Presenting Your Research in an Understandable and Engaging Way
Online Preparatory Workshop for the ENGAGE.EU ESR Workshop - University of Mannheim
Lecturer: Dr. Carmen Lipphardt (University of Tübingen)
30 April 2026, 13:00-17:00
Presenting research is a central part of academic life. However, research results rarely speak for themselves. They only become meaningful and persuasive if they are clearly communicated, well-structured, and adapted to the audience.
In this interactive online workshop, participants will explore how to present their research clearly and engagingly. We will discuss how to create strong openings, communicate relevance, and convey complex ideas to audiences without the same background knowledge.
The workshop combines short input sessions and practical exercises. Participants will have the opportunity to present their research in the form of short pitches and receive constructive feedback from their peers.
Preparation of the participants
Explain your research to an audience of researchers from different disciplines. Focus on three key elements and questions:
- What is the problem/research question?
- Why does it matter?
- What is your key idea or finding?
You will have up to three minutes to deliver your short presentation. This should be enough time to deliver an engaging pitch about your research. You will need slides for your presentation, but you can use a maximum of five slides.
This online event is open to participants of the upcoming ENGAGE.EU Early-Stage Researchers' Workshop at the University of Mannheim.
Dr. Carmen Lipphardt
She heads the team of the Presentation Skills Research Unit at the Research Center for Science Communication at the University of Tübingen and is also part of the four-person project management team of "Jugend präsentiert". She studied General Rhetoric and Political Science and received her doctorate with a thesis on the promotion of Presentation Skills. Her research interests relate both to the format of science presentations as an oral form of science communication and to the training of the associated skills of presenters.