Course type
IWH-DPE Skill Course, Special Course
Lecturer
Tim Korver (Individual English Training, Munich)
Summary
Presentation Skills | An effective and successful scientific presentation convinces the audience that the research offers a valuable and relevant contribution to the field. To accomplish this, researchers must deliver a clear, engaging, and easy-to-follow narrative.
Effective presentations strike a balance between key elements:
- Building a logical and persuasive argument
- Demonstrating your credibility through body language & voice
- Clearly conveying key takeaways
- Managing the Q&A effectively
This workshop will enhance presentation skills and techniques with a focus on making it easier for the audience to follow—an essential responsibility of any presenter. Participants will also gain a structured approach to using rhetorical techniques for clearer communication. In the workshop, you will have the opportunity to prepare and deliver short presentations and develop strategies for handling audience questions.
Workshop activities include:
- Structuring presentations for clarity and impact
- Enhancing credibility with gestures and vocal delivery
- Highlighting key messages effectively
- Delivering a three-minute thesis presentation
- Handling audience questions with confidence
Please prepare a 6 to 8-minute presentation on your current research. If you do not yet have results, you may base it on your Master’s research.
Good Scientific Writing | Clarity is one of the most essential qualities of strong scientific writing. It allows researchers to communicate their findings as effectively as possible in academic publications. To meet the standards of scientific journals, your writing must convey ideas clearly, efficiently, and with a sense of precision and elegance. This means choosing simple, well-structured language at every level—within sentences, across paragraphs, and throughout the entire text.
But what exactly makes a text well-written? And why do some papers feel easier to follow, with a stronger sense of flow and coherence?
In this seminar, you will learn how to write clear, journal-style texts that meet the expectations of scientific publication. We will explore a range of writing techniques aimed at improving clarity, conciseness, and coherence—skills essential for effective academic communication.
To write well, it also helps to understand how readers read. Insights into how the brain processes written language can help you craft texts that are easier to read and understand, making your work more accessible to peers and reviewers.
The seminar follows an interactive format, using a variety of activities and feedback to support learning. We begin with sentence-level exercises designed to address common issues that hinder clarity and reader comprehension. A comprehensive seminar handout accompanies the training, summarizing key principles and practical techniques for writing strong scientific texts
During the seminar, you will work on the following aspects of scientific writing:
- Achieve clarity and conciseness by simplifying sentence structure and vocabulary
- Ensure cohesion through effective linking and logical text structure
- Write with the reader in mind to enhance comprehension
- Develop well-reasoned and structured arguments
- Organize sentences and paragraphs for better flow
- Establish overall coherence across the entire text
- Use correct verb tenses and punctuation consistently
- Apply active and passive voice appropriately
- Craft effective titles and abstracts
Please bring or prepare an abstract of your research. This text will be used during the seminar for hands-on editing and feedback exercises.
In addition, please bring along other samples of your scientific writing. These will serve as a basis for applying the techniques discussed in the seminar to your own work.
Schedule
01.10.2026 09:00-17:00 (incl. breaks) IWH, Leipziger Str. 100, 3rd floor, Conference Room
02.10.2026 08:30-16:30 (incl. breaks) IWH, Leipziger Str. 100, 3rd floor, Conference Room
Registration
Please register for the course until August 31, 2026 by sending an e-mail to cgde@iwh-halle.de.
The course is designed for a maximum of 12 participants.