Key Dates Training Session - 9th April https://workshops.ncl.ac.uk/view/book/modal/41098/ June 5th Newcastle University Finals (from 5pm) Week Commencing July 1st - North East Finals Deadline for Entries to Vitae 5th July July – August Vitae Online UK Semi Final Sept 16th Final at the Vitae Conference
Eligibility Anyone working towards producing a thesis
Competition Rules Single static PowerPoint No props Presentations are limited to 3 minutes maximum Presentations are to be spoken Presentations are to commence from the stage. slide is permitted. No slide transitions, animations or 'movement' of any description are allowed. The slide is to be presented from the beginning of the oration. (e.g. costumes, musical instruments, laboratory equipment) are permitted. and competitors exceeding 3 minutes are disqualified. word (eg. no poems, raps or songs).
Why take part if this isn’t what you do best? Everyone can improve Lay audience is critical To understand is to be able to explain
Previous Winners Newcastle, Regional Winner and National Finalist Rhiannon O’Connor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbnPE3708LQ Vitae People’s Choice 2014 Rhys Anderson - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awLyYYngayI Regional Winner 2015 and Semi Finalist Raveen Sandher – https://youtu.be/bRl1Dw2zJgo
Questions?
Exercise Spend 10 minutes thinking about these questions Why is my field of research interesting? Is there something I know most people would find surprising? Who might eventually benefit from the research I am doing? What is the part of the story my research aims to reveal?
Exercise Part 2 – Talk