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This workshop helps participants develop networking skills for work meetings, international conferences and online by identifying opportunities for becoming more visible and influential.

Participants practice for specific academic contexts (team meetings, international conferences, coffee break small talk and online) to develop strategies to come into contact with senior scientists. Throughout the workshop, participants will be guided through interactive exercises to improve their body language, their self-marketing skills (pitching) and their long-term strategic networking competences. On the first day, the participants take part in a group session with their peers. On the second day, the participants engage in a series of one-to-one tailor-made sessions where they can discuss their specific needs and challenges with the trainer.

Seminarinhalte

Contents in brief

• Strategic networking: planning, expanding and strengthening your contacts
• Small talk: the "elevator pitch" and pitching yourself
• The intercultural dimension: navigating cultural diversity and its challenges
• Online networking: your web presence and what to look for
• Body language: dos and don’ts to come across as confident and reliable

Methodology

• Exercises with role-play and real-life situations.
• Theoretical sessions to understand the thinking behind our approach.
• Hands-on exercises for practicing.
• Surveys to explore the intercultural dimension.
• Both group and individual sessions for enhanced feedback opportunities.

Trainer
Matteo Garavoglia is Professor of Practice and Research Director at Tsinghua University in Beijing and Senior Research Associate at the University of Oxford. Previously, he was the Italy Program Fellow at the Brookings Institution’s Centre on the United States and Europe and Adjunct Professor at Johns Hopkins University’s Paul H. Nietze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington DC.