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Voice training and public speaking skills

Content
  • Voice -and vocal-training: Practical exercises for breathing techniques, clear articulation and voice sustainability.
  • Public speaking:
  • How to deal with nervousness and buck fever.
  • How to prepare speeches and presentations systematically and structured.
  • How to give speeches in a stringent and focused way.
  • How to maintain attention and interest of the audience.
  • How to use PowerPoint and other media in a way, that they support and strengthen my speech instead of boring and tiring the audience.
  • Each participant gives a three-minute oral presentation (Feedback-Round). All presentations will be audiotaped and the participants receive an mp3-recording after the course.
Course objectives

By the end of the course the participants will know, how to:

  • prepare and give an oral presentation about their research work in an effective manner for a specific target audience.
  • apply some specific techniques to optimise the use of their voice while presenting.
  • maintain good voice resonance in a challenging situation.
  • have better control over nervousness, breathing and carrying capacity of the voice.
  • recognise the elements of best practice when they observe the presentations of others.
  • formulate constructive feedback for peers about presentation performance.
  • judge their own performance based on peer feedback and self-reflection.
Instructor Michael Berndonner, Dipl.Betr.Oec. FH, Speech Communication Scientist, Vocal Coach and Rhetoric Coach, Lecturer at the University of St.Gallen
Target participants Early career researchers of all disciplines
Dates

21 March 2024 9:00 - 17:30

28 March 2024 9:00 - 17:30

Location RAA-E-30
ECTS credit (PhD) 1 ECTS credit (has to be recognized by your faculty)