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Effective Speaking
Provider: Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Activity no.: 3744-19-00-01 
Enrollment deadline: 21/04/2019
Date and time21.05.2019, at: 09:00 - 07.06.2019, at: 14:15
Regular seats15
Course fee6,720.00 kr.
LecturersMorten Berg
ECTS credits3.70
Contact personMorten Berg    E-mail address: mail@ikontext.dk
Enrolment Handling/Course OrganiserPhD administration     E-mail address: phdkursus@sund.ku.dk

Aim and content
This is a generic course. This means that the course is reserved for PhD students at the Graduate School of Health and Medical Sciences at UCPH. Anyone can apply for the course, but if you are not a PhD student at the Graduate School, you will be placed on the waiting list until enrollment deadline. After the enrolment deadline, available seats will be allocated to the waiting list.

The course is free of charge for PhD students at Danish universities (except Copenhagen Business School). Special rules apply for research year students enrolled at Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at UCPH. All other participants must pay the course fee.

Course description
This course is aimed at nonnative speakers of English who wish to hone their speaking skills to better reach their international audience. To help participants accommodate the variety of rhetorical traditions and linguistic backgrounds represented in academia, the course supports their skills in English-medium oral communication by providing guidance for the pronunciation of words, sentences and longer stretches of speech as well as rhythm and pitch contour. Participants develop their grasp of the dynamics of speaking in formal settings as they learn to cope with the highly artificial situation of speaking to a group of people who they may feel are smarter and more knowledgeable than themselves. By understanding their own and their listeners’ reactions, participants will be able to analyse and rationally assess their situation in order to tackle their natural anxiety. Rhetorical principles that help improve listeners’ comprehension are also discussed.
The course mixes plenary seminars with supervised group work to train participants in speaking and interacting in forums of varying formality. Extensive feedback is given.
Participants are advised that this is a very intensive course that requires a sustained effort for lasting results.

Elements
• speaking and presenting exercises
• pronunciation of individual words – rules and theory
• intonation and other continuous elements of pronunciation (stress distribution, rhythm, variety)
• group and individual coaching on pronunciation and intonation
• submission of audiotaped samples for feedback
• nonverbal elements – body language, gaze, voice, appearance, etc.
• oral communication theory (differences between written and oral language, psychological aspects)
• physical and mental preparation for presentations
• analysing the audience (aims, interests, dynamics)
• selecting material for, planning and structuring presentations
• understanding listeners’ minds: forgetful, distracted, whimsical
• cognition patterns: group and repeat ideas, be physical and concrete, think of what they hear – not what you say
• what is achievable in an oral presentation – compared with paper and poster

Outcomes
At the end of the course participants will:
• have developed and rehearsed at least two presentations on topics within their field of specialization
• be more confident about engaging in public speaking in English
• have the self-awareness and knowledge necessary for further developing their skills in effective public speaking
• look forward to making a presentation!

Relevance to graduate programmes
The course is relevant to PhD students from the following graduate programmes at the Graduate School of Health and Medical Sciences, UCPH:
All graduate programmes.

Participants
Nonnative speakers of English

Dates:
May 21,23, 29 and June 4 and 7 2019 (participants should check their alumni email accounts 3 weeks before the first date, as they are expected to submit a sound recording before the course. The final scheduling of days 2, 3 and 4 may take their wishes into account).

Language
English

Form
Plenary, group and individual work, discussion, feedback, lectures, voice exercises, audio and video recording, own pronunciation practice

Course instructors
Morten Berg (cand.mag., English), owner at i kontext, morten@ikontext.dk and Helle Idland (cand.mag., Rhetorics)

Registration
Please register before 21 April 2019.

Seats to PhD students from other Danish universities will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis and according to the applicable rules.
Applications from other participants will be considered after the last day of enrolment.

Note: All applicants are asked to submit invoice details in case of no-show, late cancellation or obligation to pay the course fee (typically non-PhD students). If you are a PhD student, your participation in the course must be in agreement with your principal supervisor.

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