Join others in our interactive on-campus and online workshops to learn and rehearse successful speaking strategies​
Speak like a Researcher
Speak like a Researcher is a three-part, on-campus workshop series designed to help you communicate your research confidently in the situations that matter. You will learn how to build purposeful professional relationships, explain complex ideas clearly to different audiences, and respond credibly when your claims are questioned. Through practical activities, guided reflection and realistic speaking tasks, you will develop strategies for listening, questioning, structuring explanations and handling uncertainty. Each workshop focuses on a distinct communication challenge while reinforcing transferable skills you can use in conferences, seminars, networking events, interviews and vivas. Attend individually or complete the full series.
Speaking workshop descriptors
Making connections visible
Conversations that create opportunity
Turn conversations into opportunities. Practise starting purposeful exchanges, finding common ground and listening actively. Learn to recognise possibilities for collaboration and finish conversations with clear ways to stay in touch.
Making complexity visible
Explaining ideas with clarity and impact
Make complex ideas easier to understand. Practise tailoring explanations to your audience, organising essential information and using examples or analogies to communicate clearly what matters and why it is significant.
Making expertise visible
Communicating with authority under scrutiny
Respond to challenging questions with clarity and credibility. Practise building concise answers, distinguishing evidence from speculation, acknowledging uncertainty and adapting or defending your claims under scrutiny in realistic academic situations.
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