Free Webinar Series for Researchers

Research communication in English: webinar clips for researchers

Good research deserves to be understood, remembered and shared. In our free webinar series for researchers, PhD candidates and academic staff, Taalcentrum-VU explored three key skills in research communication: writing, presenting and storytelling.The live webinars have now taken place. You can still watch short clips from the series below. Each clip focuses on one practical topic, with ideas you can use in your own research communication.

 Who are these clips for?
These clips are for researchers, PhD candidates, academic staff and research professionals who communicate in English.
They are useful if you want to:
⦁    write with more structure;
⦁    present your research more clearly;
⦁    communicate with more confidence in English.

Want to develop these skills further?
Taalcentrum-VU offers training in academic writing, research presentations and scientific storytelling.Our courses help researchers communicate complex work clearly, accurately and confidently in English.

Watch the webinar clips
The clips come from three webinars:
⦁    Ho to Quick-start Your Writing Process
⦁    Presenting Your Research with Confidence
⦁    Scientific Storytelling for Researchers
Together, they offer a practical introduction to writing, presenting and communicating research clearly in English.

How to Quick-start Your Writing Process
Starting is often the hardest part of academic writing.
In this webinar, Dr Seda Canpolat explores how researchers can move from early ideas to workable text. The clips focus on getting started, creating structure and building momentum in the writing process.
These videos are especially useful if you want to write with more focus and less hesitation.

⦁    Ai in Academic writing? Support, not substitute 

Dr Seda Canpolat is a Language & Communication Trainer at Taalcentrum-VU and English Language Lecturer at the University of Göttingen.
Related training: Writing a Scientific Article

Presenting Your Research with Confidence
A strong presentation helps your audience follow your message.
In this webinar, Marion Corfield explains how researchers can present their work in English with more clarity, confidence and impact. The clips focus on audience awareness, structure, delivery and practical ways to build confidence.
These videos are useful if you present at conferences, research meetings or public events.

⦁    How to build confidence before a presentation

Marion Corfield is a Business English & Communications Trainer at Taalcentrum-VU and Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Related training: Presenting Your Research with Confidence

Scientific Storytelling for Researchers
Research rarely speaks for itself.
In this webinar, Jodie Mann shows how storytelling can help researchers communicate complex ideas clearly. The clips focus on audience, relevance, structure and impact, without oversimplifying the science.
These videos are useful if you want to make your research more accessible to colleagues, funders, policymakers or wider audiences.

⦁    How to adapt your message for different audiences

Jodie Mann is an Academic Writing Coach at Taalcentrum-VU and Thesis Supervisor at Leiden University.
Related training: Scientific Storytelling for Researchers

Want to develop these skills further?
Taalcentrum-VU offers training in academic writing, research presentations and scientific storytelling.Our courses help researchers communicate complex work clearly, accurately and confidently in English.