SPARK Talks: A New Opportunity for Grad Students
As academic pursuits grow ever more complex and specialized, it’s critically important that scholars know how to clearly communicate their research, whether to undergraduates in the classroom, prospective employers, funding agencies, or to the general public. With this in mind, the Library presents SPARK Talks — a series of 5-minute lightning talks by CU grad students and postdocs that offer them opportunities to present their research to a diverse audience, get feedback, and network with other scholars.
Presenters will attend a workshop session (October 15, 2015, 4-6pm in Olin Library Room 106G) with Theater Professor David Feldshuh, who will introduce performance techniques embedded in everyday interactions that can improve communication and promote more confident, expressive and effective public presentations in a variety of formal and informal settings.
SPARK Talks will be held once a semester and will rotate through different libraries. Each SPARK Talks has an interdisciplinary theme. The inaugural SPARK Talks will be held on Oct. 22, 2015, 4 to 6pm in Olin Library Room 107, followed by a reception. The Fall 2015 theme is Intersection[s].
Interested in presenting on this semester’s theme? The deadline is Sept. 25. Apply today.
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