Presentation Skills for Academics: Engaging the Listener in your Talk

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.

For this event, the hygiene concept in the rooms of Hittorfstr. 16 must be followed.

 

Participation

Doctoral researchers (all disciplines) of the Berlin University Alliance with some presentation experience.

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

 

Objective

This is an activity-based workshop led by theatre professionals whose expertise is in helping the speaker effectively communicate the importance and relevance of the work and the core message in the talk. Repetition is a key aspect of the training so that participants can strenghten the narrative, the emotional tone, and the physicality of the talk in order to define and support the speaker's own dynamic style.

 

Content

The seminar provides participants the opportunity to perfect their public-speaking skills. Constructive feedback from the trainer and group members as well as videotaping give the speaker a healthy amount of input while perfecting public-speaking skills. Participants will be required to prepare a 3 to 5 minute pitch or overview of their work incorporating also the use of a slide. This will provide a basis for applying the practical aims of the workshop.

• Concisely introducing yourself: practice your "pitch"
• Engaging the audience in one's talk
• Affirming the strenghts and individual style of the speaker
• Improving body language
• Effectively promoting oneself
• Develop strong tactics for effective communication
• Receiving video-feedback

 

Further Information

Postdocs are welcome to participate if spots are available.