Advanced Academic English: Effective Slides
Cluster
Communication Skills
Target group
Members of the Doctoral Schools
Level
Participants should have an advanced knowledge of English so the language will not form a hurdle within this workshop. They should already have some experience with designing academic slides as they will have to bring own material to the second class.
Objective
The students learn how to make appealing slides and well-structured slideshows that make academic presentations more dynamic and the take-home message more memorable.
Content
Authentic examples from a broad range of disciplines, including the participants' own material, will be used to discuss various aspects of slide design, such as:
- how to edit your content to fit this visual medium
- how to support your main message
- how to find the right balance between text and images
- which colour scheme, titles, animations and figures to use
- how to properly structure a slideshow
Analysis and comparison of examples will lead to deducing practical guidelines that will be implemented in productive exercises. Participants will receive both peer and teacher feedback to their slides.
This course does not offer an initiation to the use of PowerPoint or other programs, but gives insights into the practical implementation of the participants' (basic) knowledge of the software they use.
Placement test: No
Time schedule & Venue
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Course code |
Dates (2 sessions of 3 hrs) |
Time |
Teaching room/Venue |
Trainer |
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SLID-2122-01 |
9 + 16 November 2021 (Tue) | 13:00-16:00 | ONLINE | Catherine Verguts (UCT) |
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SLID-2122-02 |
2 + 9 December 2021 (Thu) | 09:00-12:00 | ONLINE | Catherine Verguts (UCT) |
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SLID-2122-03 |
21 + 28 April 2022 (Thu) | 13:00-16:00 | ONLINE | Eveline Mainil (UCT) |
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SLID-2122-04 |
6 + 13 May 2022 (Fri) | 13:00-16:00 | ONLINE | Eveline Mainil (UCT) |
Registration procedure
You can not register for this course if you have already followed the course 'Advanced Academic English: Conference Skills'.
Register by following this link: https://webappsx.ugent.be/eventManager/events/effslides
Your subscription will be confirmed by separate e-mail from the Doctoral Schools.
If the course is fully booked, you can request by e-mail to conny.vandegehuchte@ugent.be to be added to the waiting list. Please mention your ID student nr.
The no show policy applies.
Registration fee
Free of charge for the members of the Doctoral Schools.
The no show policy applies: no-show policy UGent
Language
English
Number of participants
20/group
Evaluation criteria (doctoral training programme)
After the final session, participants are asked to send in an academic slideshow. This course counts as 1 transferable skills training cluster Communication skills.