PhD / Postdoc / Voice training and public speaking skills

• Voice -and vocal-training: Practical exercises for breathing techniques, clear articulation and voice sustainability.
• Public speaking:
• How to deal with nervousness and buck fever.
• How to prepare speeches and presentations systematically and structured.
• How to give speeches in a stringent and focused way.
• How to maintain attention and interest of the audience.
• How to use PowerPoint and other media in a way, that they support and strengthen my speech instead of boring and tiring the audience.
• Each participant gives a three-minute oral presentation (Feedback-Round). All presentations will be audiotaped and the participants receive an mp3-recording after the course.

• prepare and give an oral presentation about their research work in an effective manner for a specific target audience.
• apply some specific techniques to optimise the use of their voice while presenting.
• maintain good voice resonance in a challenging situation.
• have better control over nervousness, breathing and carrying capacity of the voice.
• recognise the elements of best practice when they observe the presentations of others.
• formulate constructive feedback for peers about presentation performance.
• judge their own performance based on peer feedback and self-reflection.

New conditions of participation:

• A no-show will lead to a blocked account and the cancellation of all other booked GRC courses.   
• You may only register for two courses per semester.