IEEE YP Siberia and Tomsk Chapter has been organized a Professional Workshop on Improving your Presentation Skills.

The program of workshop consists of introductory talk led by Professor Alexander Shelupanov, Vice-Rector in Research of TUSUR. Dmitry Zykov, the Chair of IEEE Tomsk Chapter encouraged the audience regarding self-development. Then he gave a presentation about the IEEE activity including STEP program. Dmitry's pragmatic teaching style and engaging sense of humor are on display throughout the power formula for success, and he shares many specific examples, stories, and illustrations that are the direct result of thirty years experience in teaching.

Next participants gave the excellent presentations on the fundamental works regarding the delivery and preparation process of a presentation, illustrating the "six W": Who is the audience; What is the topic (what I want the audience to remember); Why am I doing this (motivation); Where will it be done (venue); When how much time I have for preparing; and the Way in which the message is delivered (flip-chart, projector, etc). Participants demonstrated different forms of presentation using personal, marketing undertone, and corporate ready-made style. This was followed by group discussion on both the strengths and weaknesses of them.

After the lectures there was time for the social part of the event, during which participants could get to know each other and share their ideas and experience.