PROGRAM

Presenting Scientific Research, Delft

[04-07-2010]

• (further) develop insight into effective presentation techniques;
• increase skills in applying presentation techniques in a range of situations (presenting research for experts or laymen, formally for a large audience or informally for a small audience).

PROM-2 is not an English language course. For PhD students wishing to refine their (writing) skills in English, PROM-4 (Scientific Writing in English) is recommended.

Detailed description

• preparation: from abstract to performance
• cross-cultural awareness
• argumentation
• voice and posture
• showing enthusiasm
• using visual aids (e.g. Power Point)
• introducing and thanking speakers
• dealing with questions and reactions
• peer review of presentations

Organisation/teaching method
The course will take three full days and will be quite lively and intensive. The maximum number of participants is 10, so as to ensure that there is ample time to discuss each presentation.
The entire course and all the presentations will be in English. During the course, each participant will give one short (4-minute) and one longer (approx. 20-minute) presentation. Short exercises will also be done, including improvised presentations. Each presentation will be recorded and discussed extensively.

Study load:
40 hours

• 3 days training of 8 hours
• 16 hours preparation

Testing
A course certificate will be presented provided that all course assignments have been satisfactorily completed.

Course material
A reader will be available at the start of the course.

Course fee
The course fee is 575 (reader included). A TU-purchasing order should be in our possession 14 days before the start of the course.
Period:

a. 31 October + 3, 4 November 2011
b. 23, 26, 27 January 2012
c. 16, 19, 20 April 2012

contact
Secretary IT&C tel. + 31 (0) 15 27 83646; fax +31 (0)15 27 87105
Email: j.j.hemstede-lander@tbm.tudelft.nl

Course info and registration

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