Pitch your research
Need to explain your research or project to a jury or a large audience in one to three minutes? We will help you to find the essence and to convey it convincingly. Less is more!
We cover these topics
- Structure how should I build up my pitch? What is the difference between a formal and informal pitch?
- Simple how can I simplify a complex story for my audience to understand?
- Attention how can I make my pitch interesting for my audience?
- Interaction how can I get my audience involved and draw questions from them?
- Body language and voice how can I best use these to make my message come across?
- Slides should I use slides or a different object to draw people’s attention?
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Target audience
Researchers, scientists, students and professionals, at universities, colleges, governments, companies and associations.
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Format
Online, on location or blended learning. A half or full day, additional sessions are possible.
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Language
English or Dutch
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Software
For the online workshop we use Zoom or WebinarGeek, but we can also use other tools if requested.
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Instructor
Hans Van de Water or Toon Verlinden, science communication experts and founders of The Floor is Yours. They have already trained thousands of researchers and professionals in clear communication.
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Approach
Our workshops are always:
Customized We adapt the content to the target group.
Interactive We involve the participants and let them immediately try out our tips.
Specific No endless chatter, but practical tips and recognizable examples.
Create your training
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Workshop
During the workshop, participants will receive our best presentation tips, with customized examples and practical exercises. Choose between a half or full day workshop. On location or online.
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Try-out session (optional)
Knowing how to do it is one thing, but applying this to your own topic and getting immediate feedback will ensure the very best learning experience. We do this in a small group during the try-out session.
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Book (optional)
Our book ‘The floor is yours: Because life is too short for bad presentations’ contains useful presentation tips and useful tools. It is an ideal addition to this workshop.
Sample combinations
- An online workshop from 9 am to 11 am, followed by two online try-out sessions in the afternoon with 6 participants per session.
- A full day workshop, in combination with the book ‘The floor is yours’.
The workshop
We offer our workshop Pitch your research both on location as well as online. You can choose between a half or full day workshop.
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Workshop on location
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3h
Max. 15 participants (more per approved request)
€ 1.090,00
Together we create a pitch about your research. You receive useful examples and learn how to present a complex topic in a short time.
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6h
Max. 12 participants
€ 1.590,00
More room for exercises and interaction.
The participants give 2x a short pitch and receive feedback.
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Online workshop
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2h
Unlimited participants
€ 990,00
The basics. You receive useful examples and learn how to present a complex topic in a short time.
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All prices excluding VAT and excluding transport (if applicable)
Try-out session
With a try-out session, the participants will have the opportunity to process our tips from the workshop and really apply them to their own research or project.
During the session they will give their pitch and receive feedback from the instructor and fellow participants.
The combination of the workshop and a try-out session generally produces the best results. We also offer video feedback which allows participants to process the feedback at their own pace.
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Try-out session (online or on location)
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1.5h
Max. 6 participants
€ 400,00 / session
Participants present their pitch and receive feedback from the instructor and fellow participants.
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Video feedback (at your own pace)
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Individually
€ 150,00 / person
Each participant sends us a video recording of a pitch (1-3 minutes), along with the script.
We record our feedback and provide the participant with a revision of the script.
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All prices excluding VAT and excluding transport (if applicable)
In combination with our book
The book ‘The floor is yours: Because life is too short for bad presentations’ is the ideal addition to our workshops. It not only deals with the topics from the workshop, but also goes into more detail, provides additional examples and offers useful tools that the reader can implement right away.
When you book a workshop, the book costs only € 20 per participant, instead of € 25.99 in stores. Also available in Dutch.
What do the participants think?
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