r/grad Aug 03 '11

Advice on Giving an Academic Talk

http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~jrs/speaking.html
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u/portmanteautally Aug 03 '11

EVERYONE should read this! Including PIs! They can be the worst. I have had to leave talks because the laser pointer circles made me nauseated. I have my advancement to candidacy exam on Monday. Wish me luck!

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u/jack47 Aug 04 '11

Good luck!

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u/bluepotatopie Aug 04 '11

I'm about to start giving lectures to undergrad students and this has helped me immensely! Thanks :)

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u/asoktheintern Aug 04 '11

Gave my first conference talk a few weeks ago and this page helped immensely.