Graduate School of health and Medical Sciences

Effective Speaking (Online)
Provider: Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Activity no.: 3744-21-00-00	There are no available seats
	Enrollment deadline: 05/01/2021

Date and time	26.01.2021, at: 09:00 - 12.02.2021, at: 14:15
Regular seats	15
Course fee	8,040.00 kr.
Lecturers	Morten Berg
ECTS credits	3.70

Contact person	Morten Berg E-mail address: mail@ikontext.dk

Enrolment Handling/Course Organiser	PhD 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), and for PhD students at graduate schools in the other Nordic countries. All other participants must pay the course fee. Course description This course is aimed at non-native 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. In light of the changing meeting and conference practices in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the course focuses on online delivery of presentations. 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 audio-recorded samples for feedback • handling online communication tools • optimizing the impact of online presentations • nonverbal elements – body language, gaze, voice, appearance, etc. • oral communication theory (oral v. written language, psychological aspects) • physical and mental preparation for presentations • analysing the audience (aims, interests, dynamics) • selecting materials 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! Participants Nonnative speakers of English Dates January 26, 27, 29 (and Feb 1), 4 (and 5), 9 (and 10), and 12 (only last date with physical presence; dates in parenthesis involve only 5 participants). The final scheduling of days, 3, 4 and 5 may take their wishes into account. Language English Form Plenary, group and individual work, feedback, lectures, voice exercises, audio and video recording, discussion, own pronunciation practice. The course is online. Course instructors Cand.mag. Morten Berg (English), owner at i kontext, morten@ikontext.dk and cand.mag. Helle Idland (Rhetorics) Registration Please register before 5 January 2021. 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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