Important Dates
*Prepare for the Doctoral Defense (Promovierende)
18 June 2021
Online
Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Registration: until 21 May 2021
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 Q&A
- Presentation Skills
- Stressmanagement
Trainer
- Trainerin/Coach (Go Academic!), zertifizierter Promotionscoach; senior scientist
- individualisierte fächerübergreifende Coaching- und Beratungsleistung in Gruppen, internationale Teams, Einzelberatungen; für Stiftungen, Exzellenzcluster, Graduate Schools, FHs und außeruniversitäre Forschungsorganisationen auf Deutsch und Englisch
- langjährige Trainerin bei einem etablierten Institut für Hochschulberatung.
- Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaftlerin; Vertrauensdozentin eines Begabtenförderwerks
* Anrechenbarkeit im Rahmen des Auftaktseminars
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.