Engage your audience with O.W.N. T.H.E. R.O.O.M.™ formula

A little more about O.W.N. T.H.E. R.O.O.M.™ Formula

Are you a Principal Investigator that you have been invited to defend your ERC proposal in front of an ERC panel?
First of all, congratulations for passing the first stage. As you know, as soon as the PI is invited for an interview after applying for a CoG/StG , you have approximately 40% chances to receive the grant. Since it is still  60% possible to fail to receive the grant mainly due to the fact that you haven't impressed the panel members during your interview. Therefore, it is of paramount importance to get prepared for winning the impressions. It is not unusual to see an expert trying to convince the rest of the panel that their favourite project is more deserving than your favourite project. In the ERC you have a unique chance to help out the experts on your side, by pitching your talk to the non-experts. We will train the Principal Investigator (PI) on what to say (their words), how to say it (their voice) and how to look (their body language) based on our O.W.N. T.H.E. R.O.O.M. formula. 
ERC  panels do not allow any presentation slides now for the first time in interviews. This makes it now even more critical for the PI to master the 3 Vs,  vocals and visuals of their body and what they say (verbals). 
Then O.W.N. T.H.E. R.O.O.M.™  Formula is for promising Principal Investigators. It is based on scientific findings from UCLA research team but also on my personal PhD on engagement as well as on personal experience after presenting and speaking in thousands of researchers and professionals as a Research and Innovation Coach and Trainer the last 10 years. 
Check also the video next for some more information on the O.W.N. T.H.E. R.O.O.M.™ formula and our approach below
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Our O.W.N. T.H.E. R.O.O.M.™ approach 

Our O.W.N. T.H.E. R.O.O.M.™ approach comprises the following two parts. You can either select just part 1 which is the training about the O.W.N. T.H.E. R.O.O.M.™ Formula, or just Part 2 or the whole package, i.e. including both Part 1 and Part 2. Part 2 mainly involves three coaching sessions specifically on making you an engaging presenter of your specific topic that we will work together. 

​Part 1: Training on O.W.N. T.H.E. R.O.O.M.™ Formula

Duration/Participants: 3 hours for one-to-one training, 1 full day for a larger audience
Mode: Face-to-face training or remote training in real time via zoom.us
Learning Goals:
  • Building the right mindset and confidence for presenting and impressing (Before your session]
  • Understand what to say for impressing with your presentation
  • Realise how you should sound  (your voice, pace, tonality and silence) for impressing with your presentation
  • Master how you should use your body, gaze, gestures, posture, movement and facial expressions for impressing with your presentation
  • Deal like a pro with any questions raised by your audience (e.g. ERC Panel, EIC accelerator,  pitching investors, event audience) and impress with your answers and approach
​Approach:
  • We will familiarise you with the O.W.N. T.H.E. R.O.O.M.™ formula based on the course  workbook and live demonstrations by the trainer.
  • We will video record you presenting for 2-5 minutes before and also after the training for you self-assessing your progress
  • You will master the O.W.N. T.H.E. R.O.O.M.™ approach for delivering engaging presentations of any context

Part 2:  One-to-one coaching on your specific topic

Duration: 3 hourly coaching sessions per individual
Mode: Remote coaching in real time via zoom.us
Coaching Goals:
  • Analysing specifically your content (ERC StG, ERC CoG proposal, etc)
  • Identifying the key messages that your panel/audience should understand
  • Working on specific words that have to be used along with your presentation/interview
  • Finalising the content of your script during your interview
  • Preparing you and making you comfortable with any questions to be raised by the panel
  • Working on your sound (voice, pace, tonality and silence) in your presentation script
  • Working on your body (gaze, gestures, posture, movement and facial expressions) in your presentation script
  • Making you look and sound like an engaging and confident leader in your  specific presentation topic 
Approach:
  • ​We will video record you at the beginning and at the end of the coaching service for you self-assessing  your progress
  • In our first coaching session, we will video-record you presenting your ERC StG, ERC CoG proposal, etc). We will then identify the key messages  for your panel/audience as well as specific phrases/words that you should highlight
  • In our second coaching session, we  will finalise your  presentation script and make you comfortable in dealing with the questions expected from your panel
  • In our third/last coaching session, we will work on your voice and body language in your presentation script in order to present as an engaging and comfortable presenter with clear leadership mentality as a PI that deserves to get funded.
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About Nikolaos Floratos, your O.W.N. T.H.E. R.O.O.M.™ formula Trainer and Coach

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  • Coached on public speaking by Andy Harrington founder of Public Speakers University
  • Phd Researcher in audience engagement
  • Communication Coach
  • Globally recognised as one of the most influential and inspiring speakers and trainers on Horizon 2020 with hundreds of speeches and trainings in 24+ countries including overseas 
  • 500+ linkedin recommendations and endorsements as coach
  • Engineer (B.Eng, BA and M.Sc)  and MBA
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