Tell your Story - Deliver your message and transform your audience

Audiences can sit for hours watching a play unfold. Why? Simply put, we humans love stories. Every time we speak in front of an audience, in essence, we are telling a story. However, especially in academia, creating a captivating presentation feels like a challenge. So, how do we make our stories heard? This workshop focuses on techniques that help participants find and hone their message, create a compelling narrative, and effectively convey the story of their research and of themselves as individuals. The skills that this workshop develops are essential for any academics wanting to captivate audiences with presentations at conferences or when applying for professorships.

Workshop description and learning outcomes

This two-day workshop is designed to reach the target aims through meaningful practice, individual and group activities, theater exercises, and recording (online only) and evaluating presentations.

After the workshop, participants will..

• Use a strategy to clearly and concisely outline their presentation and their main message. 

• Activate their audience’s imagination with stories, analogies, and metaphors to make complex concepts relatable and tangible

• Develop strategies for presenting material in a format that engages the listener

• Project confidence and competence with their delivery of a well crafted message

• Enhance their message with visual aids that support their main points.

covered topics

1. Creating the story

• Creation of an effective narrative

• Dramatic arc of a storyline

• Honing a message

2. Non-verbal communication

• Body language

• Facial expressions

• Gestures

3. Voice and Speech (Verbal Delivery)

• Rhythm

• Pitch

• Enunciation and Pronunciation

• Use of pauses and silence

Testimonials