The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Independent Learning Centre

Winning Academic Presentation Skills 2023

The Library is pleased to offer the following three discussion workshops on presentation skills and poster design and presentation that are co-organized with The Independent Learning Centre (ILC) for research postgraduate students.

Presentation Skills for Postgraduate Students

Date	7 Mar 2023 (Tuesday)
Time	02:30pm - 04:30pm
Speaker	Dr. Paula Hodgson
Medium	English
Venue	User Education Room, University Library
Workshop Description	This workshop covers the essential strategies that will help you plan and deliver presentations that effectively convey your message at a conference, research group meeting, or any other research-related events. You will discuss the key steps of preparing a presentation, including how to best present data using visual aids. You will practise effective presentation skills and also explore various ways of preparing for and dealing with questions.
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Poster Design and Presentation Skills for Postgraduate Students

Date	14 Mar 2023 (Tuesday)
Time	02:30pm - 04:30pm
Speaker	Dr. Paula Hodgson
Medium	English
Venue	User Education Room, University Library
Workshop Description	This workshop covers poster design essentials to help you effectively present your research, both visually and orally, at poster presentation sessions. Through discussions and the analysis of samples, you will learn how to select content for your poster and communicate it effectively using visual aids. You will also explore key strategies to deliver your poster presentation and deal with questions.
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Fluent and Successful: Oral Presentation Skills in Chinese

Date	16 Mar 2023 (Thursday)
Time	02:30pm - 04:15pm
Speaker	Dr. Felix Chao Senior Lecturer, ILC
Medium	Cantonese supplemented with Putonghua
Venue	User Education Room, University Library
Workshop Description	In this workshop, you will learn about various types of oral presentations for academic purposes. You will discuss how to make the best use of the presentation format, and will examine the issues that you will need to pay attention to when presenting in Cantonese. You will also discuss the use of multimedia tools and how to deal with difficulties that you might experience during oral presentations.

Inspirations

“Education consists mainly of what we have unlearned.”

Mark Twain
“I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.”

Winston Churchill
“The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live.”

Mortimer Adler
“Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn and you will.”

Vernon Howard
“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”

Benjamin Franklin
“Be observing constantly. Stay open minded. Be eager to learn and improve.”

John Wooden
“Learning is not attained by chance. It must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.”

Abigail Adams
“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.”

Henry Ford