Course aims
This course is designed for researchers wishing to improve their presentations skills. It is primarily designed for non-native speakers of English who have identified a need to practice and enhance their spoken performance in English. The learning objectives of this course are to

• improve participants’ spoken communication in English
• increase confidence and fluency in the productive use of English in professional contexts
• get practice in the performance of presentations
• improve participants’ overall ability to give formal talks, to deal with question and answer sessions, to participate in formal meetings, etc.
• work on common and individual vocabulary and pronunciation problems

Teaching/learning methods
A variety of methods will be used, including audio and written presentation of new language, small-group practice, whole-group simulations, peer evaluation and written correction. Participants should come to this course with a talk or a presentation that they want to work on and perfect.

Requirements
Course participants must bring along a presentation to work on.

Costs
USZ staff/ Collaboration partner: CHF 500
Others: CHF 1000

Course dates:

27th June; 4th and 11th July 2012,
between 12:30 and 16:45

Registration online

Please contact Silke Ludwig, silke.ludwig@usz.ch, 044 634 55 10.

Effective Presentations in English_Juni 2012.pdf