Adapting to the “new normal”
Adapting to the “new normal” As lockdown continues, we’re all coming to terms with what the “new normal” might involve in our... Read More
Proven Process + Good People + Hard Work = Results
If you’ve ever organised a training programme for PhD students around a “non-core” topic like “working with industry”, you know how difficult... Read More
5 Insights from our first “Blended” Programme
If you’ve ever organised a training programme for PhD students around a “non-core” topic like “working with industry”, you know how difficult... Read More
Business Etiquette
Posted on20 Jul 2018
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“Civility costs nothing and buys everything.” — Mary Wortley Montagu. Why is Having Professional Business Etiquette Important? Business etiquette is a highly... Read More
Are You Emotionally Intelligent?
Posted on08 Jun 2018
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We recently conducted an Emotional Intelligence (E.I.) survey with 90 graduate students to evaluate if there is a gap in this soft... Read More
20 Tips for Delivering a Successful Technical Presentation
Posted on21 Mar 2018
TagsCommunication Skills, Interpersonal skills, presentation skills, public speaking, Skills Development, soft skills
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You’ve been asked to give a presentation about your research at an upcoming conference. With only a couple weeks before the conference,... Read More
Structuring a Winning Presentation
Posted on21 Mar 2018
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Choosing the right structure for your presentation, sometimes referred to as the “flow”, is critical to effectively achieving your desired result, whatever... Read More
Your Guide to Giving Engaging Presentations
Posted on21 Mar 2018
TagsCommunication Skills, Interpersonal skills, presentation skills, Skills Development, soft skills
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There’s nothing worse than giving a presentation where the audience is completely disengaged. Now, your instinct may be to blame it on... Read More
Stop Wasting Time!
Posted on08 Mar 2018
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Influencing others may be as simple as asking a colleague to do something or as complex as building multi-party coalitions. Whatever the... Read More
9 Effective Influencing Strategies
Posted on08 Mar 2018
TagsCommunication Skills, Conflict Resolution, Influencing Strategies, Interpersonal skills, Skills Development, soft skills
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Influencing others may be as simple as asking a colleague to do something or as complex as building multi-party coalitions. Whatever the... Read More
Networking 101
Posted on20 Feb 2018
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Networking is a critical skill required for developing your career or growing your business. As Sir Arthur Conan Doyle said, “Skill is... Read More
Your Guide to Confidently Resolving any Conflict
Posted on06 Feb 2018
TagsCDT, Conflict Resolution, CPD, Interpersonal skills, Researcher Training, Skills Development, soft skills
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Conflict is a part of life. But how many of us have ever been taught how to effectively deal with conflict in... Read More
Improve Productivity: Do Your Best Work on Planes
Posted on31 Oct 2016
Tagsbusiness skills, conference, productive, productivity, professional development, researcher, scientist, soft skills, time management
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The scientific conference season has started so here are my top tips to being more productive whilst travelling. Plan in advance and... Read More
Essential Reading on Business Skills & Soft Skills in Synthetic Biology
Posted on06 Apr 2016
Tagsbusiness skills, communication, creativity, design thinking, entrepreneurship, industry, leadership, lean, management, multidisciplinary, professional development, scicomm, science, science communication, skills, soft skills, synbio, synbiobeta, synthetic biology, training, workshops
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Skillfluence is a professional development training company with a particular focus on designing and delivering workshops for scientists, engineers and technical specialists.... Read More