Skills Series

This is the fifth session of PhD Plus Business in Society: adding value with your PhD skills series

This is the fourth session of PhD Plus Business in Society: adding value with your PhD skills series

This is the third session of PhD Plus Business in Society: adding value with your PhD skills series

This is the second session of PhD Plus Business in Society: adding value with your PhD skills series

This is the first session of PhD Plus Business in Society: adding value with your PhD skills series

This session builds on Writing in Plain Language, Level 1. We add more principles and apply them to additional contexts. 

RCS Level 2 is limited to 15 participants. Apply here by Feb 25. 

Developing our physical presence is a bit tricky in Zoom, but one thing we can work on is a technique called a strong start. This is a choice you make to open your presentation (or writing) by surprising, compelling, or moving your audience. 

Imagine you are explaining your research to a friend or family member. As you finish, they are staring at you with a glazed look in their eyes. One reason for their confusion might be jargon, or the use of disciplinary specific words.

In this session, we will practice four basic principles of writing in plain language.

It's a universal experience: Every single one of us has sat through a presentation with slides that distracted from the speaker. Perhaps you even had a good nap because the speaker read every word on every slide.