The PSAs Early Career Network is hosting a lunchtime seminar about presenting at academic conferences. It is free and open to all ECRs.

Presenting Confidently at Academic Conferences

20th June, 11am -12pm

This is a FREE lunchtime seminar organised and hosted by the Political Studies Association’s Early Career Network. It is targeted towards Politics ECRs and PhDs but open to all.

Speakers:

• Dr Eliza Kania (Brunel University)
• Dr John Evemy (University of York)
• Dr Sarah Knowles (University of York)

Chaired by: Caroline Leicht (University of Southampton)

Presenting your work at conferences can feel like a daunting task, especially if it’s new to you. But conference presentations are a fantastic way to gain valuable feedback from peers, chairs, and discussants. They can also help you to continue developing your work and ideas for publication. 

Bringing together three fantastic speakers from different academic disciplines, this session will cover specific tips, strategies, and information about how to approach conference presentations as a PhD student or early career researcher.

• How can I present my work clearly and confidently in just 10 or 20 minutes? 
• What are some specific strategies for presenting online? 
• How can I respond to feedback and questions during presentations? 
• What if English is not my first language? 
• How can I use conference presentations to work towards a publication?

These are just some of the questions that this session will cover as we demystify presenting at academic conferences for PhDs and early career researchers.

In particular, the session will explore some strategies for feeling confident in presenting your work at different conferences. It will address strategies and tools for presenting both online and in person, as well as the different formats you may use to present your work, such as poster presentations.

There will be an opportunity to ask our speakers specific questions too – so, bring your thoughts along and get clued up on presenting at academic conferences!

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This lunchtime seminar forms part of the Political Studies Association Early Career Network’s ‘Publication Pipeline’ which aims to support ECRs to equip themselves with the skills and knowledge to secure a publication. There is still much work to be done to make academia more inclusive. In our commitment to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion within the discipline, this workshop aims to widen access to conferences and publication by bolstering the skills of ECRS. We encourage participation from scholars of all backgrounds based in any location. 

The Political Studies Association (PSA) is committed to supporting the next generation of political scientists through its Early Career Network (ECN). The PSA ECN exists to represent the interests of postgraduate students, postdoctoral researchers and early career academics within the PSA. It opens a space that specifically addresses the interests and needs of postgraduates and early career researchers in an independent, peer-based environment, while still getting support and guidance from the Executive Committee of the PSA when required.