Women's Career Day 2020 for PhD students and postdocs

Workshop 2.Self-presentation skills

Workshop 2. Self-presentation skills
3 June 2020, 9 am - 5 pm, online via Zoom
Note: The Zoom meeting details will be e-mailed to all registrants prior to the workshop.
 

Outline (note: the outline is subject to change):

BLOCK 1 90 mins 9:00-10:30	OVERALL OBJECTIVES Learn tips to overcome stress and nerves, use effective body language and gestures, project your voice, practice breath control, increase awareness of how you come across as a speaker, gain confidence when speaking, deal with imposter syndrome   COMMON FEARS Is public speaking worse than death? (PP) Spontaneous speaking exercise (index cards) Brainstorm fears/weaknesses with partner Imposter syndrome: understanding fear, moving forward   VOICE 1 Calming nerves with breath control
10:30-11:00	BREAK
BLOCK 2 90 mins 11:00-12:30	VOICE 2 Waking up the voice warmup V.O.I.C.E./6 tips to keep in mind Vocal exercises: speed, variety, projection Recording session with peer evaluation Tips to protect your voice at a conference
12:30-13:30	LUNCH BREAK
BLOCK 3 90 mins 13:30-14:45	GESTURES & SPATIAL AWARENESS Physical warm up and grounding Grim and gorgeous gestures Use of space/room/technical issues Eye contact and focus Quick practice (cards from a hat)
14:45-15:15	BREAK
BLOCK 4 90 mins 15:15-16:45	PRESENTING & FEEDBACK 2-minute prepared talks plus group feedback Wrap up, further tips

BLOCK 5 90 mins

ONLINE TRAINING TIPS Technical issues: platform, tools (mic, speaker), time Online technique: talking in turns, sharing docs, using a mix of visuals, voice, and facial expression to communicate Voice articulation, pacing, clarity   TYPE OF EVENT: CHALLENGES AND TIPS Giving a talk Holding a meeting Informal gathering Running a question period

 

Trainer
Elena Kaufman is the founder of Creative Communications EK where she trains academics in the soft skills of presentations,  job talks, and interviews. She also runs a weekly improv theatre course for scientists and is a trained stage actor and director.