The importance of being interesting
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Posted By: Hija Chang on June 21, 2016 One of the hardest parts of my job here at ANU is being responsible for ANU’s participation in the Three minute thesis competition. Just in case you have just joined PhD land, the 3MT is an international competition for PhD students with only a couple of simple rules. You have to tell a non-academic audience what your research is about, how you are doing it and why anyone should care – in just three minutes. Just to make it harder, you are only allowed one slide as a presentation aide – no animations, no transitions, no sounds, no costumes or musical instruments (just in case you were wondering). Continued: https://thesiswhisperer.com/2016/06/22/the... If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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