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3 MINUTE THESIS GUIDE

Alora KorbGraduate Assistant, i3 Suite

College of Graduate Studies

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What is it?

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• A 3 minute presentation of your research that focuses on the WHAT, HOW, and WHY

• What you are doing• How you are doing it• Why it is important or why you’re studying it• Sounds pretty similar to your abstract, right?

• No results yet? No worries! • Judging criteria does not explicitly mention results

• BUT can be beneficial edge if you have them!

• Remember – it’s a competition!• 1st place, 2nd place, & People’s Choice (voted by the audience)

receive monetary prizes and award plaques• Winner of the doctoral competition also goes to Conference of

Southern Graduate Schools regional competition (Spring 2016)

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Good Presentations• Engage the audience! (Remember, they vote for “People’s Choice” award!)

• Explicitly connect research to “the real world”• Speak clearly and comprehensively

• Remember, the audience does not speak your discipline’s languagex No “academic” language

• Choose words wiselyActive verbs, shorter words & sentencesx No jargon or acronyms

• Pace yourself and find your own rhythm• Consciously slow your talking speed• Practice your material and delivery often! Familiarity with your script (and

topic) will help the presentation flow more naturally and easily

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3MT® Winner Videos

Need a visual for good presentations?

Check out 3MT® videos

from around the world!http://threeminutethesis.org/3mt-showcase

Many universities in the U.S. also have their own competitions – you can find their winner videos online too! Youtube or Googling “3MT® winner videos” will help.

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The 3 Cs

Concise

Concrete

Connective

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Strive to be

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The 3 CsConcise• Identify the core of the idea and keep that the focus

• Simplify as much as possible!• Exercise

• Complete this sentence in 50 words (or less): “The purpose of my research is…”

• Your story has a beginning, middle, and end

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• Cohesion - connect your ideas• Think circular. Start one place…

if you branch off, remember to come back

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The 3 Cs• Concrete

• Try to use a metaphor to explain your research method, topic, or key problem

• Exercise• Think of the following:

• Remember the chorus of your favorite song• Remember the house where you spent most of your childhood• Remember the definition of “truth”• Remember the Mona Lisa• Remember the definition of watermelon

• Which ones are most vivid?

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The 3 Cs• Connective

• Emotional engagement - relate to others on an emotional level• Versus simply presenting ideas abstractly or merely statistically• Well-placed humor

• Spark curiosity through• Surprising or unexpected aspects of your research• Story-telling• A “hook”

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Visuals• Allowed 1 single, static PowerPoint slide• No use of additional electronic media (sound/video files)• Limit of 3 minutes maximum (or else disqualification!)• No additional props (costumes, instruments)

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Questions?• Extra resources

• 3MT® website• TAMUCC’s 3MT ® website• This excellent PDF

http://grad.auburn.edu/3MT/Simon_Clews_3MT_guide.pdf

• Any other questions?• Contact us at [email protected]• Or stop by our i3 Graduate Suite office located in the library

• Room 220 (2nd floor)

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