Course introduction: Communication process and its peculiarities; Verbal and non-verbal communication; Listener and speaker in the communication process; Communication and stereotypes;
A culture of constructive opposition; Critical discussion structure;
Ways and strategies for creating an argument; Argument and counter-argument structure; Types of arguments;
Opposition and argumentation strategies in the process of arguing/debate;
Developing public speaking and discussion topics; The structure of the content elements of the public speech text;
Public speaking, types of audiences and their management;
