Section outline

  • Course Overview

    This course equips you with the confidence, skills and communication strategies to present your research in an impactful and meaningful way.

    Learning Outcomes

    This course will help you to:

    1. Identify the steps involved in creating a compelling research presentation that maximizes the impact you want to have
    2. Formulate a brief to establish clarity about the vision and focus of you presentation
    3. Understand how to employ appropriate ways to identify your audience and what impact this will have
    4. Apply effective strategies to influence your audience when delivering your presentation
    5. Make good use of data within your presentation 
    6. Develop confidence and lower nerves to deliver a strong presentation

    • Course Instructor: Zina O'Leary

      • Zina O’Leary

        Zina O’Leary is an internationally-recognized leader in research methodologies, and has a keen interest in the application of research to evidence-based decision-making. Zina is a Senior Fellow at the Australia and New Zealand School of Government where she coordinates research and project units for their Executive Masters and Executive Education Programs.

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      • Course Resources

        You will need to access certain files and resources throughout the course to get the most out of the activities. You can find them all here. 

      • Video Transcripts

        You can access all video transcripts here. 

      • Pre-Course Self Assessment

        Before you dive into this course, spend a few moments reflecting on your familiarity with the topic and your current level of skills confidence. 

        You will then re-visit the same questions in our Post-Course Self Assessment and reflect on how the course has helped you develop in confidence and grow your skills. 

        • Module One: Can I Really Improve My Presentation Skills?

          This module will help you to:

          1. Identify the steps involved in creating a compelling research presentation that maximizes the impact you want to have

        • Module Two: How Important Is It to Know My Audience?

          This module will help you to:

          1. Understand how and why to identify your audience
          2. Employ appropriate ways to identify your audience and what impact this will have

        • Module Three: How Important Is a Presentation Objective?

          This module will help you to:

          1. Formulate a brief to set a clear vision and focus of your presentation

        • Module Four: How to Get My Audience to Respond to Me

          This module will help you to:

          1. Apply effective strategies to influence your audience when delivering your presentation

        • Module Five: How Should I Handle My Data?

          This module will help you to:

          1. Employ the right strategies to integrate data effectively within your presentation, in order to make the most impact

        • Module Six: Do I Need to Present Myself in A Particular Way?

          This module will help you to:

          1. Develop confidence and lower nerves to deliver a strong presentation

        • Glossary of Key Terms

          In addition to the glossary you’ll find woven throughout the course, you can find the full glossary collated in one place here.

        • Post-Course Self Assessment

          Now you’ve completed the course, spend a few moments reflecting on where your familiarity with the topics and your confidence skills levels are at now. 

          Has the course helped you develop new skills and grow your confidence?

          You'll need to complete the Post-Course Self Assessment in order to download your certificate. If you didn't do the Pre-Course Self Assessment before starting the course, please go to the top of the page and reflect on your familiarity with the topic and your level of skills confidence before you started the course.

          • Completion: Certificate

            Completing all modules (plus the pre and post-course assessments) will unlock the course certificate, which you can then download here. Your course certificate will only be made available once you have completed all these sections.

            If you have difficulty accessing your certificate, please contact the Sage support team at: onlinesupport@sagepub.co.uk. You can also check out this FAQ page which may be helpful.

            • Give Feedback About This Course

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            • Accessibility

              We have high standards of accessibility on Sage Campus and as of May/June 2024 all activities within this course are keyboard and screen reader compatible. For more details on accessibility standards, please see the Sage Campus Accessibility Guide.

              For those using assistive technology, please note that within this course:

              • Tab components: JAWS and NVDA behave slightly differently. For NVDA to keep reading, it is best to exit focus mode and go back to browse mode. 
              • Matching: JAWS does not read out question label on dropdown focus.