Presenting with confidence: Work on Body, Voice and Charisma - online

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 (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

This workshop is about presenting convincingly in scientific and non-scientific contexts and getting to the point of one's own core messages. Participants will learn how to gain the interest of their audience and keep their attention. The focus is on active exercises in body language, vocal expression and personality. Participants learn how to use their breath, the effect of their voice and non-verbal language as supporting elements for a strong performance. Based on this, a quick-witted handling of critical questions can be trained. Individual feedback makes one's own potential visible, strengthens one's self-image in appearance and thus the confident effect in the outside world.

Content

• Performance skills - what does that actually means?
• Supporting the intention of the performance through linguistic clarity
• Arousing and keeping the interest of the audience
• Using breath, body language and voice consciously
• A coherent self-dramatisation
• Input in short presentations
•  Individual and small group exercises
• Individual feedback
• Peer exchange

Further Information

Postdocs are welcome to participate if spots are available.