Workshops & Training
Each course can be tailored for delivery to a
targeted group
eg for academic or non-academic
staff or to a mixed group.
Workshops
available include:
- Presentation Skills (general or for Conferences)
- Supervising Research Students
- Research Project Management
- Organising Time for Researchers/Time management
- How to Write an Abstract
- How to Write a Research Paper
- Planning and Writing a PhD Thesis
- Using Creativity to Make Writing Enjoyable
- Confident Speaking at Meetings
- Chairing Meetings - how to achieve your objectives
- Coaching Skills for Managers
- NLP Skills for Educators - an Introduction
- Advanced Communication Skills
- Creative thinking and problem solving
- PostGrad Studies - survive and thrive!
- Presenting Yourself
Full details are
available in our brochure.
Additional specialist
workshops include:
- Introduction to Molecular Biology techniques
- DNA Repair - mechanisms of survival and disease
- In situ hybridisation - techniques and
applications
- Microsoft Word - introduction, intermediate and
advanced
- Microsoft Excel - introduction, intermediate and
advanced
- Micorosoft Outlook - manage both email and
diary/calendar
See brochure for full
details
Presenting Your Research
Surveys regularly reveal that public speaking is the most
feared business activity and is dreaded even more than death!
In your future career it is highly likely that you will be
required to present your work to colleagues, to conferences, at
meetings or in seminars.
This workshop will outline the principles of presenting your
research confidently, at conferences, seminars or meetings.
We will begin by exploring the basic components of
communication including listening skills and the power of body
language. We will cover planning for your meeting, structuring
the content and preparing to deal with questions.
As a result of this workshop participants will
- Understand the contributions of words voice and body
language
- Know four essential questions to answer when planning
for a meeting
- Be clear about the verbal and nonverbal strategies to
build rapport
- Know how to plan the content of a presentation
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Research Project
Management
Planning and completing your research programme is key in
your career as a researcher. Achieving a grant award is a major
step in the project management journey. For most researchers,
delivering upon the plans they have is a challenge in project
management for which they are given little or no formal
preparation.
This workshop will examine the nature of project management,
identifying goals, milestones and assessing risks. We will also
consider how to organise time and resources to best achieve the
project goals.
During this workshop participants explore three aspects of
project management skills:
- Managing yourself – skills in personal effectiveness
and organisation
- Managing your project – an introduction to getting
results on time and on budget
- Managing other people – both above & below you in
the management structure.
Participants will learn:
- New time management strategies
- Tools to increase personal effectiveness
- Understand the project management cycle
- Understand the four major behavioural communication
styles
- Have strategies to improve their management
communication skills.
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Supervising Research
Students
In 3 years time you hope your student will get a PhD.
As a new supervisor are you clear about why are you doing this,
what are you expecting them to achieve and exactly how will it
happen?
This workshop will explore the planning for and mechanics of
motivating and directing a student who is studying for a
PhD.
Participants in this workshop will learn the value of
planning a PhD project with measurable outcomes, clarifying the
requirements of the University and outlining the
responsibilities of both the students and their supervisor(s).
They will learn strategies for management and have a range of
techniques for monitoring the progress of their students.
At the end of this workshop participants will
- Understand the requirements of the University during a
3 year study period
- Be clear on their responsibilities as a PhD
supervisor
- Know the responsibilities of a PhD student
- Understand how to influence behaviour and
motivation
- Have clear plans for monitoring student progress
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Organising Time for Researchers/Time
Management
Everybody has just 24 hours in every day. Why is it that
some people seem to achieve much more than others with their
allotted time?
During this half day workshop we will identify the major
drains on your time or energies and explore different tools to
structure your use of time and resources.
We will consider different ways to assess priorities, to
deal with timewasters and with deadlines. The course will also
allow participants to develop their own work-life balance and
to reflect on how they choose to spend their time.
As a result of this workshop participants will have tools
to
- Prioritise what they choose to do
- Streamline their use of time
- Define their own work-life balance
- Understand the difference between important and
urgent
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PostGrad studies - survive and
thrive!
In 3 years time you hope to get a
PhD.
- Why are you doing this?
- What are you expected to achieve?
- Exactly how will it happen?
This workshop will explore the motivation for and mechanics
of studying for a PhD.
Participants in this workshop will learn the value of taking
responsibility for the process of gaining a PhD degree. They
will explore different learning styles and models of adult
learning. They will also be clear about the requirements of the
university and the responsibilities of both students and their
supervisor(s).
As a result of this workshop participants will -
- Understand the requirements of the University during
their 3 year study
- Know the responsibilities of a PhD student
- Be clear on what they can expect from their PhD
supervisor(s)
- Understand the components of the adult learning
cycle
- Be familiar with different learning styles
- Have a clear timetable to meet their commitments to the
organisation
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Please do contact me on 0208 123 0099 or by email to
discuss delivery of courses to meet your particular training
needs or to complement your existing programmes for supporting
postdoctoral research scientists and PhD students.
Presenting Yourself
As you progress through your final year at University it is
highly likely that you will be required to give account of
yourself at interviews and to present your work to colleagues
at interviews, in seminars or even during your final viva voce
examination.
During this workshop we will begin by exploring the basic
components of communication including the effective use of your
voice and the power of body language. We will cover planning
for your meeting, structuring the content and preparing to deal
with questions. Many people experience stress or anxiety as
they prepare for their interview or presentation so we will be
covering strategies to reduce anxiety.
As a result of this workshop participants will
- Have strategies to build good rapport and communicate
with confidence
- Understand role of words, voice and body language in
communication
- Know four essential questions to answer when planning
for a meeting
- Have structures to plan the content of a
presentation
- Be clear about strategies to hold the attention of your
audience
- Be prepared for dealing with questions
- Have strategies to deal with stress or anxiety
See brochure for full details of all
courses.
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Course participants have said:
Dear Margaret,
It was an absolute pleasure to meet you last Wednesday - I'm
not sure I have come down from the high yet!
I came to the workshop with a deep fear of public speaking but
left wanting to conquer that fear and perhaps even enjoy the
experience in the future.
Your calm demeanour and sound advice will, I hope, stay with me
and inspire me, not only when called upon to give a
presentation but also in day to day life.
I really didn't expect to have so much fun and to come away
having thoroughly enjoyed the day!
Thank you so much.
Sally
Hi Margaret
I won't bore you with more details but thanks once again -
there is no doubt in my mind that attending your course gave me
the determination to address the problems fuelling my stress. I
know that they will not all be 'instant cures', but any
improvement will be welcome. I felt so much better afterwards,
and my husband noticed the positive effect instantly. Ooops,
I'm off again!
We both agreed that a day spent with you would benefit ALL
staff, and that if this kind of training were given as much
weight as the compulsory induction day, then a lot of stress,
absence and unhappiness could be avoided. We believe that
prevention would benefit both individuals and ultimately,
therefore, the University. I would imagine there is a very
tangible cost in sickness absence and reduced effectiveness of
staff due to stress, which would offset the cost of
training.
Best wishes,
Natasha
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