*What*: The "theory" portion of the course will cover the basics of scientific presentations, including content and organization, introductions and conclusions, slide design, delivery, and how to prepare for a conference talk. The "practice" portion of the class will give students several chances to practice their presentation skills, get immediate feedback from their peers, and watch themselves on video.
*Who*: The course is open to PhD students and postdocs, as well as visitors who will be around for the full length of the course. Typically PhD students take the presentation course once they have been at MPI for at least one semester and they are done with their course requirements. As long as you have made enough research project to give a short presentation on your research, then you are ready for the presentation course! Postdocs are also encouraged to attend. Even postdocs who have previously taken a presentation skills course have told me that they learned a lot in this course.
*When*: We will meet once a week for two hours at a time. I am tentatively planning to start the presentation class in late April, but the exact start date will depend on participants' constraints.
*Workload*: The main out-of-class workload will be preparing two talks: a short talk (about 8 minutes) and a longer conference-style talk (about 20 minutes). You will prepare the talk, present it in class, revise it to address the feedback you receive, and present it a second time. You will also be expected to write up self-evaluations after each presentation, summarizing the feedback you received and how you addressed it.
*Where*: Zoom
- Teacher: Rose Hoberman