Excellent Conference Presentations

Excellent Conference Presentations

Dr Adair Richards

Who is it for? Research Students and Early Career Researchers

What will it cover? This intensive and interactive course will help you to develop and deliver excellent conference presentations. Delivered by a leading expert in the field, it will be experiential in style and targeted specifically at postgraduate researchers preparing for important talks in the upcoming months. The content will include:

- What makes for a great presentation
- How to prepare effectively for a presentation
- Improving your body language
- Improving the use of your voice
- Creating effective visual aids
- Overcoming nerves and portraying confidence
- Feedback on your own presenting style

You don’t need to prepare anything in advance of the course. However there will be several optional 20-minute 1-1 slots available after 3pm (sign-up on the day) to talk through a specific presentation if you bring one with you.

Dr Adair Richards is a trainer, consultant, broadcaster and academic who specialises in providing high quality training to PGR students and early career researchers. Adair's interesting and practical workshops offer thought-provoking ideas and practical application in combination.

Workshop Schedule

9.15 Register and coffee
9.30-11.00 Morning session
11am break
11.15-12.45 Morning session continues.
12.45-13.30 Lunch
13.30-14.45 Afternoon session
14.45-15.00 Short break
15.00-16.40 Up to five optional 20 minute 1-1 coaching slots - book on the day, bring your presentation!

This workshop is open to any student currently registered on a research degree programme and early career researchers* at the University of Northampton. Further information is available from Simone Apel (simone.apel@northampton.ac.uk; 01604 893418).
*We define Early Career Researchers (ECRs) as those members of University staff starting out on their career whose work role involves a substantial amount of research.