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All workshops take place in the BMS seminar room at the TU (MA 212) and usually last the whole day, i.e. about 8 hours. As a rule we have a limited number of 12 participants.
Winter Semester 2010/2011:
1. Intercultural training: Germany for the experienced and newcomers (1 day workshop) on
October 12, 2010.
2. Presentation training (2 days workshop) on November 20 and 21, 2010
3. Get it done – secrets of successful time and workload management (2 days workshop) on December 4 and 5, 2010
4. Training on voice and speech, for women (2 days workshop) on January 29 an 30, 2011 (limited number of 8 participants) fully booked!
more detailed information:
Intercultural training: Germany for the experienced and newcomers
Stefan Schmid
This one-day training provides you with an in depth understanding of the core values and principles of Germany’s everyday culture and its origins. You will have the opportunity to analyse your own experiences with Germans and prepare for future contact with Germans at university, in private and at work. Simulations, role-plays and a variety of case-studies ensure that you gain a realistic and broad picture of current Germany and the Germans, with lots of useful hands-on information for everyday contact.
Presentation skills training
Willy Metzeler
English is not your native language, yet, you need to present your research results in English at conferences and speak before groups. If you would like to act more confidently in negotiations and presentations, this workshop is for you. In our hands-on training you will learn how to avoid insecurity and prevent misunderstandings.
This training will help you to develop a confident manner and will draw on your personality to create an attentive atmosphere in your audience. You will learn to present yourself in a favourable light and how to use the stereotypes connected with your nationality to your advantage. With these tools you will be well prepared for international conferences.
Training Content
• Be convincing despite your language deficits
• Speak slowly while keeping audience interest
• Creating the atmosphere of your talk
• Show confidence with body language and gestures
• Cultivate an attractive voice
• Make use of charisma
• Think and speak in a structured manner
• Deal with stage fright
• Understand and respect intercultural aspects
• Use humour and keep your cool
Methodology
The oratory skills training is based on elementary acting techniques. Using a variety of practical exercises, participants develop effective delivery skills. A video camera will be used in some exercises for support. We will be pleased to discuss your wishes to make the seminar suit your individual needs.
Get it done – secrets of successful time and workload management
Svenja Neupert
Dealing with a never-ending to-do list can be daunting and de-motivating.
Having the right working methods can free you from endless procrastination and displacement activity.
This course will give you practical techniques to effectively achieve your objectives with ease.
• From time management to self management
• Effective time management
• Dealing with mental blocs – strategies for self-motivation
• Self-organisation and self-management
• Resource management
• Work-Life-Balance
• Physical and mental stress relaxation techniques
• Effective work organisation and workload
Training on voice and speech for women
Jane Bormeister
As women have higher fundamental frequency and higher formant frequencies than men they have - just for physical reasons - much more difficulties to get heard by the audience in a satisfying way. In order to overcome this disadvantage there are various possibilities to compensate. This is what the training is good for.
You’ll get answers to questions like: How do I bring the content across to the audience in a convincing voice? How can I control my voice? How do I speak with power, how do I modulate and how can I even have fun when speaking in front of an audience?
When “presenting”, it is hardly ever the content that counts the most but the way of how you bring the content across to the audience: how you speak and how you convince people by your voice alone.
Authenticity and dedication are conveyed through your body, voice and well-structured content: only what really comes across will really reach your listeners. And how you can use your voice to achieve just this, we will train in the course of this seminar.
• The first impression: how do I come across?
• Is-should-analysis: body – voice – speech and presentation behavior
• Voice training
- Basic rules of speaking: breathing, posture, standing
- Subtexts, resonance, fluency, ease and range, power voice
- Speaking when using a microphone
- Emotions – having fun when speaking
• Body training
- How do I stand, how do I sit, how do I walk?
- What do I do with my arms while speaking?
- Body awareness “on stage”
• Speech and training structures for speaking freely
- “Statement technique” – finding an answer to any question?
- Structured self-presentation
- Tips and tricks for your (public) performance
• Stage fright & co. on stage
• Presenting research results at colloquia and large events – under the focus of body and voice
- Basics and understanding of a “free presentation”
- Preparation: the four steps
- Arranged procedure on the “grand stage”
- Final rehearsal on the “grand stage”
- Wrap-up
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