N_BR_KOP_k Communication and Presentation Skills

NEWTON University
summer 2026
Extent and Intensity
0/10. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: graded credit.
Teacher(s)
Ing. Zdeněk Mikulka, Ph.D., B.Th., MSc. (lecturer)
Ing. Zdeněk Mikulka, Ph.D., B.Th., MSc. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Ing. Vladimír Borský, Ph.D., LL.M., MBA, MSc. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Zdeněk Mikulka, Ph.D., B.Th., MSc.
Centre for Humanity Studies – Academic Department – NEWTON University
Timetable of Seminar Groups
N_BR_KOP_k/01: Sat 7. 3. 10:25–11:55 BR Učebna 10, Sat 28. 3. 8:45–11:55 BR Učebna 10, Sat 25. 4. 13:00–16:10 BR Učebna 10, Z. Mikulka
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The course focuses on developing communication skills, presentation skills, and confident public performance. Students will become familiar with different types of communication and communication situations, as well as the relevant professional terminology. Theoretical knowledge will be practiced through communication games, exercises, and case scenarios drawn from everyday life. Students will apply this knowledge in practice through their own communication training situations.
Syllabus
  1. Theoretical framework of communication – definition, types and modes of communication, communication strategies (communication goals, channel selection, adapting to the recipient).
  2. Transactional model of communication – communication as a two-way process (roles of sender and receiver, context, meaning-making).
  3. Communication noise – factors that distort messages (technical, psychological, semantic, cultural noise).
  4. Barriers to communication – the impact of beliefs, memory, experience, and past recollections (perceptual filters, interpretation, biases, expectations).
  5. Communication competencies and skills – key skills for effective communication (active listening, questioning techniques, clear formulation, working with emotions).
  6. Communication in crisis and “difficult” situations – conflict, assertive communication, de-escalation (responding under pressure, managing emotions, solution-finding).
  7. Types and forms of communication – verbal and non-verbal, oral and written, formal and informal (in-person vs. online settings).
  8. Working with feedback – giving and receiving feedback (constructive formulation, principles, using feedback for development and performance improvement). 
Literature
    required literature
  • MIKULÁŠTÍK, Milan. Komunikační dovednosti v praxi. vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2003, 361 s. ISBN 80-247-0650-4. info
  • MIKULÁŠTÍK, Milan. Interpersonální komunikace. Vyd. 1. Zlín: Univerzita Tomáše Bati, 2001, 187 s. ISBN 80-7318-047-2. info
Assessment methods
Seminar paper and its presentation.
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms winter 2024, summer 2025.
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