Design and Deliver Grad Studio

Design and Deliver Grad Studio is structured to get you from the very beginnings of a plan all the way to a completed presentation.

This series of three hands-on, interactive workshops will equip with with the skills to give effective academic presentations. In session 1, you’ll identify your key messages and plan out the structure of your presentation; in session 2, you’ll support your presentation with visuals and delivery; in session 3, you’ll practice answering questions after your presentation. Each week will involve short practice sessions where you’ll deliver drafts and short portions of your presentation.

This program will support you in strengthening many of the skills required for giving effective oral presentations in an academic context:

• Drafting spoken versus written texts
• Performance strategies and mental skills for public presentations
• Cultural contexts and expectations for spoken communication
• Principles of visual aid design
• Responding to questions and formulating questions for fellow presenters

Over the course of 3 sessions, you will meet your peers for classroom instruction and hands-on practice. To make the most use out of Design and Deliver Grad Studio sessions, you are encouraged to come prepared an authentic presentation goal in mind. You are encouraged to plan any kind of presentation on any topic, but it’s best if it’s related to your scholarly work in some way: research you’re currently engaged in, research you’ve completed previously, practice for a conference presentation, thesis defence, seminar presentation, etc.