Upcoming Courses

Upcoming Events

Below please find a list of upcoming training events held at IMB for members of the International PhD Programme (IPP) on "Gene Regulation, Epigenetics and Genome Stability", the IMB Postdoc Programme (IPPro), the RTG GenEvo, the RTG 4R, the iRTG of the SFB1361 and the iRTG of the SFB1551. Courses are open also to other young scientists for a fee covering the costs of trainer and course organisation.

If there is no other information in the course description, all courses are taking place at IMB, Ackermannweg 4, 55128 Mainz (University Campus).
* Costs for members of the IPP, IPPro, SFB 1361, SFB1551, 4R and GenEvo are covered by the respective programmes.

To register, please fill in the course registration form (assoc. programmes) or email training(at)imb.de (externals).

Date	Event	Further information
11.11.2024	Presentation Skills - 11 + 12 November 2024	Trainer: Kerstin Kathy Meyer-Ross Date and Time: 11 + 12 November 2024, (1st day: 9:00-12:00, 13:00-16:00; 2nd day: 9:00-12:00) Target group: PhD students Venue: onsite Content: This module helps students to improve their personal online presentation skills. This session is a combination of a lecture followed by a practical part with exercises, which turn the acquired knowledge into personal experience. Topics are, among others: how to structure a presentation so that the audience can it follow easily, designing slides, making the best possible use of visual aids and technical equipment, dealing with interruptions, handling questions, keeping an eye on the time and the best way of finishing in a hurry, common mistakes, what to do when nervous, how to give proper feedback, etc. Furthermore, non-native speakers of English are given tips on spoken language and a number of phrases they can use e.g. for transition. Exercises deal with posture, breathing, voice and body language. The most important part, though, are the individual presentations given by the students. The students are given individual feedback. Every student prepares a 3-min talk. Please register by 11 October 2024 To receive information on course fees for external* participants, please email training@imb-mainz.de

Date

Event

Further information

11.11.2024

Presentation Skills - 11 + 12 November 2024

Trainer: Kerstin Kathy Meyer-Ross
Date and Time: 11 + 12 November 2024, (1st day: 9:00-12:00, 13:00-16:00; 2nd day: 9:00-12:00)
Target group: PhD students
Venue: onsite
Content:
This module helps students to improve their personal online presentation skills. This session is a combination of a lecture followed by a practical part with exercises, which turn the acquired knowledge into personal experience. Topics are, among others: how to structure a presentation so that the audience can it follow easily, designing slides, making the best possible use of visual aids and technical equipment, dealing with interruptions, handling questions, keeping an eye on the time and the best way of finishing in a hurry, common mistakes, what to do when nervous, how to give proper feedback, etc. Furthermore, non-native speakers of English are given tips on spoken language and a number of phrases they can use e.g. for transition. Exercises deal with posture, breathing, voice and body language. The most important part, though, are the individual presentations given by the students. The students are given individual feedback. Every student prepares a 3-min talk.

Please register by 11 October 2024
To receive information on course fees for external* participants, please email training@imb-mainz.de