Oral Presentations
Oral Presentations: Beyond Slides
In this workshop we will introduce and explore key concepts and tools for designing and delivering scientific presentations.
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It was excellent starting from the contents to trainer. It was spot on the issues that we face in oral communication.
Workshop Summary
Title: Oral Presentations: Beyond Slides
Target audience: Early stage PhD students
Number of Participants: 12
Duration: One full day
Format: In-person
Workshop Goals
In this workshop we will introduce and explore key concepts and tools for designing and delivering scientific presentations. We will explore some fundamental aspects of scientific communication, with a focus on how they apply to oral presentations, including the profile and interests of potential audiences, and practical tools for clarifying the scientific message and pitching it at the right level for the audience. We will then work on strategies for developing structure and content, followed by input and exercises on practical aspects of giving a talk. Finally we will discuss, practice, and troubleshoot best practices for delivering presentations . An important deliverable for this workshop is that the participants will develop and practice an oral presentation to be delivered in their current work setting.
Workshop Content
- Relating to my audience and telling a story
- Defining my message, content and structure
- Key concepts in visual communication
- Focus on creating slide presentations
- Presenting your work – concepts and practice
Note: This workshop can be extended to cover Poster Presentations as well (two day version).
Workshop Style
This is an interactive workshop with extensive elements of partner work, exercises, group discussion. We use innovative training methods and proven didactic techniques, and place special emphasis on sharing and learning from the participants’ own expertise and experience. To increase impact and applicability, we work with real-life cases from the participants whenever possible. We may ask participants to reserve time for individual preparatory work before the workshop
Our Trainers
All our trainers are scientists with many years of experience as researchers and scientific communicators. Please refer to our teams page to have a more detailed look at the trainers.
Comments from Past Participants and Organisers
It was excellent starting from the contents to trainer. It was spot on the issues that we face in oral communication. Particularly the trainer was excellent.
Useful and revelatory. 100% recommended
As a person that finds it difficult to do oral presentations, this workshop saved my life!