GIES PhD Club
Let's talk about the talk
- Practice (a lot) and manage time
- Read very carefully what you are expected to deliver (and to whom)
- Read up on your audience and bring it into your slides
- Your presentation should be clear and understood by everyone in the room
- Explain why your work matters at the start
- Link your research to the department and broader events towards the end
- Manage questions efficiently and politely
- Use your knowledge of the audience
- One deep dive as a rule of thumb
- Think of a core take-away and make it clear
- Balance politeness and standing your own ground
- Time your answers
- It's okay to say "I do not know"
- Take time to answer and feel free to ask for clarification or reiterate the question
- Expect clarification questions from the audience that you normally do not get
- Thank the chair & ask for feedback
- Dress neatly
- Plan your journey well & dedicate time to the talk
- Try to come across as a ambitious and friendly colleague
- Signal that you want to be part of the Department
- Prepare and practice a set of one-liners
