In this course, you will learn about the art of giving presentations, an activity that occurs very frequently in professional life. The course will focus on the following areas: standard presentations, persuasive presentations, sales talks, non-verbal skills, visual aids, and more. In the beginning, you will receive some important information about how to start a presentation. This will help to grab your audience’s attention so that they are interested in your topic. After that, you will learn more about delivering different types of presentations with many examples to see them in action. You will have the opportunity to practice these skills in the form of live presentations, using the knowledge you have learned. You will also learn about the fundamentals of body language and visual aids to stand confident in front of your audience and visually communicate your ideas without overloading people’s senses.

In this course, you will learn some basic facts about various cultures, such as geographical, political and social issues. Moreover, you will be presented with the most important economic aspects of these cultures, such as economic relationships, international co-operations, major import and export goods, economic developments and trends. Afterwards, you will dive into the cultural elements of these countries, which will help you avoid making common cultural mistakes and gaining a better understanding of the cultural workings of the countries. Here we will also study several case studies of common situations you might find yourself in and how to best deal with similar situations. This course is part of a series of different cultural regions. In Part 1 (October-December), we will focus on European countries like the UK and France. In Part 2 (January-March) and 3 (April-June), we will continue with other countries and regions, such as China, Brazil, Russia, India, and the Arab Countries. If you are interested in the topics of the intercultural seminars starting in January/April 2023, you can check the Language Center website, where we will publish information about the upcoming classes in late fall.