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Presenting Your Research Conferences, Symposiums, Poster Presentations and Beyond

• Lucinda Becker - Reading University, UK
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For many researchers, the need to present relevant and engaging material in the most effective way in an unfamiliar setting presents a potential barrier to their success as professionals.  This handy guide tackles the obstacles to effective and successful presentations, considering the range of material which might be presented, the occasions which suit different types of material and the skills needed to present research in a way that is engaging and persuasive.

This book addresses questions such as:

• Why should I give a paper and where might I give a paper?
• How does the conference system works?
• How do I prepare an abstract/outline/synopsis?
• How do I chose my material and prepare it for a conference presentation?
• How can I prepare effective conference aids?
• How can I overcome my nerves?
• How can I prepare and present effective posters for poster presentations?

As with the other titles in the  Success in Research  series, this guide takes a hands-on approach and includes checklists, top tips, exercises and examples to help you remember what you have read and put it immediately to work!

The Success in Research series, from Cindy Becker and Pam Denicolo, provides short, authoritative and accessible guides on key areas of professional and research development. Avoiding jargon and cutting to the chase of what you really need to know, these practical and supportive books cover a range of areas from presenting research to achieving impact, and from publishing journal articles to developing proposals. They are essential reading for any student or researcher interested in developing their skills and broadening their professional and methodological knowledge in an academic context.

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This is an admirably comprehensive, concise, and above all, practical, step-by-step guide to the process of giving an academic presentation. Highly recommended.

The text takes you through the whole process, from finding an event to which you might contribute, to submitting an abstract, choosing and preparing your material, using presentation aids, and actually doing your presentation...Dr Becker’s style of writing is clear, supportive and concise.  Her book will be useful not only for those giving papers and presentations at formal events, but also for students giving a presentation of their research as part of assessment for their course of study. 

This is really a good guide that provides researchers with some practical tips that will make them get the most out of these experiences.   

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Hello, I’m Lucinda

And I’ve spent over a decade coaching and delivering workshops , masterclasses , and training programmes to global leaders across all industries - so that when   they speak, people listen.

I’ve trained rabbis and politicians; neurosurgeons and opera singers; Hollywood actors and rugby players; boxing commentators and bridegrooms. And they all shared one major goal: to be heard. 

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Learn performance techniques to fully explore your voice with ease and expression.

Challenge some of those outdated ideas of what it looks and sounds like to hold impact and power. 

Build genuine confidence to communicate your message with clarity.

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Every individual has unique needs. If you have a specific goal like an upcoming speech, presentation or podcast…. or maybe it just feels like the right time, get in touch to find out how we might work together.

“One of the most useful courses I have attended. In the fast-changing COVID world in which we all have to adapt to excel, I have been taught techniques to improve the way I present online but also clarify my thoughts, calm my body and lift my spirit. Thank you very much indeed.”

“Having someone pay such detailed attention to how you communicate could so easily feel uncomfortable, but Lucinda always helped me feel at ease and I left every session feeling inspired by the things I could do next to keep growing.”

“I found this training inspiring and refreshing: the power of silence in speech, the importance of breathing and being yourself. This is learning I can apply in everyday work and at home.”

“This is the best training I have ever attended. It was 100% practical and we got plenty of personalized feedback. Not only that, it was super fun.”

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“I love Lucinda’s enthusiasm and passion, as well as her professionalism and knowledge. I would love to work with her again and yes, I would recommend her to everyone- I actually already did!”

“This is just what I needed to quickly shake up my usual presentations into something fresh, exciting, and authentic. Thoroughly enjoyable and thought provoking.”

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“It was FUN and the techniques will help us all build our personal resilience with improved mental and physical health – so important in life particularly in this COVID era.“

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As an international keynote speaker, Lucinda Douglas knows how to motivate and inspire people like no other! With her YES YOU CAN mentality she reaches a wide audience and empowers them to go beyond their limits – making the impossible possible!

She loves getting teams in the winning mood, so that set-back and negative experiences won’t influence their goals and well-being. S he is a life artist specialized in leadership, sales, marketing and personal branding. Her high-energy speaking style and positive mindset energizes and empowers clients to achieve success.

  As a transformational speaker Lucinda Douglas has empowered audiences from major companies including UPS, Salesforce, Samsung, PWC, and the Dutch Defence forces. She has also spoken at the African Top in Nigeria in 2018 and the United Nations has often asked her to write columns on topics like the existence of the glass ceiling. She has also participated in a European program called: The future is female. Lucinda is the European Board Member of Women in Exhibitions.  After her last corporate position- Commercial director of an international transport and logistics company she chose to become and author, speaker, mentor and give advice to companies on how to become irresistible.

Born in South Africa and raised at the time of the apartheid, she experienced many hardships but none that she has not that she has not been able to conquer.  Lucinda moved to The Netherlands 2 decades ago. Despite arriving in a new country with no knowledge of the language, her YES YOU CAN mentality and her resilience pushed her past all obstacles.  When life throws obstacles at her, Lucinda can bounce back thanks to her positive mindset. In 2012 she was named Top 10 Sales Leader of the Netherlands. In 2016, Lucinda was nominated for the Ethnic Business Woman of the Year Entrepreneurial Award and named VIVA 400 as one of the most inspiring women in the Netherlands. Lucinda is an honorary lecturer at the university of Wittenborg as she knows how to inspire.

Lucinda believes that for women to get ahead, they have to buckle up and she knows how to get them moving.  In particular she’s an expert on the topics of bounce-back and resilience, female leadership and entrepreneurship. She passionately coaches and empowers women to overcome self-imposed limits and achieve their dreams.

“My personal story and my energetic action serve as a springboard so that you, without hesitation, fear and hindrances, deeply indulge yourself in doing business and living your dream. Because nothing stops you. Yes You Can!”

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Empowerment Keynote: YES YOU CAN!

• Lucinda’s thought-provoking and humorous story ‘Yes You Can Woman’ is a powerful tool for empowering your team to grow.
• Let speaker Lucinda Douglas’s story inspire you to step outside your comfort zone and achieve a winning mindset! Her talks are guaranteed to have a positive impact on your success! “Picking the ripe fruits of your own actions. Going in new ways with confidence!” Lucinda Douglas is convinced that you can achieve anything you want – and tells her personal story as proof of that.
• Lucinda firmly believes that even the ‘smallest’ personal success can make a big impact. You can influence your own success and well-being far more than you know.  In this keynote Lucinda shows her audience how to get the “YES YOU CAN”mentality.

Inspirational keynote: Succesful in life and business

• In her book “The Only 21 stories you will ever need to be succesful in life and business” Lucinda encouraged 20 others to share their inspiring life-experience. In her autobipgraphy “Yes You Can Woman” Lucinda shares her own personal story and provides the reader with  17 empowerment lessons based on her experiences.
• Lucinda has overcome a great deal to arrive where she is. Born in South Africa and raised at the time of the apartheid, she experienced many hardships but none that she has not that she has not been able to conquer.

Power Play! Inspired by succesfull people from all walks in life.

‘Power Play’ is the name of my chapter in my newest book called ‘ The only 21 stories you will ever need to be successful in life & business’ . 21 stories compiled by me.

No guts, no glory Back in 2012 I became the commercial director of an international organisation. I had never been a director before, never had a single education in this direction but I had ten years of hands on experience as an account manager. I worked in transport and logistics and I loved it. So when I saw that one of my contacts in my smartphone had vanished, I decided to call the director and tell him that I would be there within 48 hours. No I didn’t tell him that I still had to drive 1.600 km because I was on holiday! No, I had a job to catch.

Commercial director 48 hours later I was in an all-male boardroom and I loved it! I loved every second of it. It was a true power play and an hour later I had a position that suited me. It fitted me. I assure you I lost all insecurity the moment I got that title. I remember saying to them: ‘I have one hour because I have to be somewhere else after this.’ I had nothing, my business was at a crossroads and I needed this job for my confidence and finance. But never, never would I allow anyone to notice that.

I won the game and four months later the royal owners flew in from London and asked whether I would perform my magic in England. You see, my presentation was perfect, my confidence was on par and I was focussed.

Keep it personal People came to me with all kinds of stories. They needed someone to talk to and that was exactly the feeling I wanted to give people. That they were heard, seen, noticed and acknowledged. I knew one thing, the more space I gave them the bigger their responsibility became and their loyalty grew towards me as a person. And let’s be honest, people do business internally and externally with people who value and respect them and people who allow them to be themselves and allow them space to flourish.

Boosting my confidence I think that when you do things you have always done, it kills your confidence but the moment you start doing things you have never done you grow and flourish. I allowed myself to get to know myself in this position and took everything from there. The moment I stopped this job, I immediately wrote my first management book called ‘ Sales Is Sexy’ . Amazing what confidence, guts and audacity can do with a person.

I absolutely advise you to read ‘ The only 21 stories you will ever need to be successful in life & business’ . The book is filled with very different stories from successful people from all walks of life and it will inspire you too. 

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