{"id":1961,"date":"2023-03-28T09:13:39","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T09:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/?p=1961"},"modified":"2023-09-27T09:25:42","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T09:25:42","slug":"too-busy-for-the-postgraduate-research-showcase-try-it-its-worth-your-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/2023\/03\/28\/too-busy-for-the-postgraduate-research-showcase-try-it-its-worth-your-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Too busy for the Postgraduate Research Showcase? Try it! It’s worth your time."},"content":{"rendered":"

The 3-minute thesis competition<\/a> is an excellent opportunity to improve your presentation skills and broadcast your research. Michael Schrauben, PGR in the Medical School, was last year’s 3MT competition winner and Vitae 3MT\u00ae semi-finalist. In this blog post he shares his thoughts and tips on short-form presentations.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I used to be afraid of public speaking. When I started my PhD, I was keenly aware of my inability to deliver clear, concise talks that would keep my audience engaged. English is not my first language, and I lacked confidence in expressing myself. As a result, I would panic every time the spotlight turned towards me. However, when I learned about the Postgraduate Research Showcase, I knew it was the perfect chance for me to work on my weaknesses and turn them into strengths.<\/p>\n

Although the event was online, I realized that the 3-minute time limit would force me to reconsider my presentation style. You have to get creative when you only have one slide and a couple of minutes to explain your entire PhD project.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

View Michael’s 3 Minute Thesis: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0okD3y6em3Y<\/a><\/p>\n

Participating in the 3MT competition was a great experience, and I learned a lot. Here are my key takeaways:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Always speak in threes<\/strong>: To avoid information overload, limit yourself to three ideas per segment of your talk. While it may be tempting to present as many facts as possible, focus instead on engagingly delivering a cogent message. Applying the rule of three to your talk will make this much easier.<\/li>\n
  2. Whitespace<\/strong>: According to feedback from my reviewers in the national competition, “It was felt that the slide was a little busy and, at times, the language quite technical, which made it hard for non-specialist judges to follow.” Actively direct your audience’s attention toward elements on the slide, and don’t just leave it in the background as a pretty picture. It’s a tool, and if you don’t use it, you might as well lose it!<\/li>\n
  3. Language<\/strong>: Avoid technical terms when presenting to a lay audience. Even if you explain these concepts during the talk, find different ways to discuss them without repeating the terms. However, there is a limit to simplifying ideas. Instead, try using these techniques:\n
      \n
    1. Talk with your hands (visual language)<\/li>\n
    2. Analogies, metaphors and similes (audience engagement)<\/li>\n
    3. Rhyming and poetry (information recall post-event)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      The University of Exeter’s Postgraduate Research Showcase is an excellent opportunity to test your presentation skills. This event includes not only the 3MT competition but also the #TweetyourThesis<\/a> and Poster competition<\/a>. Improving your public speaking skills early in your research career will open many doors and allow you to confidently display your work. Try it! It’s worth your time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      The 3-minute thesis competition is an excellent opportunity to improve your presentation skills and broadcast your research. Michael Schrauben, PGR in the Medical School, was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1109,"featured_media":2141,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,35],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nToo busy for the Postgraduate Research Showcase? Try it! It's worth your time. - Doctoral College<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/2023\/03\/28\/too-busy-for-the-postgraduate-research-showcase-try-it-its-worth-your-time\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Too busy for the Postgraduate Research Showcase? Try it! It's worth your time. - Doctoral College\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The 3-minute thesis competition is an excellent opportunity to improve your presentation skills and broadcast your research. Michael Schrauben, PGR in the Medical School, was […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/2023\/03\/28\/too-busy-for-the-postgraduate-research-showcase-try-it-its-worth-your-time\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Doctoral College\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-03-28T09:13:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-09-27T09:25:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/299\/2023\/03\/3MT-Blog-Post-2-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"337\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"337\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Kelyn Luther\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Kelyn Luther\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/2023\/03\/28\/too-busy-for-the-postgraduate-research-showcase-try-it-its-worth-your-time\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/2023\/03\/28\/too-busy-for-the-postgraduate-research-showcase-try-it-its-worth-your-time\/\",\"name\":\"Too busy for the Postgraduate Research Showcase? Try it! It's worth your time. - Doctoral College\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/2023\/03\/28\/too-busy-for-the-postgraduate-research-showcase-try-it-its-worth-your-time\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/2023\/03\/28\/too-busy-for-the-postgraduate-research-showcase-try-it-its-worth-your-time\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/299\/2023\/03\/3MT-Blog-Post-2-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-03-28T09:13:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-09-27T09:25:42+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/#\/schema\/person\/83a2f638475742b74da25eb282f2a8ee\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/2023\/03\/28\/too-busy-for-the-postgraduate-research-showcase-try-it-its-worth-your-time\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/2023\/03\/28\/too-busy-for-the-postgraduate-research-showcase-try-it-its-worth-your-time\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/2023\/03\/28\/too-busy-for-the-postgraduate-research-showcase-try-it-its-worth-your-time\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/299\/2023\/03\/3MT-Blog-Post-2-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/299\/2023\/03\/3MT-Blog-Post-2-1.jpg\",\"width\":337,\"height\":337},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/2023\/03\/28\/too-busy-for-the-postgraduate-research-showcase-try-it-its-worth-your-time\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Too busy for the Postgraduate Research Showcase? Try it! It’s worth your time.\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/\",\"name\":\"Doctoral College\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/#\/schema\/person\/83a2f638475742b74da25eb282f2a8ee\",\"name\":\"Kelyn Luther\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/253b9bc2edb9ef73f8c07a3270c51790?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/253b9bc2edb9ef73f8c07a3270c51790?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Kelyn Luther\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/author\/kl360\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Too busy for the Postgraduate Research Showcase? Try it! It's worth your time. - Doctoral College","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/2023\/03\/28\/too-busy-for-the-postgraduate-research-showcase-try-it-its-worth-your-time\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Too busy for the Postgraduate Research Showcase? Try it! It's worth your time. - Doctoral College","og_description":"The 3-minute thesis competition is an excellent opportunity to improve your presentation skills and broadcast your research. Michael Schrauben, PGR in the Medical School, was […]","og_url":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/2023\/03\/28\/too-busy-for-the-postgraduate-research-showcase-try-it-its-worth-your-time\/","og_site_name":"Doctoral College","article_published_time":"2023-03-28T09:13:39+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-09-27T09:25:42+00:00","og_image":[{"width":337,"height":337,"url":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/299\/2023\/03\/3MT-Blog-Post-2-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Kelyn Luther","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Kelyn Luther","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/2023\/03\/28\/too-busy-for-the-postgraduate-research-showcase-try-it-its-worth-your-time\/","url":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/2023\/03\/28\/too-busy-for-the-postgraduate-research-showcase-try-it-its-worth-your-time\/","name":"Too busy for the Postgraduate Research Showcase? Try it! It's worth your time. - Doctoral College","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/2023\/03\/28\/too-busy-for-the-postgraduate-research-showcase-try-it-its-worth-your-time\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/2023\/03\/28\/too-busy-for-the-postgraduate-research-showcase-try-it-its-worth-your-time\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/299\/2023\/03\/3MT-Blog-Post-2-1.jpg","datePublished":"2023-03-28T09:13:39+00:00","dateModified":"2023-09-27T09:25:42+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/#\/schema\/person\/83a2f638475742b74da25eb282f2a8ee"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/2023\/03\/28\/too-busy-for-the-postgraduate-research-showcase-try-it-its-worth-your-time\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/2023\/03\/28\/too-busy-for-the-postgraduate-research-showcase-try-it-its-worth-your-time\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/2023\/03\/28\/too-busy-for-the-postgraduate-research-showcase-try-it-its-worth-your-time\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/299\/2023\/03\/3MT-Blog-Post-2-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/299\/2023\/03\/3MT-Blog-Post-2-1.jpg","width":337,"height":337},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/2023\/03\/28\/too-busy-for-the-postgraduate-research-showcase-try-it-its-worth-your-time\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Too busy for the Postgraduate Research Showcase? Try it! It’s worth your time."}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/","name":"Doctoral College","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/#\/schema\/person\/83a2f638475742b74da25eb282f2a8ee","name":"Kelyn Luther","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/253b9bc2edb9ef73f8c07a3270c51790?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/253b9bc2edb9ef73f8c07a3270c51790?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Kelyn Luther"},"url":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/author\/kl360\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/299\/2023\/03\/3MT-Blog-Post-2-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1961"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1109"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1961"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1961\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2139,"href":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1961\/revisions\/2139"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/doctoralcollege\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}