Building Your Pitch

Building your pitch. How to effectively present your career path and goals during networking?

(focus on the non-academic sector)

ERA Talent project and a trainer from the Association Bernard Gregory (ABG) conduct this training for researchers that are interested to learn more on how to prepare and communicate their research in non-academic environment. More about the trainer:

Kristina Berkut, PhD

Training & International Project Manager at ABG. Fields:

- Training in French and English on topics of professional development and development of

intercultural competence

- Mobility and international cooperation

- Active and participatory pedagogy

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The workshop provides an opportunity for researchers to:

• learn the rules of effective communication;
• implement pertinent, easy-to-understand and efficient pitch;

practice communicating on their experience, assets and career goals.

START 1:30 CEST

1:30 - 1:50 pm Introduction

1:50 - 2:50pm Inputs of the trainer on efficient communication:

• Your pitch: describing yourself and your professional goals in 2 minutes;
• Viewing successful examples of PhD pitchs

2:50 - 3:45pm Practise “2-minute pitch: introducing yourself and your career plan” (Individual preparation, presentation in small groups, feedback in plenum)

• Individual work to prepare a pitch;
• Presentation of pitches in small groups and feedback from the group and the trainer.

3:45 – 4 :00 pm Debriefing & Conclusion