Building Bridges for Success: Effective Communication For Scientists 

Effective communication is the key to building strong collaborations, profiting from everyone’s input in meetings, and fostering positive interactions with supervisors and students. In this workshop, a variety of communication strategies are introduced and discussed. Engaging exercises will allow you to practice and try out different forms of communication in a safe environment.

The aim of the workshop is to help you to

• deliver feedback constructively
• handle difficult conversations with confidence
• resolve work-place conflicts
• use active listening strategies to best benefit from your colleagues’ perspectives
• increase your impact by successfully conveying your own perspective through the principle of non-violent communication
• lead and moderate meetings effectively

This workshop is conceptualised for up to 12 participants, and either as a 1-day version (basic principles) and a 2-day version (additionally working on own examples). Amended versions include a half-day teaser workshop for up to 30 participants.