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Target Audience: Postgraduate Research Students
Learn how to present yourself and your work authentically with confidence and impact. On this highly interactive and fun course participants will gain the knowledge and skills to present their research projects authentically and with impact to a variety of audiences.
By the end of the workshop participants will have:
- developed the creative confidence to prepare dynamic and effective presentations
- learned about the importance of design, timing and storyboarding in preparing creative professioanl presentations
- learned about slide, realia and software design and use to enhance the presentation
- discovered how to build on their creative and communicative strengths
- learned how to deal with nerves and negative emotions
Delivered By: Centre for Lifelong Learning
Prerequisites
*PG Cert RPD only - Upload required to the portfolio of evidence. This course is part of the Strathclyde Researcher Development Programme (RDP). All PhD students at Strathclyde will be required to achieve a certain number of credits in order to sit the Viva. Those registered on the Postgraduate Certificate in Researcher Professional Development (PG Cert RPD) are required to undertake 60 credits worth of transferable skills training over the course of the PhD. The majority of opportunities within the RDP have a credit value and therefore PhD students, particularly those registered on the PG Cert RPD, are encouraged to participate in this programme. Please check with your department/Supervisor to confirm the number of credits you're expected to achieve if you’re unsure. Research staff should aim to undertake approx. 10 days of professional development per year. Please ensure that your Supervisor/Manager is supportive of your continued and professional development and make them aware of the training you are undertaking. PhD students should also record their training post-activity in the PGR monitoring Systems, Neptune (HaSS, Engineering and SBS) or Spider (Science). 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.Useful Links
Find out about the opportunities available to you as an early career researcher:PG Certificate in Researcher Professional Development
All postgraduate research students are eligible to access the Researcher Development Programme workshops. This workshop can contribute towards the PG Certificate in Researcher Professional Development (PG Cert RPD).
You can find credit and class information in the Researcher Development Programme Handbook and in NEPTUNE (Engineering, HaSS) or SPIDER (Science).
Please check with your department or Supervisor to confirm if you are enrolled on the PG Cert RPD and how many credits you are expected to achieve if you are unsure.