UN-SLUMPING YOURSELF: research & presenting at conferences
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UN-SLUMPING YOURSELF: research & presenting at conferences Erika Piazzoli, PhD candidate Supervisors: Dr Julie Dunn and Dr Claire Kennedy
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UN-SLUMPING YOURSELF: research & presenting at conferences. Erika Piazzoli, PhD candidate Supervisors: Dr Julie Dunn and Dr Claire Kennedy. MY RESEARCH JOURNEY. “Congratulations! Today is your day. You're off to Great Places! You're off and away!” . - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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UN-SLUMPING YOURSELF: research & presenting at
conferences
Erika Piazzoli, PhD candidate
Supervisors: Dr Julie Dunn and Dr Claire Kennedy
MY RESEARCH JOURNEY
“Congratulations!Today is your day.You're off to Great Places!You're off and away!”
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know.
And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go... “
BEGINNING the PhD journey: MYTHS
Crying at meetingsPutting on weight
Losing friends
LITERATURE REVIEW
Solitude Alienation Doubt
RESEARCH DESIGN
Supervisors & Support
DATA COLLECTION
Setting off on a journey
DATA IMMERSION
Floating in the data
“Except when you don’t. Because, sometimes, you
won’t”
DATA ANALYSIS
Getting stuck…
“You’ll come down from the Lurch with an unpleasant bump. And the chances are, then, that you’ll be in a slump.
And when you’re in a Slump, you’re not in for much fun. Un-slumping yourself is not
easily done…”
UN-SLUMPING YOURSELF
• Conferences as inspiration• Concrete deadlines • BUT…be selective!
• Conferences: tools to focus your analysis• Publishing papers• Travelling
CONFERENCES: STRATEGIES
• Prepare & Practice!• Linklater Voice Training
http://www.thelinklatercenter.com/
• Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) http://www.nlp.com.au/about-nlp.html
Authenticity!
OTHER UN-SLUMPING STRATEGIES
• HDR meetings / Speakers Groups• Discussing the data with friends• Going back to my initial ideas
• Taking time off / holidays
“You'll get mixed up, of course, as you already know. You'll get mixed up with many strange birds as you go. So be sure when you step. Step with care and
great tact and remember that Life's a Great Balancing
Act.”
LIFE BALANCING
Work PhD Social Life Health
PROCRASTINATION
“Waiting for the snow to snow…”
FINISHING THE PHD
Facing anxietyAssertiveness
Discussing findings
EDITING: STAYING MOTIVATED
Life after the PhD…
“You’re off to great places!Today is your day.Your mountain is waiting.So get on your way!”
