Feedback and Communications

Course Description:
Young researchers communicate in many different directions and at many different occasions. Strong communication skills are essential since they work with supervi-sors, employees, clients, colleagues or stakeholders, to name just a few. In this con-text their conversational and negotiating skills are quite vital to be able to communi-cate on the same level and to lead conversations into the right direction.
In this workshop we will train important tools for a self-confident and professional communication that helps you work towards your goals.

Topics:

• What can I do to increase clarity and to decrease the risk of misunderstandings?
• Essential tools for professional communication
• The special importance of feedback
• Typical categories of conversations at work and corresponding strategies, e.g. regular feedback conversations, performance evaluations, conflict resolution meetings with supervisors or colleagues
• Convincing argumentation techniques
• Objection handling and what to do if situations get tricky

Methodology: Theoretical and practical input by the trainer, discussion of experiences and questions, working in small groups and individually 

Target audience: TransMed's doctoral candidates, clinician scientists, and postdocs

Maximal number of participants: 14

Next Workshop: TBA

Venue: TBA

For the workshop, 1 CP for transferable skills training can be credited.