Analysis of e-resources for the specialist's rhetorical culture development

Abstract

The interpretation of the category "rhetorical culture" as an integrative personality characterictic, which includes knowledge of history, theory and methods of public speaking (stages of speech preparation, rhetorical paths and figures, methods of activating audience attention, etc.), intellectual, speech, ethical, aesthetic and artistic-performing qualities, which are expressed in the form of an original product of mental-speech activity, is given in the article. The typology of e-resources in the specialist's rhetorical culture development is characterized. Among them video content (speeches of outstanding speakers of the past and present, movies fragments, theater performances, television programs, speeches of masters of the artistic word, lectures by national and foreign teachers, reports of famous scientists, fragments of lessons and educational activities), audio content (podcasts, audiobooks), rhetoric courses on educational platforms (Udemy, EDUGET, TED), specialized resources on rhetoric, specialized software in the field of rhetoric (Speaker Coach, Ummo, Public Speaking for Beginners, Black Rhetoric, Govorillo), social communities for on-line communication (Facebook, Instagram, Telegram). Descriptive characteristics of each type are briefly provided and relevant examples with Internet links to typical Internet content are given.

Keywords

• rhetorical culture
• e-resources
• electronic educational resources
• specialized software in the field of rhetoric
• development of rhetorical culture
• digital technologies