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A workshop that draws on the principles of stand-up comedy to help ECRs tackle nerves, hone their speaking/presenting skills for different audiences and disseminate their ideas with flair!

Participants will learn how to:

• Minimise and channel public speaking nerves
• Engage with a variety of different audiences (including from other disciplines and the public)
• Win over these audiences using humour and speaking/presenting techniques derived from the world of stand-up comedy

Trainers

The course will be co-run by Founder of James Evans and IAS Early Career Fellow Dr Roxanne Douglas. Drawing on his experience as a stand-up comedian, James has trained CEOs, academics and creatives in speaking and presenting. He co-ran a successful workshop on ‘Micro-teaching’ for 91¸£Àû academics in 2019. He has also worked for Kensington Palace, Second Home, Lyrical Science and TEDx conferences. IAS ECF, Dr Roxanne Douglas has presented her own research at various high-profile conferences and was the recipient of the 2017/18 WATE Award for Postgraduates who teach. Alongside James she co-ran the successful ‘Micro-teaching’ workshop in 2019.