• Training Room

    Mastering Academic Presentation Skills
    Provider   PGR Enhancement and Development

    This workshop develops compelling research narratives, create clear and effective presentation slides, and confidently handle challenging Q&A through practical techniques for communicating research with clarity, impact, and authority.

Duration 1 half day

Course Type Workshop

Booking Status Waiting List

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Target Audience: PGRs

This practical and interactive workshop equips researchers with the skills to communicate their research clearly, confidently and with impact. 

Participants explore strategic storytelling, identifying what makes their research compelling and developing clear, persuasive narratives with engaging openings and memorable conclusions. They learn how to adapt their messaging for conferences, networking events, meetings and other communication settings. 

The workshop then focuses on creating effective presentation slides, introducing practical techniques for professional slide design, clear visualisation of data and findings, and avoiding common design mistakes. Interactive activities encourage participants to reflect on what makes presentations effective. 

Finally, participants develop strategies for managing Q&A sessions, including frameworks for answering challenging questions, responding constructively to critique, and using bridging and reframing techniques. Through practical exercises and peer interaction, participants build confidence and learn to communicate their research with clarity, credibility and authority. 

  • Develop compelling research narratives with clear messaging, impactful openings and memorable conclusions.
  • Design clear, professional presentation slides using effective visualisation techniques.
  • Apply practical strategies for answering challenging questions and responding constructively to critique.
  • Use bridging and reframing techniques to communicate confidently and maintain authority under pressure.


Delivered By: Anchored In

Prerequisites

Cancellation Policy

If you are unable to attend a course please cancel your place as soon as possible, with at least 3 working days notice via the online booking system http://bookings.strath.ac.uk/mybookings.asp.

Full details of booking conditions can be found at the link below.

Additional Information

In-person courses are typically held in the Doctoral School Training Room - TC721, level 7 of the TIC Building.

Online courses are held on Zoom - details of the Zoom meeting will be sent the morning of the course.

Please note, there is a no-show policy, and facilitators will deny entry to those arriving 15 minutes or more after the course starts: https://strath.sharepoint.com/sites/PGRDevelopment/SitePages/No-Show-Policy.aspx

All postgraduate research students are eligible to access the Researcher Development Programme workshops. These workshops can contribute towards the PG Certificate in Researcher Professional Development (PG Cert RPD).