28th edition – Santiago de Compostela, December 16-17 2021

If standing up and speaking in front of an audience is a source of anxiety, the stress is heightened even more when the official language of the conference, meeting or congress is English. On the 16th and 17th of December 2021, the Esteve Foundation organized in Santiago de Compostela with the Escola
de Doutoramento Internacional en Ciencias da Saúde a new edition of the Training Seminar How to improve your scientific presentations, which offers numerous techniques and practical tips for improving scientists presentations in English.

During one and a half day, participants immersed themselves in the international language under the guidance of Brian McCarthy and Peter Corry, both of Irish origin. McCarthy is a writer, translator and instructor of several courses. He has also translated and edited dozens of articles on pharmacology, psychology and education. Before moving to Spain in 2005, he was a professional theater director and acting coach. Corry has worked as a performance coach for over 12 years, helping professionals in the entertainment industry, education and business to develop confidence and communicate more effectively with audiences. He is also a professional actor in theatre, television and film, and is currently medical doctor.

Designed with a blend of theory and practice, this new course not only covers basic skills in public speaking but also looks at shaping your message, strucuturing your content and polishing your delivery in order to have a greater impact on your audience. Defining a message, having a central objective, establishing a narrative, imposing a structure and attractive design of slides are some of the keys to capturing and holding public attention.

PROGRAM

MODULE 1 – Core
• Difference between documents and presentations
• The Core of every presentation

MODULE 2 – How to structure a presentation
• Documents structure vs Presentation structure
• Breakdown of structure – Openings, main points, closing

MODULE 3 – Designing PowerPoint

MODULE 4 – Making numbers interesting
• How to present graphs
• Visualising numbers

MODULE 5 – Voice and gesture – You the presenter
• Posture
• Voice
• Eye contact

MODULE 6 – Personal feedback on your voice and movement

MODULE 7 – Final preparation

MODULE 8 – Individual presentations