Presentations Skills for Junior Researchers (Soft Skills Course)
IMPRS CoNI Transferable Skills
- Start: Oct 22, 2025 01:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
- End: Oct 23, 2025 04:00 PM
- Speaker: Dr Barbara Beege
- Dr Barbara Beege is a trainer in communication and university didactics and holds a doctorate in psychology and education. She has many years of experience working as a trainer, coach and coordinator in the PROFiL personnel qualification programme at LMU Munich and the Munich further education institute, Sprachraum. Her areas of expertise include the didactic and methodological aspects of designing learning environments, the use of activation methods, rhetoric and presentation, and dealing with challenging speaking situations.
- Location: Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
- Room: Charlotte Buehler Room (C402)
- Host: IMPRS CoNI
- Contact: imprs-coni@cbs.mpg.de
Registration: 02 July - 24 September
Doctoral researchers of IMPRS CoNI: via OpenCampus
Interested students from partner institutions of IMPRS CoNI: Please contact imprs-coni@cbs.mpg.de
Maximum number of participants: 12
Course credits: 0.25 ECTS CPs
Conditions: Participation in both workshop days and in-course assignment (presentation)
Course description:
The training supports participants in preparing for presentations of all kinds – such as specialist
presentations for conferences, their own disputation or similar events. This training will provide them
with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills to present themself confidently and competently in
key scenarios. It will cover a range of topics including expressive behaviour, speaker impact, speech
structure and dealing with difficult question. Through theoretical input, numerous exercises and targeted
(video)feedback, participants are made aware of their own and others' presentation behaviour
and guided to make improvements.
• How do I come across as a speaker?
• How do I come across in terms of body language, voice and choice of words?
• How do I structure and present my content?
• How can I hold the attention of my audience?