Creating and Pitching Virtual Posters
In short
About this course- 1 ECTS
- Online course
- 5 sessions
- Reduced fee: € 155,-
- Regular fee: € 360,-
The Covid-19 pandemic has shown us that many conferences can successfully be held online. It can be quite challenging, however, to deliver a compelling poster presentation in a virtual setting. How do you keep your audience engaged? And how can you make your poster visually attractive without sacrificing comprehensibility? In this course, you’ll learn how to design an appealing poster and enticingly pitch your research to an online audience.
This course is offered in collaboration with Wageningen Graduate Schools (WGS).
Who is this course suitable for?
PhD candidates and Post-docs who want to learn:
- How to create a virtual poster that is both visually appealing and informative.
- how to effectively engage an online audience.
Admission requirements
To be admitted to this course, you need to score at least 70 on the Oxford Online Placement Test (click here to read more about the OOPT) or to have an equivalent score on one of the following international test:
- At least 6.5 in the IELTS exam
- At least an A grade on the Cambridge First exam
- At least an C grade on the Cambridge Advanced exam
- At least 87 on the TOEFL exam (internet-based)
- We will also accept a diploma from any English-taught Master’s programme.
What will you learn?
Content
In Creating and pitching virtual posters you’ll learn how to design a virtual poster that is both informative and attractive and you’ll develop your online pitching skills. You’ll learn how to persuasively communicate your ideas in an online setting and how to interact with your virtual audience. You will also practice QA sessions and your online networking skills.
If you will be designing physical posters you can take our similar course Posters and Pitching face-to-face.
Course objectives
- Design an informative poster that visually pops
- Develop and deliver an enticing online pitch
- Become a passionate online presenter that can inspire an online audience
- Learn how to turn a monologue into a dialogue
- Learn how to engage your audience in mini-conversations about your research
- Give and receive constructive feedback
- Learn how to use storytelling to engage your listeners
- Discover how you can use your voice and play with pauses to increase the impact of your words
- Learn how to manage nerves and stress
Dates and times
The course Creating and Pitching Virtual Posters is offered once per year in the second semester. Please click below for the course schedule.
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Practical details and credits
- Reduced fee*: € 155,-
- University fee** :€ 310,-
- External fee: € 360,-
The fee includes study and training material.
Reduced fee*
·PhD candidates of Wageningen University with an approved Training and Supervision Plan (TSP) who are registered at one of the WU graduate schools (EPS, PE&RC, VLAG, WASS, WIAS, WIMEK).
·Postdocs of Wageningen University who are registered at one of the WU graduate schools.
University fee**
·All other PhD candidates / Wageningen University postdocs and staff.
You may cancel free of charge up to four weeks before the start of the course. After this date you will be charged the incurring course fee. Unless:
- You can find someone to replace you in the course and supply the course coordinator with the name and contact information of your replacement. In this case you will only be charged a €50 cancellation fee.
- You (PhDs and postdocs of Wageningen University) have a valid reason to cancel (illness or death in the family 1st or 2nd degree). In this case you will be charged the reduced fee and your supervisor/PI must send a mail indicating the reason for cancellation.
This course consists of 4 2-hour online classes and 1 online Q-A session with the instructor. You should also allow for 19 hours of self-study.
The maximum number of participants per group is 14.
PowerPoint slides posted on Brightspace.
Hand-outs posted on Brightspace.
You follow the course entirely online using the Virtual Classroom in Brightspace.
Credits: 1 ECTS
Participants must attendallcourse sessions in its entirety to receive a certificate.
Registration
To be admitted to this course, you need to score at least 70 on the Oxford Online Placement Test or to have an equivalent score on an international test (please check the Admission requirements on this page).
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