Course convenor
Katalin Orban
Course content
The course aims at improving public speaking and argumentation skills. After discussing basic concepts of rhetorics and the criteria for evaluating students’ performance, the bulk of the semester will be devoted to practice. Students will analyze means and strategies of verbal persuasion in examples from television, radio, and internet. They will also present their own speeches and participate in formal debates and panel discussions.
Indicative reading
Topics and readings vary each semester.