Convincing Scientific Presentations
PIER Helmholtz Graduate School
A Graduate Education Program at DESY in Cooperation with Universität Hamburg
Convincing Scientific Presentations (online)
14-17 March 2022
Train your scientific presentation skills!
1. Create Clear Content
- Brainstorm: How could I serve my specific audience most effectively? What are their interests and what is my goal?
- Reduce: What exactly do I want to communicate? What will I not speak about? Designing your Take Home Message.
- Structure: The Bonbon-Format, your Main Question, Data Presentation.
- Exemplify: Find illustrative examples, metaphors, comparisons, images, ...
2. Design Proper Slides
- You will learn about beneficial slide design guidelines (How much text should I put on a slide? How many slides should I prepare?).
- You can learn from specific real-world examples of poor and great slides (How do I layout the slide? What fonts should I use?).
- You will receive valuable PowerPoint tips.
- Apply what you learned by redesigning existing own slides during the course.
3. Convince in Front of Your Audience
- Where to put your hands…: During small exercises in front of your camera you will receive valuable feedback on your body language by your peers and trainer.
- Eye contact and body movements. Tips for online and on site.
- How to structure your sentences
- Which words to choose and which to omit.
- How to involve your audience by including interactive elements.
- You will learn from video recordings of your presentation.
- Mastering Q&A sessions: How to deal with questions and criticism.
The online workshop is a lively mixture of trainer input and short exercises. You will receive individual feedback from other participants and the trainer. This allows you to specify precise areas of individual improvement.
Course Outline:
Dates: 14-17 March, 2022
Venue: online via zoom
Trainer: Matthias Mayer
