- Location
- Health Sciences Building
- Series/Type
- DLSPH Event, Student Event
- Format
- In-Person
- Dates
- February 24, 2025 from 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Links
The Institute for Pandemics (IfP) invites University of Toronto graduate students for a special soft skills workshop to craft and deliver an effective elevator pitch.
About the workshop
Join this interactive graduate student workshop, co-led by Drs. Fiona Coll and Michael Cournoyea, designed to elevate your research communication skills! Participants will master the art of crafting a concise 30-60 second pitch that effectively conveys their research. You’ll learn to tailor your pitch for various audiences and adapt it for different settings such as conferences, networking events, and interdisciplinary meetings. Enhance your delivery by translating your complex research concepts into relatable analogies and examples. Reflect on your pitch’s effectiveness through peer feedback, share common communication challenges, and refine your approach to non-verbal communication.
Key learning outcomes
Participants will leave the workshop with:
- Create a structured 30-60 second pitch that clearly communicates their research.
- Customize their research pitch for diverse audiences (fellow researchers, industry partners, the general public) and situations (conferences, networking events, interdisciplinary meetings).
- Thoughtfully adapt delivery by translating complex concepts, using analogies and examples, and handling unexpected questions.
- Reflect on the effectiveness of their pitches through peer feedback, sharing common communication obstacles, and adjusting to non-verbal communication.
