The Department of Rhetoric, in conjunction with the Graduate Student Success office, presents Plain Talk, a series of workshops designed to help students explain their work to a general, non-specialist audience.

These workshops are designed both to help students prepare for the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition April 13-18, 2015, and to improve their general speaking skills.  Benefits to students include:

• Developing a 3MT presentation
• Clearly expressing the central message of their work
• Providing context for their work without overwhelming employers, granting agencies, or the general public
• Preparing an “elevator pitch” or poster session talk

Workshops are designed with specific disciplinary areas in mind.  Dates and times are:

Engineering and Physical Sciences: March 3, 11:30 to 1:30, 2520D UCC (event link)

Biological and Applied Health Sciences: March 9, 3:00 to 5:00, 1289 CBRB (event link)

Humanities, Social Science, and Education: March 12, 11:30 to 1:30, 2520D UCC (event link)

Contact alex-schott@uiowa.edu with questions.