About this workshop

Presenting at any forum (conferences, thesis defence, lab meetings, seminars) can be a hugely stressful experience.  However, presenting is an art form and like any art, requires an approach and practice.

This workshop aims to allay your fears of presenting, by providing some meaningful insights by an experienced facilitator and encourage an approach that suits YOUR style.

The workshop will discuss the “practice” of presenting and embed “mock” presentations with helpful critique to enable presenters to gain personal confidence in presenting at any forum.

* Due to the nature of this workshop, as well as UCT being a contact university coupled with Covid restrictions easing, it is being offered in person in semester 2.

 

About the presenter

More than 12 years’ experience as a quantitative scientific researcher; supervised and graduated more than 30 postgraduate students; published more than 40 publications; internal and external reviewer of theses; invited presenter at national and international conferences

 

Format

In Person

 

Venue

New Lecture Theatre, University Avenue - South, Upper Campus (Click this map for directions to the venue.)

 

What level of study is the workshop aimed at?

Postgraduate Diploma	Yes
Honours	Yes
Masters	Yes
PhD	Yes
Postdoctoral Fellow	Yes
Junior Research Fellow	Yes

 

Which faculty/faculties is the workshop aimed at?

Humanities	No
Commerce (including GSB)	Yes
Law	No
EBE	Yes
Science	Yes
Health Sciences	Yes

* While the workshop is aimed at certain levels of study and faculties, anyone is welcome to join, as long as any stipulated requirements are met, such as participation and/or preparation.

 

Requirements

Preparation for the workshop	None.
Level of participation at the workshop	This workshop expects participants to be fully verbally and practically engaged and participatory.  Group and interactive plenary discussions will be embedded throughout the workshop.