Academic Presentation Skills

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1 Academic Presentation Skills Improving performance at international conferences January 2009 Bonn, Universitätsclub Konviktstraße 9, Tel

2 Referentin Anne Wegner, i p e l s, Bad Honnef Anne Wegner, gebürtige Engländerin, arbeitete nach ihrem Studium an der Loughborough University of Technology in den Bereichen Arbeitswissenschaft, Datenbankbetreuung und Beantragung/Durchführung europäischer Projekte. Ihr beruflicher Werdegang, der unter anderem Tätigkeiten als Übersetzerin und als "Teacher of English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) einschließt, führte sie von England nach Belgien, in die Niederlande, Frankreich und Deutschland. Anne Wegner besitzt theoretische und praktische Zusatzqualifikationen im Bereich des interkulturellen Trainings sowie des Konfliktmanagements bei der transnationalen Zusammenarbeit. Ihre jahrzehntelangen Erfahrungen als Weiterbildungstrainerin führten 2004 zur Gründung von IPELS. Sie ist Mitglied der Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research, sowie des Interculture Network der Universität Jena. Anne Wegner führt Businesscoaching im Interkulturell- und Sprachenbereich durch und arbeitet als Lehrbeauftragte sowohl an der Universität Bonn als auch an der Internationalen Fachhochschule in Bad Honnef. Anne Wegner, ipels - intercultural projects and english language support Durchführung und Organisation Dr. Kristijan Domiter Leiter Internationale DAAD-Akademie (IDA) DAAD, Kennedyallee 50, Bonn Tel.: [email protected] Barbara Boecker Internationale DAAD-Akademie (IDA) DAAD, Kennedyallee 50, Bonn Tel.: [email protected] in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Universitätsclub Bonn Das Programm der Veranstaltung wird aus Zuwendungen des BMBF finanziert. 2

3 Seminarprogramm / Seminar programme Wednesday, January 28 th 2009 Welcome DAAD 2.00 pm Introductions, Participants Participants and trainer will introduce each other and the areas of scientific interest 2.15 pm Getting your paper accepted for a presentation. Presentation on Johan Galtung s Theories on Cultural Differences in Scientific Papers 3.15 pm 4.00 pm The social side conference small talk Participants/Train er Participants can practice small talk, in English. Guided discussion 4.15 pm End of 1 st day 6.00 pm Optional: informal get together Thursday, January 29 th 2009 Presentations: Soft-skills Discussion and information on body language, non-verbal communication, cultural differences in audience expectations, overcoming stage-fright 8.30 am Presentation Participants A 5 minute presentation by each participant on their scientific area of interest. Describing your scientific field in 3 sentences 9.30 am am 3

4 Presentations: Hard skills Structure of presentation and design of visual aids; discussion am Dealing with questions/discussing Discussion on answering questions and discussing. Information on cultural differences from trainer am Lunch at Universitätsclub pm Preparation time + Participants Preparation of scientific presentation. assistance where necessary 2.00 pm Presentations and cultural awareness tasks Participants A 10 minute presentation by each participant on a scientific topic of their choice. Block will be interspersed with cultural awareness tasks 4.00 pm End of 2 nd day 6.00 pm Friday, January 30 th 2009 Rest of presentations Participants Presentations 8.00 am Language tips on presenting and discussing in English Input from trainer related to presentations of previous day 9.30 am am Ad hoc presentations Each participant 5 min presentation on topic to be set by trainer am Feedback End of seminar DAAD am pm 4

5 Information about the seminar Academic Presentation Skills Target group The seminar is specifically oriented towards scientists who may have some experience of presenting their research findings at national congresses but who have had little or no experience of presenting at international conferences in English. Aim The main aim of the seminar is to give the participants more confidence in presenting their scientific results at international conferences and responding to questions as well as to improve their English language presentation vocabulary. Over and above this, the seminar will provide the participants with information about some of the unwritten rules of international conferences and aspects of cultural differences in research writing, important for overcoming the hurdle of getting a paper accepted for presentation at a conference. As a result of being at the seminar the participants will be able to tailor their presentation to the target audience, use visualisation media correctly, structure and present their information understandably in English and respond to questions. Methods The methods used in the seminar place emphasis on providing the participants with as much practice in presenting information in English in front of an audience as possible. A total of three presentations are foreseen in the seminar. All presentations by the trainer will be supported by hand-outs and incorporate a discussion element giving the participants argumentation practice. At the end of the first day, a short practical session on small talk at conferences has been foreseen, if required. 5