Prep Sessions: Professional Development

prep 4 success 4 the 3mt® - Professional Development Workshops

Cooking up a tasty 3MT®

Sponsored by the College of Graduate Studies

You have written thousands of words—hundreds of pages—to explain your research to anyone who has the time to read your thesis or dissertation, but how do you transform that information into a concise, meaningful, and engaging verbal presentation just three minutes in duration? Where do you start?

Join us for an interactive workshop that will provide tools and tips on making your research "bite-sized" with just the right seasoning to share with your audience. Worksheets and peer reviews are a component of this session, and the goal of this workshop is to support your efforts at developing an effective three minute presentation in writing, which you can then use as you practice your communication skills (body language, tone of voice, etc.). Please come prepared with laptops (if that's how you write), pens/pencils, and paper. All graduate students regardless of 3MT® participation are welcome, and you may attend more than one session!

To get the most out of this workshop, we recommend starting the worksheet now, and having it with you for the session, where you will be prepared to refine your information, leading into drafting your presentation.

COOKING UP A TASTY 3MT® WORKSHEET AND INSTRUCTIONS- FILL OUT IN ADVANCE IF YOU CAN

You will be encouraged to schedule follow-up sessions with the Writing Center to fine-tune your Three Minute Thesis script. Your success lies in your hands!

Tuesday, March 9, 2021 | 12 - 1 pm | WebEx | INVONET REGISTRATION

Tuesday, March 9, 2021 | 5:30 - 6:30 pm | WebEx | INVONET REGISTRATION

Wednesday, March 10, 2021 | 9 - 10 am | WebEx | INVONET REGISTRATION

Wednesday, March 10, 2021 | 1 - 2 pm | WebEx | INVONET REGISTRATION

Thursday, March 11, 2021 | 12 - 1 pm | WebEx | INVONET REGISTRATION

Thursday, March 11, 2021 | 5:30 - 6:30 pm | WebEx | INVONET REGISTRATION

telling your visual story for the 3MT®

Sponsored by the College of Graduate Studies

While your slide is not the focus of your presentation, it can be used to enhance your story and make a favorable and memorable impression. Samples of effective and not-so-effective slides will be compared and analyzed, and useful tenets of design will be shared. This is an interactive workshop where you will workshop your slide with other attendees and facilitators. You may attend any and all sessions.

Please have drafts of your presentation slide for review and workshop.

Friday, March 12, 2021 | 12 - 1 pm | WebEx | INVONET REGISTRATION

CANCELLED Friday, March 12, 2021 | 4 - 5 pm | WebEx

Monday, March 15, 2021 | 12 - 1 pm | WebEx | INVONET REGISTRATION

Monday, March 15, 2021 | 5:30 - 6:30 pm | WebEx | INVONET REGISTRATION

Presentation Prep & Practice for the 3MT®

Sponsored by the College of Graduate Studies

Join us online for an opportunity learn about presentation technique and to practice in front of a video audience. Feedback will be provided to each participant on the same judging criteria used for the competition, but with a special focus on body language, gestures, facial expression, vocal quality, and pacing. Tuesday's sessions will focus more on learning about the techniques, while Wednesday's sessions will afford more time to put it into practice.

Thursday and Saturday sessions are considered open labs where "anything goes". We will work on whatever aspect[s] of your presentation that you like. As always, everyone is encouraged to seek and provide feedback to each other, so videos on and microphones unmuted is how we'll have the most engagement. RSVP on the Invonet link for any and all sessions you would like to attend. The two-hour sessions do not have to be attended the entire session--you can consider them more of a drop-in lab.

Tuesday, March 16, 2021 | 12 - 1 pm | WebEx | INVONET REGISTRATION

Tuesday, March 16, 2021 | 5:30 - 6:30 pm | WebEx | INVONET REGISTRATION

Wednesday, March 17, 2021 | 9 - 11 am | WebEx | INVONET REGISTRATION

Wednesday, March 17, 2021 | 4 - 6 pm | WebEx | INVONET REGISTRATION

Thursday, March 18, 2021 | 1 - 3 pm | WebEx | INVONET REGISTRATION

Saturday, March 20, 2021 | 11 - 1 pm | WebEx | INVONET REGISTRATION

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