On the Way to a Successful Project. Business Communication Skills
Business communication in Russia
How to work on a project
Mastery of oral presentation
Successful presentation
Working on the presentation
Format of interaction with the audience
Business communication skills
Project defense and analysis
In case of successfully completing the On the Way to a Successful Project. Business Communication Skills programme, subject to successfully passing the final certification, each student will receive the RUDN University upgrading professional development certificate.
Phone numbers for registration:
8 (495) 999-82-64; 8 (499) 432-74-41
8 (495) 787-38-03, ext. 2159, 2106
| Tuition fee: | RUB 56,100 |
| Scope: | 204 academic hours |
| Duration: | 4 months |
Course description
This programme is intended for foreign students holding a university or a secondary vocational college diploma, as well as for foreign students of a higher/secondary vocational educational institution. The On the Way to a Successful Project. Business Communication Skills programme introduces foreign students into the forms, rules and styles of cross-cultural (Russian-speaking) business communication, with the mental and national specific features of Russians, provides theoretical and practical knowledge in a foreign (Russian) language for special purposes and foreign language communicative competence that allows a student to use the foreign (Russian) language for interpersonal and cross-cultural interaction purposes.
Programme content:
Business communication in Russia
- Exploring resources. Specifics of business communication in Russia
- Cross-cultural communication. Working from office and online
- Practical stylistics. Communicative workshop. Getting to know colleagues
- Final skills. Meetings with Colleagues: My First Day at the Office business game
How to work on a project
- How to collect information (questionnaires, interviews, etc.)
- How to process information and draw conclusions (tables, graphs, etc.)
- Secrets of a successful presentation
- Case study: Preparation of a Mini-Project on the Topic You Proposed
Mastery of oral presentation
- Exploring resources. Types and format of oral presentations. Statement, presentation, report.
- Cross-cultural communication. Pitfalls of oral presentation.
- Practical stylistics. The best presentations: analysis of speeches. Persuasion, motivation, education.
- Final skills. Round table. Sharing experience: secrets of oral presentation.
Successful presentation
- Exploring resources. Presentation structure: introduction, main body, conclusion.
- Cross-cultural communication. Presentation design.
- Practical stylistics. Presentation style.
- Final skills. Defining the subject of projects and developing the presentation structure.
Working on the presentation
- Exploring resources. Information distribution options.
- Cross-cultural communication. Visual and graphic design of the presentation.
- Practical stylistics. Stylistic features of your presentation’s written and oral texts.
- Final skills. Working on projects: style, visual design, graphics.
Format of interaction with the audience
- Exploring resources. Format of the discussion and talking on issues.
- Cross-cultural communication. Business etiquette: collecting feedback from the audience.
- Practical stylistics. Practical work with the resources of the target language.
- Final skills. Working on projects: planning questions and feedback from the audience.
Business communication skills
- Exploring resources. How to develop effective oral business communication skills.
- Cross-cultural communication. Pitfalls of oral presentation.
- Practical stylistics. Working on projects: preparing an oral presentation.
- Final skills. Discussion: how to answer questions.
Project defense and analysis
- Exploring resources. Oratory skills. How to speak convincingly and eloquently.
- Cross-cultural communication. Project defense.
- Practical stylistics. Project defense.
- Final skills. Round table: discussion of project results.
In case of successfully completing the On the Way to a Successful Project. Business Communication Skills programme, subject to successfully passing the final certification, each student will receive the RUDN University upgrading professional development certificate.
Phone numbers for registration:
8 (495) 999-82-64; 8 (499) 432-74-41
8 (495) 787-38-03, ext. 2159, 2106