598 Graduate Seminar I

This course is about presenting scientific projects using proper arguments and a logical approach. Students will be exposed to new exciting physics during the course regarding the offered research topics focusing on condensed matter and atomic, molecular, and optical physics. However, simultaneously students will learn presentation skills necessary for future professional life. These skills will be helpful regardless of your future occupation, as knowing how to present ideas always helps.  

In preparing a presentation, here are a few questions that will help:

• What are the most important messages that I want to deliver? It is not a matter of how much we talk. It is a matter of how precisely we do it.  
• How much time do we have to present our ideas? Time is crucial since we should never give a talk longer than expected. It is unprofessional. 
• What are the interests of the audience? Or what is the audience expecting from me? This is an essential point. Of course, we are used to talking with our colleagues. However, in most talks, the audience is pretty heterogeneous. Thus, one needs to adapt the ideas to this situation since we want to reach out to as many people as possible. 

If you want to know more tricks and hints for an excellent presentation, then join the course.