Scientific Presentation Practice

25FS_SciPresPract
08.05.2025 - 21.05.2025
2 days
  • 08.05.2025, 09:00 - 17:00: Scientific Presentation Practice
  • 21.05.2025, 09:00 - 17:00: Scientific Presentation Practice
Start registration period: 30.10.2024
End of registration period: 06.01.2025
ETH Zurich, centre
15
16
Students enrolled in PSC PhD Programs: CHF 0
LSZGS PhD students: CHF 0
All others: CHF 300
Course Objectives
The participants of the course are going to
a) learn and practice effective scientific presentations with seven simple elements
b) communicate in a stress-free, clear and individual way to various audiences (e.g. at
conferences, seminars, job interviews);
c) learn how to prepare a logic structure and be an authentic presenter with a strong delivery;
d) Learn and reflect about AI elements in presentations.

Course Program
? Conceptualization and planning of a presentation
? Key elements of a clear and logic structure
? Adding soft elements and authenticity
? De-stressing before and during a presentation
? Be convincing and clear (by language, by voice, by argumentation strings)
? Non-verbal elements supporting the presentation
? Transition elements to leading the discussion

Methods applied
Group work, individual exercises, video analysis, oral feedback, practice and interviews. You will present 3-4 times in these two days, get conscious about all relevant aspects and find out your individual best.

Requirements
Interest in developing further, being self-reflective, giving and receiving substantial feedback. You’ll need to prepare a scientific presentation of 10 min length in English between the first and second day.
Dr. Barbara Hellermann
1
PhD & Master Students
Postdocs if places available
None
English
An assignment must be completed in order to obtain 1 ECTS

By registering you agree to the PSC course terms and conditions AGBs

Cancellation of a course registration should be arranged with the course coordination office phdecology@ieu.uzh.ch and is possible free of charge up to 2 weeks before the course starts.
Later cancellations and failure to attend or incomplete attendance without documented justification will incur a fee of 200 CHF.
Group work, individual exercises, video analysis, oral feedback, practice and interviews. You will present 3-4 times in these two days, get conscious about all relevant aspects and find out your individual best.

Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center

Dr.Bojan Gujas (psc_phdprogram@ethz.ch)
FS25_Scientific_Presentation_Practice_1.pdf
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