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Speaking as a Researcher: Turning Findings into Stories
Effective academic speaking goes beyond presenting data. It’s about crafting a compelling narrative that engages your audience. This workshop introduces academic speaking as a distinct genre and showcases how to transform research findings into engaging stories in speaking situations such as a classroom presentation, conference talk, or a seminar presentation.
In this session, you will:
- analyse examples of successful academic talks,
- learn key structural elements of effective presentations,
- learn strategies for telling a compelling research story, and
- draft a framework for your upcoming talk.
Facilitator: Dr. Xuan Zhang, Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication
Location: IKBLC, Level 3, Peña Room
Date & Time: February 11, 2026 – 12:00pm-1:30pm PT
The Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication does not record workshops or share workshop slides.
Questions about this event? Please contact the Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication: cwsc.info@ubc.ca.
- Date:
- Wednesday, February 11, 2026
- Time:
- 12:00pm - 1:30pm
- Location:
- Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
- Audience:
- Doctoral Faculty Master's Post-Doc Staff Undergraduate
- Categories:
- Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication Writing
- Presenter(s):
- Dr. Xuan Zhang