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A PG colloquium talk on How to give a PG colloquium

A PG colloquium talk on How to give a PG colloquium. Julia Collins. Talking about maths. What? How? Why? When?. What…?. What…do I talk about?. Your research A hobby that involves maths Something interesting you’ve read about recently (See PG colloquium archive website for ideas!).

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A PG colloquium talk on How to give a PG colloquium

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  1. A PG colloquium talk onHow to give a PG colloquium Julia Collins

  2. Talking about maths • What? • How? • Why? • When?

  3. What…?

  4. What…do I talk about? • Your research • A hobby that involves maths • Something interesting you’ve read about recently (See PG colloquium archive website for ideas!)

  5. What…level should it be at? • Who is your audience? • What is the lowest maths background in that audience? • Avoid jargon!

  6. What…software do I use? • Beamer • Powerpoint (+ TeXPoint) • Keynote • …the blackboard? (Tip: Use an online LaTeX equation editor to paste formulas into a Powerpoint talk.)

  7. How…?

  8. How…should I start writing? • What is the main idea you want to communicate? • What is exciting about that idea? • How much detail do you want to include?

  9. How…can I make it interesting? • Don’t put too much info on your slides • Tell stories • Keep the audience in suspense • Be enthusiastic!

  10. How…do I stop the audience falling asleep? • Some people will fall asleep – don’t take it personally! • Use multimedia and lots of pictures • Ask them questions • Music!

  11. How…should I prepare? • Do the talk for yourself or a friend • Check out the room & hardware • Back up your slides • Make some brief notes

  12. Why…?

  13. Why…should I give a talk? • Good practice • A sympathetic audience • Get feedback • Learn to get over nerves • Communicate something you love!

  14. Why…stop at the PG colloquium? • Why indeed! • Lots of opportunities for speaking • Research seminars • School workshops/masterclasses • Undergraduate maths club

  15. Why…are you still talking?(We want cake!) • Convince you to do more public engagement • Tell you about my conference

  16. When…?

  17. When…can I give a talk? • See PG website for empty slots • Talk to Eric • Talk to me or Lois

  18. When…should I stop talking? • When you are running out of time • When you have reiterated your take-home message

  19. When…can we have cake? NOW!

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