April 10-11, 2025. Hosted by SINTEF.
Unlock Your Professional Potential: A Hands-On Workshop for Young Researchers
Are you ready to master your time more effectively, build your brand and present your ideas with confidence? This 1.5-day interactive workshop is designed to provide you with practical tools and strategies to enhance your energy and time management, personal branding, and presentation skills. Learn how to prioritize what truly matters, stand out in your field, and communicate with impact.
The training will be held at SINTEF in Trondheim, Norway, on April 10-11 2025.
Register here to secure your spot!
This training has a maximum of 30 participants.
This international event brings the added value of networking among multidisciplinary Young Researchers, from the 7 YEAR members (AIT, RISE, SINTEF, TNO, Tyndall, VITO and VTT).
KEY LEARNING SKILLS
- Time and energy Mastery
- Personal Branding and Networking
- Engage, Inspire, Persuade: The Science of Presentation
Why Choose This Workshop?
This isn’t just theory—this is transformative. Through highly interactive activities, practical tools, and peer collaboration, you’ll not only learn but also be inspired to apply these methods to your daily work. By engaging with your fellow participants, you’ll “Harvest the Gold” from shared experiences and ideas, making the learning process richer, more relevant and fun.
Establishing Good and Lasting Habits
In order to make the most of the training session you will be invited to set a concrete goal in your own “Development log”. What specifically will you take with you and turn into action? You will pair up with an accountability partner and share your goal with each other. We also encourage you to check in with your partner after three weeks for a status on how things are going.
Here are tools/methods and proven strategies you will learn
- The 7 Habits of highly Effective People (Stephen Covey): Self-manage and effective interaction
- The Pareto Principle and Time Matrix (Vilfredo Pareto and Eisenhower/Stephen Covey): Focus on “The Big Rocks”, what truly matters
- Eat the Frog First (Brian Tracy): Beat procrastination and get things done
- The Mickey Mouse Model: Stand out as unique, credible and relevant
- The Message Model: Sharpen your message and make a greater impact
- The Communication Pyramid: Craft a compelling Elevator Pitch to help build professional connections.
ABOUT THE TRAINER
Catherine Lemaréchal is an advisor and coach specializing in communication, branding, and time mastery. She has worked as a consultant since 1992 and has run her own company Ticato AS since 2006. Catherine is passionate about helping people achieve more than they believe they can. Catherine is dedicated to making learning enjoyable and practical, ensuring participants leave with tangible tools they can apply immediately.
Catherine previously worked at reputed communication agencies such as Geelmuyden Kiese and Burson-Marsteller. She has a background in marketing, has participated in, and been assistant trainer of Dale Carnegie’s course in Communication and Leadership. Catherine is an NLP Certified Coach and is certified in FranklinCovey’s program “7 Habits of Highly Effective People.” In addition, she has volunteered for many years with the pro bono foundation MOT, which promotes positive attitudes among youth.