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Duncan Yellowlees, Presentation Skills Trainer (Episode 5) | Duncan talks about telling stories, building confidence and doing things differently
For episode 5 of Research Adjacent my guest is freelance presentation skills trainer Duncan Yellowlees. Duncan trains researchers to communicate better, helping them tell stories about their work, connect with different audiences, and collaborate more effectively.
We talk about
why building confidence in presenting spills over into all other parts of life
why being a researcher is quite like being a freelancer
why Duncan wants to ban academic posters and hopes to one day see more creative and interactive conferences - maybe even with puppet shows!
why he thinks training in communication skills should be a core part of every university qualification
Read the full show notes on the podcast website
Find out more about Duncan and his work here: Duncan Yellowlees Training
What did you think of this episode? Follow the podcast on Twitter @ResAdjacent and share your thoughts using #ResearchAdjacent.
Theme music by Vitaliy Levkin from Pixabay
For episode 5 of Research Adjacent my guest is freelance presentation skills trainer Duncan Yellowlees. Duncan trains researchers to communicate better, helping them tell stories about their work, connect with different audiences, and collaborate more effectively.
We talk about
why building confidence in presenting spills over into all other parts of life
why being a researcher is quite like being a freelancer
why Duncan wants to ban academic posters and hopes to one day see more creative and interactive conferences - maybe even with puppet shows!
why he thinks training in communication skills should be a core part of every university qualification
Read the full show notes on the podcast website
Find out more about Duncan and his work here: Duncan Yellowlees Training
What did you think of this episode? Follow the podcast on Twitter @ResAdjacent and share your thoughts using #ResearchAdjacent.
Theme music by Vitaliy Levkin from Pixabay
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