Presentation Training for Researchers
Research based
Experience tested
Your ability to communicate your research effectively is as important as the research itself. Whether you’re preparing for a dissertation defense, conference talk, or job interview, this self-paced masterclass gives you the tools to present with confidence—anytime, anywhere.
Elevate Your Research. Accelerate Your Career.
Designed specifically for PhDs, postdocs, and early-career academics, the PresentBetter Online Masterclass provides a structured, science-backed approach to mastering research communication without requiring live coaching.
You’ll gain the skills, strategies, and confidence to deliver effective research presentations at every stage of your career.
This masterclass helps you:
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Craft a compelling narrative that makes your research accessible without oversimplifying.
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Strengthen delivery techniques to hold attention and build credibility.
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Develop a confident presence that engages and persuades, both in-person and online.
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Gain expert strategies used by PhDs, postdocs, and faculty to elevate their speaking skills.
This course is about learning how to present complex ideas with clarity, authority, and impact.
A Tested Framework for Research Presentations That Resonate
The content section begins with establishing 2 critical components: a simple, accessible description of what you are actually doing, clear defined goals about the purpose of sharing a presentaiton about it. The other 2 modules consist of establishing a compelling opening moment and anegagin trajectory as a well as covering the 3 Cs necessary for success: coconnection, comprehension and credibility.
The visuals modules cover everything from 10 rules for better slides to 5 functions in PowerPoint that every researcher should be using. These trainings are a combination of neuroscience about how visuals can aid with comprehension and memory to simple best practices for beta-testing your visuals before sharing in a big stage moment.
Presence is about both body language and voice as well as the tricks you need to help you get there. While most programs focus on specific actions, I help you both understand and then embody how your natural authentic presence is your most poewrful tool to engage audiences and create a lasting impact.
The final module is about Mindset covers not only managing anxiety and impsoter syndrome but also how to get better feedback, how to practice more effectively, and how to use video to augment external feedback. These are all shared with an eye towards the goal of being both professional and engaging by realzing the power of sharing the story of your research with an authentic presence that will allow you to consitently present excpetionally well.
Content
Craft a clear, rigorous narrative that fuels curiosity and understanding. Your audience should leave with a solid grasp of your research’s purpose and significance.
Visuals
Learn how to use clean, focused slides that highlight the essence of your findings—reinforcing your message rather than distracting from it.
Delivery & Presence:
Capture attention through genuine expertise and authority. We show you how to project confidence, connect with your audience, and handle questions with poise.
Mindset
Develop the self-assurance to present at your best, even under pressure. We focus on building a positive, resilient mindset that resonates in every setting.
For Researchers Preparing Conference Presentations, Job Talks or Public Presentations
Learn the critical frameworks that separate forgettable academic research presentations from the ones that open doors and accelerate careers.
Methodology first, objectivity always, hundreds of references, slides as your notes. That model was built for journal readers, not live audiences. And now that AI will amplify whatever pattern you give it, using the wrong model doesn't just waste time—it makes or breaks your most important moments on stage.
The PresentBetter Program teaches researchers to rethink presentations from the ground up: how to engineer clarity without sacrificing the science, earn credibility the way audiences actually grant it, and deliver with the kind of presence that makes people want to know more.
Built on 15+ years of coaching 10,000+ researchers—from dissertation defenses and conference presentations to public talks and startup pitches—and designed for the AI era, where thinking critically matters more than ever.