Presenting at International Conferences
A BIGS workshop offered by the Bonn Graduate Center
This workshop will help to prepare you for your international conference. You will acquire important skills to advance your personal public speaking style, prepare and present high-level speeches, vary your presentation intro and outro and succeed in discussions, as well as engage your audience and highlight your professional expertise.
In-person Workshop
Monday, May 15, 2023
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Please register your interest in this workshop with your BIGS coordinator by March 1, 2023
Trainer
Dr. Stephen Wagner
Language
English
Location
Alte Sternwarte
Poppelsdorfer Allee 47*
Target Group
Doctoral students
Track(s)
Research
Certificate
16 units are applicable within the Doctorate plus certificate
* The premises are not barrier-free. Please contact the Bonn Graduate Center if you need assistance.
Description
Do you present your research to an international audience? This workshop will provide essential criteria for excellent science presentations. Apart from quick content inputs by the trainer and a Q+A session, we will focus on your 10-15 minutes presentations followed by high-level feedbacks, including optional video analyses.
This workshop will help to prepare you for your international conference. You will acquire important skills to advance your personal public speaking style, prepare and present high-level speeches, vary your presentation intro and outro and succeed in discussions, as well as engage your audience and highlight your professional expertise.
Please be prepared to deliver your presentation (about 10-15 minutes) on the 1st day.
After this training you will be able to:
- advance your personal public speaking style,
- prepare and present high-level speeches,
- vary your presentation intro and outro and succeed in discussions,
- engage your audience and highlight your professional expertise.
Content
- Audience attention: How to gain and keep it from beginning to end
- How to personalize your speech: Connect science with storytelling
- Apply visuals: Get to the point with your presentation slides
- How your communication style matches intercultural needs
- Learn from the best: Outstanding presentations in the 21st century
- Science Pitch thesis: Share your research project in less than 3 minutes (if time allows)
Contact
Bonn Graduate Center
Address
Alte Sternwarte
Poppelsdorfer Allee 47
53115 Bonn
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