Presenting at Conferences

Turn a paper into a talk people remember and question well.

What the course covers

8 modules, 32 topics. Open any one to see what sits inside it.

1. 1.1 What conferences are actually for
2. 1.2 Types of conference and session
3. 1.3 Choosing where to present
4. 1.4 Funding and travel
1. 2.1 Reading a call for papers
2. 2.2 Writing an abstract that gets selected
3. 2.3 Panels, symposia, and proposing your own
4. 2.4 Deadlines and review processes
1. 3.1 A twenty-minute paper is not a chapter
2. 3.2 Choosing the one argument
3. 3.3 Structuring for listeners, not readers
4. 3.4 Timing, and cutting
1. 4.1 Slides for an academic audience
2. 4.2 Showing data, text and images
3. 4.3 Handouts and supporting material
4. 4.4 Accessibility for your audience
1. 5.1 Reading a paper against speaking from notes
2. 5.2 Pace and clarity for an international audience
3. 5.3 Nerves and presence
4. 5.4 Keeping to time when the chair is strict
1. 6.1 Preparing for the obvious ones
2. 6.2 Answering a hostile or very senior questioner
3. 6.3 Saying that you do not know
4. 6.4 Taking criticism as data
1. 7.1 Designing an academic poster
2. 7.2 Standing at a poster
3. 7.3 Lightning talks and three-minute formats
4. 7.4 Online and hybrid conferences
1. 8.1 Networking when you find it uncomfortable
2. 8.2 Choosing sessions, and taking notes
3. 8.3 Following up afterwards
4. 8.4 Turning the paper into a publication

By the end of this course you will be able to explain and apply:

Two hours, not two months Eight short modules. Finish in a day, or do one module a night for a week.

Depth beyond your coursework Pitched above taught content, for research, leadership and the work that follows the degree.

Built for a phone Watch on the bus, pause mid-module, pick up where you stopped. No download, no lab.

A certificate that can be checked Every certificate carries an ID your college or an employer can verify on our site.

About two hours in total — eight modules of roughly fifteen minutes. You can do it in one sitting or spread it across a week. Your place is saved either way.
No. There is no prerequisite course and no software to install. A phone, tablet or computer with an internet connection is enough.
Yes. This course is placed at Master's Degree for India, and the content is written for that level. If you are at a different stage, change your level at the top of the page and the courses will change with it.
A certificate for the course, carrying an ID that your college or an employer can check on our verification page. You keep access to the material afterwards.
Yes — ₹450 for this course on its own, or ₹1,450 for all five in this set, which works out cheaper if you want more than one.
There is a short quiz at the end of each module so you can check what stuck. It is not timed and you can retake it.
Change your country using the picker at the top. Level names, degree names and prices all switch to that country, and the courses adjust to its education system.

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