations

Necessary preparation: 

1) selfintroduction 1-2 min
2) short speech 2-3 min
3) professional speech / presentation 5-7 min

please make sure to be able to participate, if you register

The assessment is based on the following criteria and applies to face-to-face and online formats:

• manuscript and excecution of a (professional) speech and presentation
• learning report after exercise
• mandatory participation, cooperation and collaboration

no previous knowledge required