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

Activity no.: 3744-23-00-01 
Enrollment deadline: 05/02/2023
Date and time07.03.2023, at: 09:00 - 23.03.2023, at: 15:00
Regular seats15
Course fee9,240.00 kr.
LecturersMorten Berg
ECTS credits4.30
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), and for PhD students at NorDoc member universities. 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 will 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.

Being trained in speaking and interacting with forums of varying formality in plenary seminars and supervised group work, the participants will receive extensive feedback to the several speaking assignments given over the course. In response to the changing meeting and conference practices following the COVID pandemic, the course integrates online delivery of presentations.

Participants are advised that this is a very intensive course requiring a sustained effort for lasting results. The spacing between course days thus aims at enabling reflection and planning of the course assignments.


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
• selecting materials for, planning and structuring presentations
• understanding listeners’ minds: forgetful, distracted, whimsical
• cognition patterns: group and repeat ideas, be physical and concrete
• communication skills: 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 four presentations on topics within their speciality
• 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

Non-native speakers of English


Dates

March 2023: Tue 7, Wed 8, Fri 10, Wed 15, (Thur 16), Mon 20, Thu 23.

The 15 March and 16 March 2023 are delivered online. Participants can opt to reserve all of the first day for course work or follow them over two shorter days.

Participants should check their alumni email account 3 weeks before course start, as they are expected to submit a sound recording before the course.


Language

English


Venue

Panum and Zoom


Form

Mixed format: Plenary, group and individual work, feedback, voice exercises, audio and video recording, discussion, own pronunciation practice delivered in person or online


Course instructors

Cand.mag. Morten Berg (English), owner at i kontext, mail@ikontext.dk; cand.mag. Helle Idland (Rhetorics)


Registration

Please register before 5 February 2023


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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