WISO002298 Presentation and communication skills for Doctoral Candidates


Type
course with continuous assessment
Semester hours
1.5
Lecturer (assistant)
Haas, Rainer
Organisation
Marketing and Innovation
Offered in
Sommersemester 2026
Languages of instruction
Englisch

Content

• Tailoring of the presentation to the target audience
• Structure of a typical conference presentation (including self-introduction)
• Slide design with PowerPoint (font-type and sizes, background, colors, animation, how much content)
• Visualization of science (media, charts, images)
• Dealing with questions and criticism (justified or unfair)
• Improve personal presentation habits: Speech techniques; Pace; Voice modulation; Body language; Commitment; Audience orientation
• How to deeal with presentation anxiety
• Presenting research results to a non-scientific community
• Pitch yourself
• Storytelling and Framing of Messages
• English skills for scientific presentations
• Handling of questions
• Presenting to the limbic brain: Guidelines for improved presentations from Limbic Brain research

Previous knowledge expected

No previous knowledge necessary

Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)

Participants will learn
o how to prepare effective oral presentations for different settings
o how to use visual aids to highlight the key messages
o how to overcome presentation anxiety and act as a professional presenter
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.