Dear students of the Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School (IPS) and others,

The 8^th IPS Student Conference is approaching. We wish this year’s conference would stand out from the previous ones, which is why the Student Council would like to announce that we are planning to organize workshops on public speaking as part of the conference. Knowing the elements of public speaking enables you to make a convincing presentation which leaves a good first impression. These skills come handy in situations when you need to give a speech or a statement in front of a public, present your ideas, or when you are invited to a job interview.

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Preparation for the Elevator Pitch

Thursday, 5^th of May 2016 at 12:30 at the IPS Lecture Room

A major part of the conference is the elevator pitches of the contributers - short, 3 minute long presentations of the work intended to present the stundents' research work to the general public. Before the elevator pitches, an experienced team of 4 media representatives will work with the students in a workshop, helping them create a presentation that is at once both approachable, understandable and interesting, while at the same time remaining scientifically accurate.

In order to make sure the workshop goes smoothly, we would kindly ask the ones who are interested in participating at the first workshop “Elevator pitch”, to apply by sending an email to the 8th IPS Student Conference Committee at .

The workshop is open for everyone to participate, and not limited to those giving presentations, so all other interested students are also welcome to join. Workshop will be held in English.

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PREPRIČLJIV JAVNI NASTOP

Torek, 31. maj 2016 ob 12.30 v veliki predavalnici IJS

Kaj bi izbrali, če bi lahko izbirali? Prepričljiv, samozavesten in odločen nastop, ali strah? Tremo? Izbira je vaša, ker veščine se lahko naučite, tremo lahko premagate, odločnost in samozavest pridobite. Javno nastopanje in prepričljiva komunikacija še nikdar nista bila tako pomembna, kot sta danes. Dnevno se znajdemo v situacijah, ko:

• smo izzvani, da izrazimo svoje mnenje oziroma tržimo svoje znanje,
• moramo biti prepričljivi in se znati postaviti zase,
• moramo pregovoriti pred večjo ali manjšo skupino ljudi...

Ker pa nam moderen način življenja velikokrat ne dovoli obiskovanja dolgotrajnih izobraževanj in seminarjev, smo vam v sklopu konference pripravili kratek seminar, na katerem se bomo naučili boljšega javnega nastopanja.

Predavanje lahko obiščejo vsi zainteresirani študenti. Prispevek na konferenci ni pogoj za udeležno. Predavanje bo v Slovenščini.

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HOW TO PRESENT YOUR IDEA LIKE A TED SPEAKER

Wednesday, 1^st of June 2016 at 13:30 at the main JSI lecture hall

If you ever watched a TED talk you know, that most of the speakers manage to make present their ideas in a really engaging, inspiring and innovative way. What is their secret and how could you use the same elements and bring them to your own presentations? How can you approach your presentation, pick the most interesting parts and make an intriguing story, that will engage your audience?

The workshop is open for everyone to participate, and not limited to those giving presentations, so all other interested students are also welcome to join. Workshop will be held in English.