Shameless Self-Promotion

It's tempting to think that if you are clever and work hard then people will notice and shower you with rewards. Tempting but probably not true. As well as being clever and working hard you also need to be able to promote yourself. In this workshop you will learn strategies for: putting yourself out there, asking for what you want, taking responsibility – not waiting for it to happen, developing your one minute pitch and presenting yourself effectively for promotions, grants and awards.

This workshop will look at:

• Asking for what you want
  
• Why waiting isn’t enough
  
• Using convincing language
  
• Self promotion
  
• Networking, mentoring and collaborating
  
• Putting yourself in the spotlight
• Media and other methods to communicate.
  

Who is it for?

Academics, researchers and RHD students. More suitable for academics than RHD students but the latter will still find it useful.

Presenter

Hugh Kearns from Thinkwell is recognised internationally as a public speaker, educator and researcher. He regularly lectures at universities across the world and has recently returned from lecture tours of the UK and the US which included lectures at Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, Berkeley and Stanford.

His areas of expertise include self-management, positive psychology, work-life balance, learning and creativity. He draws on over twenty five years of experience as a leading training and development professional within the corporate, financial, education and health sectors in Ireland, Scotland, North America, New Zealand and Australia. He has coached individuals, teams and executives in a wide range of organisations in the public and private sectors.

Hugh lectures and researches at Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia. He is widely recognised for his ability to take the latest research in psychology and education and apply it to high-performing people and groups. As a co-author with Maria Gardiner, he has published ten books which are in high demand both in Australia and internationally.

*This session will be recorded via Echo and made available here afterwards. You will need your UC staff or student ID number and password to access this. Please allow a few days post-event for the recording to be edited and uploaded.*