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*Prepare for the Doctoral Defense (Doctoral Candidates in final year of their doctoral studies)
15 July 2022
NEW: Online
Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Language: English Qualification Area: Doctoral Studies
Registration: 15 June until 07 July 2022
Deregistration: until 08 July 2022
This workshop provides you with essential tools and input that will guide you in your preparation for the doctoral defense. We will address all issues pertaining to the doctoral defense.
Topics
- What are the aims of the doctoral defense?
- How to efficiently and strategically prepare for the defense
- How to design an interesting and fascinating research narrative
- How to anticipate and deal with (killer) questions
- How to deal with exam anxiety and stage fright
The workshop puts theory into practice, including one full mock defense for one participant. Alternatively, in some cases, participants will be asked to prepare short presentations. Prior to the workshop all participants will receive a questionnaire and those interested in preparing the presentation for the mock defense are required to send in a short abstract.
- Targeting and Profiling
- Mock Defense
- Communication strategies
- Presentation Skills
- Stress Management
Trainer
- Trainer/coach (Go Academic!), certified doctoral coach; senior scientist
- individualized interdisciplinary coaching and consulting services in groups, international teams, individual consultations for foundations, clusters of excellence, graduate schools, universities of applied sciences and non-university research organizations in German and English
- Trainer for many years at an established institute for university consulting
- Literature and cultural studies scholar; trusted lecturer at a foundation for the promotion of gifted stude
Participation requirements
- completion of the short questionnaire
- dissertation abstract
- short presentation/examination simulation if applicable
* Creditability within the framework of the kick-off seminar
For reasons of respect and fairness towards all participants and the workshop leaders, participants who miss more than 10% of the workshop are considered not to be present. You will therefore not receive a certificate and you will not be able to use the workshop in question to unlock funds or acquire further qualifications.