Guest trainer Karen Shepherd will be running a series of public speaking workshops called “Speak Up!”

The first session will focus on content, covering the language, communication and presentation devices needed to craft a hard-hitting and focused presentation that will connect with an audience in three short minutes.

The second will examine delivery, creating confidence in participants to manipulate voice, body language and visual material to enhance understanding and emotion in an audience.

These workshops will be open to all Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students as well as academic staff wanting to develop their oral presentation skills. They will be particularly useful for students preparing to join the forthcoming Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition.

For participants competing in the 3MT® competition, Karen will be conducting an additional coaching session on 16^th September, at the same time and venue. Registration for the 3MT® competition is now open.

Karen is a UK-trained teacher, fully qualified to teach English both to native speakers and as a second language. She has delivered numerous courses on presentation skills to corporate clients, such as SESCO, Pelita and Jabatan Akaun Negara among others. On an informal basis, she assisted two Swinburne students to prepare for the FameLab competition in 2016, both of them making it through to the second round.

For more information, please contact Dr. Heidi Collins, Jefferson Sim or Ghazaleh Khoshdelnezamiha.