FLP Program (Foster. Lead. Promote.) - How to present to a non-expert audience and develop public speaking skills
Event details
| Date | 14.04.2025 |
| Hour | 09:00 › 17:00 |
| Speaker | Magda Kern |
| Location | |
| Category | Internal trainings |
| Event Language | English |
Description and objectives
Everyone has to present from time to time. Learning how to do it, speak confidently, communicate with people outside of your field, and manage stress are some of the most important soft skills for scientists that can elevate your career, create new opportunities and change your experiences with presenting into something enjoyable.
What topics will we adress?
During this one-day workshop, we will cover the most important topics that will be sufficient to present effectively and professionally: • Confident gesticulation and body language, eye contact and stage movement • A game changer in every presentation • How to deal with stress • How to answer unexpected questions • Building a captivating structure • How to engage the audience • Intonation that will make you sound professional, engaging and confident • The rules of presenting in front of non-experts • And you will practice your own presentation and receive personalized feedback You can expect many practical exercises, a pinch of theory, and individual feedback.
Trainer Magda Kern
Information and registration
The FLP program – Foster. Lead. Promote. (formerly known as Fix the Leaky Pipeline program) is a career-building program in the ETH Domain that gives young female scientists on the academic career path the opportunity to reflect on their professional situations and to develop a strategy for finding the career path that fits them best. The program – actively supported by all ETH Institutions and the ETH Board – also aims at providing opportunities to discuss alternative career tracks outside the academic system. The target audience of the program are female doctoral students, postdocs and other young scientists in the ETH Domain.
The aim of the courses is to provide customised further education on career-relevant topics. The courses will be held at EPFL and ETH Zurich. Courses are tailored to 12 participants and are led by professional trainers.
Everyone has to present from time to time. Learning how to do it, speak confidently, communicate with people outside of your field, and manage stress are some of the most important soft skills for scientists that can elevate your career, create new opportunities and change your experiences with presenting into something enjoyable.
What topics will we adress?
During this one-day workshop, we will cover the most important topics that will be sufficient to present effectively and professionally: • Confident gesticulation and body language, eye contact and stage movement • A game changer in every presentation • How to deal with stress • How to answer unexpected questions • Building a captivating structure • How to engage the audience • Intonation that will make you sound professional, engaging and confident • The rules of presenting in front of non-experts • And you will practice your own presentation and receive personalized feedback You can expect many practical exercises, a pinch of theory, and individual feedback.
Trainer Magda Kern
Information and registration
The FLP program – Foster. Lead. Promote. (formerly known as Fix the Leaky Pipeline program) is a career-building program in the ETH Domain that gives young female scientists on the academic career path the opportunity to reflect on their professional situations and to develop a strategy for finding the career path that fits them best. The program – actively supported by all ETH Institutions and the ETH Board – also aims at providing opportunities to discuss alternative career tracks outside the academic system. The target audience of the program are female doctoral students, postdocs and other young scientists in the ETH Domain.
The aim of the courses is to provide customised further education on career-relevant topics. The courses will be held at EPFL and ETH Zurich. Courses are tailored to 12 participants and are led by professional trainers.
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- General public
- Registration required
Organizer
- EPFL Equal Opportunity Office and FLP Program (Foster. Lead. Promote.)