Presentation Skills – How to Deliver Engaging Talks
A Doctorate plusBIGS workshop offered by the Bonn Graduate Center
This two-day workshop supports doctoral students to become more fluent and confident speakers. It focuses on strengthening their ability to formulate their message, increase their confidence, plan and deliver successful presentations both online and face-to-face.
Online Workshop
Thursday, December 7, 2023
9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Friday, December 7, 2023
9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Please register your interest in this workshop by September 3, 2023.
Trainer
Bridie McHale
Language
English
Location
Online
Target Group
Doctoral students from the Bonn International Graduate Schools (BIGS)
Track(s)
Research
Certificate
16 units are applicable within the Doctorate plus certificate
Description
This practical workshop supports doctoral students to become more fluent and confident speakers. It focuses on strengthening their ability to formulate their message, increase their confidence, plan and deliver successful presentations both online and face-to-face.
Participants will learn the tools and techniques that make presenting at conferences or giving talks more engaging, in addition to convincing the audience of the importance of their work. Ideally, everyone should come away from the course feeling more confident presenting in academic contexts.
Content
- Presenting to an international audience
- Understanding the diffferences between presenting online and face-to-face
- Recognising formal and informal language
- Structuring presentation for maximum impact
- Designing tips for visuals and slides
- Engaging an audience using signposting language and rhetorical devices
- Considering key aspects of non-verbal communication
- Understanding and controlling nervousness
Childcare
If you need childcare during the event, please contact the Family Office of the University of Bonn at least two weeks in advance.
Contact
Bonn Graduate Center
Address
Alte Sternwarte
Poppelsdorfer Allee 47
53115 Bonn
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