Professional Skill Seminars

February 8-9, 2023
2-day workshop
AEI Seminar rooms 132+133 (Callinstr.36)
On-site Training
Trainers: Justin Mullins and Mark Buchanan
Maximum number of participants: 20

The Scientific Writing Workshop teaches the skills to produce research papers of the highest quality for the world's top journals. The workshop takes place over 2 days.

November 24, 2022, 9:00 - 17:00
November 25, 2022, 9:00 - 17:00
AEI Seminar room (132+133): Callinstrasse 36, 30167 Hannover 
In-Person Workshop
Trainer: Millie Baker
Maximum number of participants per day: 6

Do you want to have more confidence and impact in your presentations? Do you want to relax and enjoy presenting your research to your team, in department meetings and at conferences? This workshop uses a mix of practical exercises, discussion and video feedback to help you strengthen your authentic professional voice and support you to get your message across with confidence and clarity.

August 4-5, 2022
9 am - 5 pm
Online Workshop
Trainer: Dr. Carsten Rohr
Maximum number of participants: 20.

Presenting your results is part of being a scientist: in your group seminar, on a conference, for your PhD defense or for the general public. How can you do this convincingly? The topics covered by this workshop are:

• Planning and structure
• Memorable start and ending
• Speech, voice and body language
• Online presentation media (Zoom)
• Slide composition
• Difficult situations

June 8 - 9, 2022
The workshop focus on the fundamentals of good communication and how to use them to produce scientific papers of the highest quality.

October 7 - 8, 2021
Exercises in working groups according to the participant´s interests: e.g. developing press work, social media activities, a public lecture, a real and/or virtual exhibit, graphics & animations, a film

June 26-29, 2021
The scientific writing workshop is a balance of thought-provoking lectures, carefully chosen exercises and one-to-one feedback, focused on the fundamentals of good communication and how to use them to produce scientific papers of the highest quality. The workshop is designed to give a competitive edge in the increasingly cut-throat worlds of science and engineering.

January 21, 2020
participants will:
    •    learn the principles of design for posters
    •    learn to adapt their presentations to the target audience
    •    design a poster using own material
    •    learn to present the poster to interested scientists orally

November 13-14, 2019
The Scientific Paper Seminar is a 2-day writing workshop for early-career scientists. It teaches the skills required for producing research papers of the highest quality for the world's top journals. The workshop is designed to give students the confidence to begin publishing in the increasingly competitive world of science. more

June 14, 2019
Switching seats heralds greater opportunities for the future. During speed informing, doctoral students meet up with alumni – and find out just how varied a career can be.

January 22-23, 2019
Participants will:
    •    be introduced to presentation basics
    •    learn the principles of design for oral presentations
    •    learn to adapt presentations to the target audience
    •    learn to use and analyze body language, elocution and intonation
    •    receive video feedback on their presentations