Advanced Academic English: Presentation Skills
Cluster
Communication Skills
Target group
Members of the Doctoral Schools
Level
Advanced knowledge of English. The language itself should not form a hurdle when presenting. The module "English Proficiency For Presentations" can act as a linguistic preparation to this course if necessary.
Objective
Participants learn how to hold a well-structured presentation which will be tailored to and leave an impression on its target audience.
Content
This module of the Conference Skills trajectory investigates the necessary skills for a successful academic presentation. It tackles the following topics:
- Preparing a presentation: pitching your project + tailoring your talk to the intended audience
- Structuring a presentation: guidelines for a proper introduction, body and conclusion
- Delivering a presentation: focus on vocal control and body language
Authentic footage is used to trigger class discussions. These will lead to guidelines which are implemented in interactive presentation tasks.
Placement test: No
Time schedule & Venue
|
Course code |
Dates (4 sessions of 3 hours) | Time |
Teaching room/Venue |
Teacher |
|
PREE-2021-01 (FULL) |
1 + 8 + 15 + 22 October 2020 (Thu) |
from 9:30 - 12:30 |
ONLINE sessions |
Nils Smeuninx (UCT) |
|
PREE-2021-02 (FULL) |
17 + 24 November + 1 + 8 December 2020 (Tue) | from 13:00 - 16:00 |
ONLINE sessions |
Veerle Van Eetvelde (UCT) |
|
PREE-2021-03 |
26 March + 2 + 23 + 30 April 2021 (Fri) | from 9:30 - 12:30 |
ONLINE sessions |
Nils Smeuninx (UCT) |
|
PREE-2021-04 |
31 May + 7 + 14 + 21 June 2021 (Mon) | from 13:00 - 16:00 |
ONLINE sessions |
Veerle Van Eetvelde (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/Presskills
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.
- Please read the cancellation policy: cancellationpolicycourses
Registration fee
Free of charge for the members of the Doctoral Schools.
- The no show policy applies: no-show policy UGent
Evaluation criteria (doctoral training programme)
During the final class, the participants hold a short presentation on their research topic for an educated lay audience. They will be evaluated with a specific focus on structure and delivery of their presentation. This course counts as 1 transferable skills training in the cluster Communication skills.