EXPERT Summer School, Dublin - Day 2 Presentation 1 - Communication - Eunice Lawton (USFD)

1. Eunice Lawton
Researcher Development Manager (Engineering)
University of Sheffield
August 2014
Communicating Your Research

2. Aim of the session
To enable you to prepare and deliver effective research presentations
and develop a professional network.

3. What are your main issues?

4. Communication barriers

5. PREPARING AND DELIVERING PRESENTATIONS

6. In the beginning - WIFM

7. Have a clear structure
"If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself." — Albert Einstein

8. Use storytelling

9. Go with a bang not a whimper!

10. DELIVERING A PRESENTATION

11. Emotional connection

12. Avoiding Self Sabotage

13. Visual Sabotage

14. Vocal and Verbal Sabotage

15. Answering Questions

16. NETWORKING

17. Why network?
According to research published by VITAE (2010) covering doctoral graduates who were 3-4 years beyond graduation:
39.7% of those employed in research in higher education
and
36.4% of those employed in teaching in higher education
had found out about their job through professional, work or educational contacts.

18. Mind map of potential networking contacts

19. Using conferences to develop your network

20. Strategies for the shy

21. Using online networking

22. Quote from recruiter for global PR company (courtesy of LSE Careers Service)
“We investigate everyone who applies:
if there is no on-line presence at all we won’t invite them to interview.”

23. QUESTIONS?

24. APPENDIX