Engage, Enlighten, Entertain. Presenting Your Work to Non-Scientists

This workshop will give you key guidelines and practical tips on how to become better at presenting your research, or anything, really – both to peer audiences, and to non-academic audiences.

The workshop takes a very practical approach and will cover these topics:

Contents
- Why and how to engage your audience
- Cater to the brain! How to employ media in an optimized way
- Fidgeting, nausea, shaky hands: How to deal with presentation jitters
- Using your hands and your stance: How you gain stability and exude competence
- Practical tips and exercises on how to continue improving your presentation skills on your own

Structure 
The workshop is split into three 2-h-sessions: the first and last session are in person, the middle one is via Zoom. In between sessions, you will get to work on practical exercises leading to a final presentation. In addition, you will have the option to book a personal 15-min feedback session in the two weeks following the final session.

Dates
Wed, 22 October 2025, 01:30 PM - 03:30 PM, face-to-face event
Wed, 29 October 2025, 01:30 PM - 03:30 PM, online
Thu, 13 November 2025, 01:30 PM - 03:30 PM, face-to-face event

HRA’s Project for Research Communication: This workshop is part of a larger research communication project which is funded by the Claussen-Simon-Stiftung. It can be credited to the basic module of the certificate in research communication.

The event is open to all users of the Hamburg Research Academy, participation is free of charge. Please register here.