"The combination of presentation tips combined with practice was most helpful. Great job! Thank you!"
- Cindy Hartmann, Fish Biologist, NOAA
"This workshop was hugely helpful. It was time well spent, with information that will be useful for the future. I really appreciated your personal critiques."
- Lois Dalle-Molle, Research Coordinator, National Park Service, Alaska Regional Office
"The hands-on practice was extremely valuable. The content was excellent--If only there was more time!
Thanks, Andi."
-Ann Farris, Environmental Engineer, US Department of Environmental Conservation
"Great workshop! Your spirit for each topic was infectious. You do an excellent job providing critiques for people, and even when they were reticent to change, you brought them around.
Will you come back soon?"
- Anthony Crupi, Fisheries Biologist, State of Alaska
“Improve Your Scientific Speaking and Presenting Skills”
a workshop with Andi O’Conor, PhD
AFS meeting in Anchorage, Alaska
Workshop Dates: October 26 -27, 2008
Would you like to be a better public speaker?
Would you like to learn how to prepare your talks in half the time it usually takes?
Would you like to learn to actually enjoy giving talks?
Then this workshop is for you!
In this workshop you’ll learn how to
- Deal with nervousness
- Organize your talks more effectively,
- Improve your verbal and non-verbal presenting skills
- Prepare material for a variety of audiences (scientific and non-science listeners)
- Avoid “Death by PowerPoint” and
- Thrill your audiences!
In this hands-on workshop, you’ll get many opportunities to PRACTICE in front of your peers, and you’ll receive individual coaching from Andi.
ABOUT ANDI:
Dr. Andi O’Conor has a PhD in Educational Policy and Practice, and has been on the faculty of the University of Colorado at Boulder and Ohio University. She has been teaching speaking skills since 1984, and specializes in helping scientific professionals give more lively and compelling presentations. Previous workshop participants have included scientists and staff from,
The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
The US Department of the Interior, National Park Service (NPS)
The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)
The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game
The US Dept of Agriculture, US Forest Service (USFS)
The University of Colorado at Boulder
The University of Alaska at Fairbanks
The American Fisheries Society
***** If you're interested in the workshop, please pre-register ASAP so we can be sure to offer it! ********
To Register for this workshop, please go to:
http://www.fisheries.org/units/afs-ak/meetings/2008/m2008_regis_frm.htm
For more information (aside from registration info)
please contact Andi at 720-635-6888
or send an e-mail to:
oconor@speakcoach.com
See you in Anchorage!
