{"id":234,"date":"2019-05-01T15:04:40","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T14:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/englitpostgrad\/?p=234"},"modified":"2021-05-13T15:22:21","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T14:22:21","slug":"presenting-your-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/englitpostgrad\/2019\/05\/01\/presenting-your-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Presenting Your Research: Advice &amp; Practice Session (2pm, Tue 21 May)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-236\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/englitpostgrad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/05\/lego-conference-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1211\" height=\"609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/englitpostgrad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/05\/lego-conference-2.jpg 1211w, https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/englitpostgrad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/05\/lego-conference-2-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/englitpostgrad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/05\/lego-conference-2-768x386.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/englitpostgrad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/05\/lego-conference-2-1024x515.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This afternoon event will provide advice on presenting your research, followed by an opportunity to practice this in a friendly and informal setting.<\/p>\n<p>The advice session (14:00-15:00) will include tips on writing and delivering conference papers, framing your research topic for a non-specialist audience, and responding to questions (eg at conferences or in progress panels). It will be followed by a practice session for postgraduate students to try out presenting work and\/or to listen and respond to others (15:30 onwards).<\/p>\n<p><em>NB: You are welcome to attend either session, or to drop in and out through the afternoon. You don&#8217;t have to attend the advice session to present (and vice versa).\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Time &amp; Place:<br \/>\n<\/strong>2pm, Tuesday 21st May<br \/>\nMuirhead Tower 113<\/p>\n<p><strong>Schedule:<br \/>\n<\/strong>14:00-15:00: Presenting your Research: Advice Session<br \/>\n15:00-15:30: Q&amp;A \/ Break (Tea &amp; Biscuits provided)<br \/>\n15:30: Postgrad Papers: Practice Session (including talks by Will Carroll and Liam Harrison)<\/p>\n<p>You are very welcome to share your work in person during the practice session, and you don&#8217;t have to attend the advice session in order to do this. This could be a conference paper, part of a chapter or progress panel submission, poster presentation, or another format- all are encouraged. If you would like to present as part of this session, please email Dorothy Butchard (<a href=\"mailto:d.butchard@bham.ac.uk\">d.butchard@bham.ac.uk<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The session will focus on research in English Literature, and is intended to complement the general &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/intranet.birmingham.ac.uk\/as\/libraryservices\/library\/research\/additional-pgr-skills\/presentationskills.aspx\">Introduction to Presentation Skills<\/a>&#8221; offered by the Research Support team.<\/p>\n<p>This event is designed for postgraduate research students in English Literature, but students from all disciplines are welcome.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This afternoon event will provide advice on presenting your research, followed by an opportunity to practice this in a friendly and informal setting. 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