LA111 COMMUNICATION SKILLS

GROUP E & G (NQ) PRESENTATION TOPICS

2025 – 2026 ACADEMIC YEAR

TERM TWO (SMMS LIST)

GROUP 1: Technical definitions

a.   What to define

b.  How to define

GROUP 2: Object description

GROUP 3: Mechanism Description

GROUP 4: Process Description

GROUP 5: Writing Instructions

GROUP 6: Incorporating visuals/graphics in a description

TERM THREE (NQ LIST)

GROUP 1: Business Writing – Letter layouts

Names 1 - 5

GROUP 2: Business Writing – Forms of Address

Names 6 – 10

GROUP 3: Business Writing – Letter of Complaint

Names 11 – 15

GROUP 4: Letter of Adjustment

Names 16 – 20

GROUP 5: Business Writing - Job Application Letter

Names 21 - 25

GROUP 6: Business Writing – Curriculum Vitae

Names 26 - 30

GROUP 7: Business Writing – Memorandum

Names 31 – 35

GROUP 8: Business Writing – Notice/Circular

Names 36 – 40

GROUP 9: Report Writing – Types of reports

Names 41-45

GROUP 10: Report Writing (Short reports) - Schematic

Names 46 – 50

GROUP 11: Report Writing (Short reports) – Incident/Accident Report

Names 51 – 55

GROUP 12: Report Writing (The Long Report) – Research Report

Names 56 – 60

GROUP 13: Speech Writing – Types of Speeches

Names 61 – 65

GROUP 14: Speech Writing – Making Introductions

Names 66 – 70

GROUP 15: Speech Writing – Vote of Thanks

Names 71 – 75

GROUP 16: Types of Presentations - Extemporaneous

Names 76 – 80

GROUP 17: Types of Presentations - Memorized

Names 81 – 85

GROUP 18: Types of presentations – Reading from a Manuscript

Names 86 – 90

GROUP 19: Types of Presentations - Impromptu

Names 91 – 95

GROUP 20: Meetings - The Notice & Agenda

Names 96 – 100

GROUP 21: Meetings - Minutes

Names 101 – 105

GROUP 22: Meetings – Procedural & Substantive Motions

Names 106 – 110

GROUP 23: Interviews – Types of Interviews

Names 111 – 115

GROUP 24: Interviews – Types of Interview questions

Names 116 – 120

GROUP 25: Interviews – The Job Interview (role play)

Names 121 – 125

GROUP 26: Interviews – The Reprimand Interview (role play)

Names 126 – 130

GROUP 27: Interviews – The Appraisal Interview (role play)

Names 131 – 135

GROUP 28: Interviews – Role of nonverbal communication during interviews

Names 136 – 140

GROUP 29: Public Speaking: Persuasion and Debate

Names 141 – 145

GROUP 30: Persuasion – Essay questions are better than multiple choice questions (MCQs)

Names 146 – 150

GROUP 31: Clothes define a person

151 – 155

GROUP 32: Happiness cannot be measured

156 – 160

GROUP 33: Rural environments have better sustainable practices than urban areas

161 – 165

GROUP 34: Human beings will destroy themselves through artificial intelligence

166 – 170

GROUP 35: Humans are to blame for environmental degradation

171 – 175

GROUP 36: The media has a negative influence on an individual’s spirituality

176 – 180

GROUP 37: Identify one problem at CBU and propose an immediate (implementable) solution

181 – 185

GROUP 38: Identify a historical site in Kitwe and interview residents about its value. Should this site be

in the school syllabus?

186 – 190

GROUP 39: Modern music lacks authenticity

191 – 195

GROUP 40: The blurring of gender roles is confusing the younger generation

196 – 200

GROUP 41: Climate change is just a Western agenda

201 – 205

GROUP 42: Zambian languages should be media of instruction at university level by 2035

206 – 210

GROUP 43: Pitch a business idea that can employ at least 20 young graduates

211 – 215

GROUP 44: Propose a sustainable practice that can employ and feed CBU students resident on campus

216 – 220

GROUP 45: Adopt a place in Kitwe and implement zero pollution measures for 1 week. Make a 5 minute

movie/film/documentary about it

221 – 225

GROUP 46: Propose a fundraising activity/event to raise K100,000 to give CBU a facelift within 2 months

226 – 230

GROUP 47: Propose a unique campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of throwing litter

everywhere

231  - 235

GROUP 48: Continuous Assessment should account for 70% of a student’s grade

236 – 240

GROUP 49: Social media has caused more harm than good

241 – 245

GROUP 50: The evidence that cell phones affect our brains

246 – 250

GROUP 51: Why women’s sports are not as popular as men’s sports

251 – 255

GROUP 52: It is immoral to cheat during a test/examination

256  - 260

GROUP 53: Are Kitweans polite? Carry out a social experiment and report your findings.

261 – 265

GROUP 54: The three most profitable business ideas for students in Kitwe

266 – 270

GROUP 55: A rare cultural practice (from your village) that deserves worldwide recognition

271 – 275

GROUP 56: Communication is the basis for development

276 – 280

GROUP 57: Mental health of students is a neglected area at Copperbelt University

281 – 285

GROUP 58: Do you agree that “money solves all problems”

286 – 290

GROUP 59: Many jobs in future will be replaced by robots

291 – 295

GROUP 60: Is it ethical to buy an essay (assignment) from an academic writing company?

296 – 300

GROUP 61: Three ways to improve student efficiency with class attendance

301 – 305

GROUP 62: The advantages brought by CBU students to Kitwe town

306 – 310

GROUP 63: The benefits of voluntary work/unpaid internship for recent graduates

311 – 315

GROUP 64: What is plagiarism? How to avoid it?

316 – 320

GROUP 64: Carry out a literature review of the different ways men and women communicate.

321 – 325

GROUP 64: How can effective communication help to build your career?

326 – 330

GROUP 64: Discuss stereotypes that affect cross-cultural communication.

331 – 335

GROUP 64: What does the current literature say about interpersonal communication?

336 – 340

GROUP 64: Trace the development of communication theory since Shannon and Weaver’s model.

341 – 345

GROUP 64: Propose a plan to increase safety at CBU and communicate to CBU management through a schematic report.

346 – 350

GROUP 64: Find three examples where poor spelling and punctuation cost a business its money and reputation.

351 – 355

GROUP 64: Pick one Sustainable Development Goal (SDG). Draft and present a plan on how first-year students can be involved to realise the goal.

356 – 360

GROUP 64: Conduct a study to investigate the communication style of bus drivers and conductors in Kitwe.

361 – 365

GROUP 64: Assess the information signs around the CBU campus. Do they adequately provide all the information that people need? Are there signs that are missing but should be there? Write a report to CBU management with specific cases and examples.

366 – 370

GROUP 64: Survey reading practices of CBU students and report your findings

371 – 375

Follow presentation guidelines given.