Presentation skills for researchers (Faculty of Arts)
Duration 1 day
Team Researcher Academy

This face to face course is run by the Researcher Academy 

The Researcher Academy courses are very popular and the majority are run in both semesters to give you the opportunity to attend at a time of the year that suits you. Semester 1 courses will be available for booking from the second week of October and Semester 2 courses from the second week of February.

Target Audience: Early stage postgraduate research students - Faculty of Arts only

This course is designed for the Arts postgraduate research students in their first year who have little or no prior experience of presenting in public.

Pre-requisites: You should come having thought about some general themes you would like to include in a 10 minute presentation about your research topic and constructed a draft presentation. You will be offered time to fine tune your presentation during the course of the day.

A computer with PowerPoint and a projector will be available for your use.

Process: This course is a participative small group workshop delivered over one full-day.

Description:

This course covers: preparation; audience; practising presenting; handling questions; structuring; making a talk memorable and controlling nerves; A whiteboard, flip-chart and a computer with PowerPoint will be provided. The computer will be attached to either a data projector or an interactive whiteboard.

Related courses:

When you feel more confident about your presentation skills you can attend the 'Further Presentation Skills for Researchers' for more feedback from a group of researchers.

This course is for you if you have very little experience of presenting or you have presented before but you didn't feel that the presentations were effective at getting your ideas across to the audience. We’ll help you to work through a recommend process for preparing and delivering a presentation to give you some experience in a supportive environment.

It will also help you to overcome the nerves you may feel if asked to present your work; even to a friendly audience of colleagues from your School/department/research group. You’ll work with a group of fellow research students and a Researcher Academy tutor to develop your presentation from the initial ideas stage through to the finished article. You will then deliver this presentation and receive feedback from them to help you improve still further. This course is NOT for you if you are an experienced presenter and are confident that your presentations are usually effective. 

Aims/ Objectives:

The aim of this course is to help you develop your skills of spoken communication, with particular reference to an academic context.

By the end of the course, you will have:

  • discussed what makes an effective presentation
  • discussed how to prepare and give a talk
  • considered the needs of the different audiences for your research
  • prepared a 10 minute presentation
  • delivered your presentation in front of a small group of students and a facilitator
  • received feedback on the content and delivery of your presentation
  • learned from opportunities to practice, meet and work with other students at a similar stage to you in their research.
Feedback from students:
  • "Honest, frank feedback." 05/12/07
  • "Very Practical, very useful." 08/12/07
  • "Useful hints on delivery and structuring talks. Very good group session." 10/03/08
  • "Throughout my PhD I will use these skills." 08/01/08
  • "The tutor was very helpful and genuinely interested in us. Brilliant." 29/11/07
  • "Very good course – I’ll recommend it. Enthusiastic teacher, Great." 31/01/08
  • "My friends will like this course if they come." 29/11/07

Booking Conditions 

Privacy Statement 

The Researcher Academy is committed to protecting the privacy of researchers who register for our training courses and events. Your completion of the booking process shall constitute your consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal data to University staff and external partners responsible for the delivery of the course or event for which you have registered.  Personal information shared includes; name, role/position, mode of study, School/Department, dietary and accessibility requirements. 

Latecomer policy 

Researchers should plan to arrive prior to the advertised course start time. Except for exceptional reasons, there will be no admittance to a researcher academy or Faculty Training Programme (FTP) course 15 minutes after the advertised course start time. 

Importance of booking commitment 

When booking on to a Researcher Academy short course you are entering into a commitment to attend. If you find that you are no longer available to attend you MUST cancel your place (on the system if more than three days before the course) or if at short notice by emailing ra-training@nottingham.ac.ukThis will ensure that your place can be offered to another researcher on the waiting list. Failure to cancel a place results in other researchers missing out on places through the waiting list process. 

It is unacceptable for researchers to just not attend when booked onto a course. The Researcher Academy maintains records of those who repeatedly do not attend courses they have booked. This may affect future eligibility to book onto further Researcher Academy courses and will affect considerations for Researcher Academy funded opportunities. 

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