Presentation Basics and Online Scientific Presentations

Present Your Results Convincingly

Keywords

Communication, Presentation, Online

Introduction to the course topics:

Proficiency in public speaking is a key factor in achieving recognition in your scientific community. Due to the current coronavirus pandemic, more and more informal talks, lectures and conferences are being held online. It is foreseeable that this trend will continue even after the current crisis. If you present yourself and your results convincingly, you can drawattention to your work and hence pave the way to scientific exchange or collaboration, and even career opportunities. To achieve this, thorough preparation and sufficient practice are crucial.

This training is aimed at participants who have had only limited experience at online or offline conferences so far. In the first part of this training you will learn the basics for scientific presentations as well as how to deal with the special challenges of online presentations. In the second part you will prepare a short online presentation and give it as an exercise to get detailed feedback..

Course aims:

• To set clear goals and adapt them to your audience
• To deal with the special challenges and requirements of addressing an online audience
• To deploy presentation aids in a targeted manner

Teaching methods:

Presentation exercises, theoretical input, discussion and exchange of experiences

This course fits doctoral candidates in the following phase:

at the beginning of their doctorate │ during their doctorate

Participation requirements:

This training is aimed at participants who have had only limited experience at online or offline conferences so far.

Literature:

none

Technical requirements:

Laptop/tablet with stable internet connection, microphone, webcam, Zoom (in most cases), Word and PDF editor

Additonal information, notes:

The second and third day of this workshop will be held together with the workshop Special challenges of Online Scientific Presentations

Information about the trainer:

Dr. Markus Gyger obtained a PhD in biophysics from the University of Leipzig. Since 2011, he has been working as a freelance trainer and coach. He is certified as a systemic business coach by the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK). The focus of his work is to equip prospective managers and junior scientists with the key skills necessary for a successful career: performing convincingly in front of an audience, organizing their work effectively and conducting meetings in a goal-oriented manner. For further information see: www.gyger-training.de.