Visible and influential: networking at conferences and across cultures

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

Description
Participants practice for specific academic contexts (team meetings, international conferences and office small talk) and develop strategies to come into contact with senior researchers. Particular attention is given to body language, self-marketing skills (pitching) and long-term strategic networking competences. A mix of theory and practice provides participants with the opportunity to learn how to approach, engage and build a relationship with key professional figures so as to become both more visible and influential in one’s own academic field.
 

Methods
Role-play and real-life situations, theoretical sessions to understand, hands-on exercises for practicing, Video recording and reviewing, both group and individual feedback.

On the first day, participants attend the workshop all together as a single group for the whole time.

On the second day, the participants join the trainer for a series of one-to-one sessions characterised by a dedicated tailor-made approach. The exact length and times of each session will be agreed on the previous day (also depending on the total number of participants that joined the course the previous day). Appointments are possible between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Trainer

Dr. Matteo Garavoglia is Research Associate at the University of Oxford’s Centre for International Studies and Adjunct Professor at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin. Matteo was educated at the universities of London (SOAS), Paris (Sciences Po) and Berlin (FUB). He lived in twelve countries across four continents.

Application

Since the number of participants for this workshop is limited, we ask you to submit a short letter of motivation (1 DinA4 page) and a short CV including your doctoral or postdoc project (up to 1 DinA4 page). You can upload these documents after your registration via GRIPS. A full description on how and where to upload your application is available on the course page once you’ve registered.

Application via GRIPS until 12.06.2022 (deadline extended!)