Managing the Emotions of a Research Presentation
Got a conference or seminar presentation coming up? If so, you’re probably familiar with the stomach butterflies that tickle many of us before a speaking engagement. We spoke to some […]
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Presenting your Research Proposal – PGR9 Advice from a Doctoral Student
When I first started working at AUT everyone kept talking about PGR9s – I had no idea what this was but now I know… All doctoral students at AUT must […]
Post-3MT Thoughts from Doctoral Winner Iana Gritcan
Doctoral candidate Iana Gritcan won the AUT 3MT finals on August 18th. We asked her to share her thoughts as she prepares for the Australasian finals. When I was asked […]
Congratulations to the 2016 AUT 3MT Winners!
Yesterday, at the close of the PG Symposium, a large crowd gathered to watch the finals of the Masters and Doctoral 3 Minute Thesis competition. Three Masters students and eight […]
What to see & do at PG Week
PG Week got off to a rocking start on Monday with the Welcome Breakfast. The breakfast speaker was Maggie Eyre, a presentation coach with stories galore. She apparently coached a […]
Postgraduate Week 2016
Let me give you a scenario. You are out to dinner with friends and their partners, making small talk waiting for the food to arrive. Someone’s partner leans over to […]
The Secrets of an AUT PG Student’s Success at Falling Walls
You may remember a couple of months ago we let you know about the Falling Walls competition, where innovative researchers and professionals compete to demonstrate the revolutionary power of their […]
Investing Time Productively at a Conference
I just got back from a higher education conference in Australia. Along with a colleague, I had a full peer-reviewed paper accepted to the conference, and gave a 30-minute presentation […]
Getting Presentation Experience Close to Home
Ah, the international academic conference. Home to heavy-hitting scholars, catering spreads of varying quality, and intimidated postgrad students giving their first major presentations. When I went to my first international […]
Beating Presentation Stage Fright
The deadline for 3 Minute Thesis applications is coming up next Friday 24th July. (What’s 3 Minute Thesis, you ask? It’s a competition you should enter! Go here to find […]