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The poster is a great conference tool that presents the main topic and / or results of your study to introduce the research to a broader academic network. This workshop gives an insight into the development process of a clear, attractive and informative academic poster. The attendees will be presented with discussion topics and authentic examples to instigate an interactive brainstorm, thus gaining awareness of do's and don'ts of the poster medium and providing tips and tricks for most effectively communicating their main message.

For more than ten years already, Tom De Moor has been providing a broad range of academic English training sessions across all UGent faculties. One of his domains of specialization is the academic poster. He has codeveloped and frequently teaches the DS transferable skills course on the topic and keeps a finger on the pulse of trends and evolutions of the medium.

Doctoral School credits

The combination of following this workshop and an active participation at FEARS with a poster presentation will grant you doctoral school credits. It is not possible to receive credits for multiple workshops at FEARS.

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Pitching is the technique of communicating an idea or project in a way that enables the audience to share the presenter's enthusiasm. An effective pitch bridges the communicative gap between the presenter's expertise and the audience's potential unfamiliarity with the subject. This workshop expands attendees' toolset of best practices in bridging that gap and presenting their projects in general, and challenges them to critique and improve authentic pitches, including each other's and their own.

Nils Smeuninx has been an English-language communication and speaking skills instructor for over ten years. He wrote his doctoral thesis on the readability, understandability and communicative techniques of corporate communications, and continues to apply that expertise throughout the various language proficiency and Doctoral Schools transferable skills courses he teaches at UGent's University Language Centre.

Doctoral School credits

The combination of following this workshop and an active participation at FEARS by giving a pitch will grant you doctoral school credits. It is not possible to receive credits for multiple FEARS-workshops.

Workshop content

Asking and answering questions is a key competency, not just in research but in the wider professional arena. In this worksop you will learn how to ask and answer questions in the specific context of a roundtable with industry representatives. The skill-set that we'll focus on includes taking and holding the floor, hedging claims, agreeing and disagreeing, checking understanding and listening actively, bridging the gap between academia and business. The workshop features breakout sessions in which you will get the opportunity to practice and receive personalized feedback.

Doctoral School credits

The combination of following this workshop and an active participation at FEARS during the roundtable discussions, will grant you doctoral school credits. Participants of this workshop will get priority in the selection of the roundtable topic of their choice. It is not possible to receive credits for multiple FEARS-workshops.