The Art of Captivating Academic Presenting
How do you create an academic presentation that captures and retains your audience’s attention? This workshop will show you how to master this art.
It begins by introducing the stylistic elements a typical Anglo-Saxon audience would expect, and you will learn how to utilize them for your findings.
Regardless of your command of English you will learn how to give the presentation and handle the Q&A in English with ease.
All participants will have the opportunity to either work on a presentation they are preparing or to draft a new one, and everyone will receive immediate feedback from both the group and me to further improve their presentation.
This two-day workshop features practical exercises from various disciplines and includes working on an own presentation for a current research project.
It is limited to ten participants and offered in English and German.
Participants will receive "The Art of Captivating Academic Presenting" workbook and a certificate upon completion. All participant materials are treated confidentially.
Day 1:
The first focus is dedicated to considerations and design options for meaningful and interesting presentations of research results.
Since the guiding principles while preparing for and giving presentations can fundamentally differ depending on socio-cultural customs, the typical Anglo-Saxon guiding principles are presented.
The second focus covers methods and stylistic elements of presentation storytelling. They signifcantly contribute to ensuring that your target audience is optimally addressed and that your key findings and statements are presented in a memorable way.
The third focus addresses how you can pro-actively design Q&A sessions, in particular how to develop answer strategies, and you will be provided with relevant vocabulary and common phrases for various Q&A scenarios.
Day 2:
On the second day, participants apply the first day's findings to their presentations, such as creating an elevator pitch or a convincing central theme to engage the audience. Each participant then receives individual feedback from both the group and Dr. Crow. In addition, there are short one-to-one coaching sessions to discuss individual presentation issues that may not want to be addressed in a group and to develop ideas for solutions (e.g., general expression issues, stage-freight, ADHD, etc.).
If what you are looking for is not mentioned here, please contact me. I am sure we can put something together that exactly meets your needs.