WHY
BOTHER GIVING A GOOD TALK ?
First
impressions matter!
There’s no point doing good work if others don’t
know about it or can’t understand what you did.
Good practice for a teaching career! Good practice
for any career!
Helps you sort out what you’ve done, and
understand it better yourself.
TYPES OF PRESENTATIONS
Quick 1-minute “what I do” talk
25 minute conference paper presentation
Project presentation
Thesis defense
Job talk
What they have in common:
Never enough time to talk about everything
All of them reflect on you & need practice/polish
Focus on a clear goal and message.
There’s no point doing good work if others don’t
know about it or can’t understand what you did.
Good practice for a teaching career! Good practice
for any career!
Helps you sort out what you’ve done, and
understand it better yourself.
TYPES OF PRESENTATIONS
Quick 1-minute “what I do” talk
25 minute conference paper presentation
Project presentation
Thesis defense
Job talk
What they have in common:
Never enough time to talk about everything
All of them reflect on you & need practice/polish
Focus on a clear goal and message.