Self-Presentation in Public: Work on Body, Voice and Charisma

The Berlin University Alliance (BUA) is an alliance of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin. Together, they are pursuing the goal of creating and shaping an integrated research space in Berlin. This alliance aims to establish Berlin as a leading international science location. All workshops and events offered by the Graduate Studies Support Program are funded by the BUA and therefore free of charge.

 

Participation

Doctoral researchers and postdocs (all disciplines) of the Berlin University Alliance.

Before booking a workshop, please make sure that you can attend for the entire duration. Please check our terms and conditions.

 

Objectives

• Improved perception of your own voice and articulation

• Improved perception of your own voice and articulation

• Discovery and development of the existing and often not fully used vocal capacity.

• Improvement of body consciousness, posture and thus charisma.

• Higher awareness of your own facial expressions, your gestures .The extension of your personal spectrum.

• Development of a higher consciousness for the online format, for rooms, listeners and at the same time the own speech tempo and the kind of conveyance.

• Increasing assertiveness and courage to approach others and make important contacts.

• empowerment of self-consciousness and awareness of the own features / assets

• congruence of professional competences, personality and presentation in daily life as well as in public speaking

• Reflection of gender stereotypes and a better handling of female patterns in communication and presentation.
  

 

Content

• Definitions and exercises – as far as possible in online format - on the subjects:
  - posture and self-awareness of the body
  - abdominal breathing and dosage
  - personal pitch range, vocal tone, volume - way of speaking, modulation
  - facial expression, gesture
  - stage fright, charisma, spontaneity

 

Methods

3 hours group training:

- Overview of possible fields of development,
- short presentations and feedback of the trainer and the whole group in a protected atmosphere
- short theoretical work with Power Point illustrations
- small group work
- practical exercises
- joint closing round in the evening

40 minutes individual work:

- individual analysis of strengths and potentials
- Work on personal development opportunities
- handout