Day 14, Mat194: Mathematical Sciences Seminar

Today:

Announcements:

Who's got new evaluations for me?

New Homework:

Wed

4/21

My brother's in the house....

For 4/28: hand in the preliminary poster mock-up that I returned, and a final iteration (refine the poster, add some references, etc.; include a one-page description of your patter for a visitor). Fill in holes! We're trying to move toward the final product.....

You should have enough to talk about to entertain -- and I emphasize entertain -- a listener for five minutes.

Upcoming talks and events:
- (Undergrad) Jenna Torres: "Lester Hill: Creating Long Cipher Keys" (Thursday, April 22, 8:30-8:55 a.m. in SU 104)
- Friday Major/Minor lunch:
  - When: Friday April 23, 2010 11:30am 1:30pm
  - Where: ST 343 (the Calculus Lab)
  - All mathematics and statistics majors and minors are welcome. This is a great opportunity to get together with other students and faculty on a very informal basis. Plus, the food is good!!
- Friday Seminar: Steve Newman is discussing KYOTE at 3:00 in ST 111. The Kentucky Online Testing (KYOTE) project is an outgrowth of the Kentucky Early Mathematics Testing Program (KEMTP) and statewide agreement on standards of college readiness in mathematics among all of Kentucky's public postsecondary institutions.

Today:
- What have you learned about good practices for talks? What are some good practices for posters?
  Here's a summary of our discussion:
  For talks: what makes a good talk?
  1. Presenter Preparedness
  2. Presenter Confidence
  3. Audience Awareness -- did the presenter pitch it at the right level?
  4. Presenter Knowledge of Material
  5. Avoid "ummms" and other verbal tics
  6. If a group is presenting, each person in the group should have a role.
  7. If you're involved, make it look like you're involved.
  8. Look enthusiastic (never cry!)
  9. If there's a Q&A, be prepared (consider planting people to move things in the right direction).
  10. Enunciate.
  11. Care about your topic (or at least appear to!).
  12. If you include material, talk about it.
  13. No excess fluff.
  Additional thoughts for posters:
  1. Don't "over-text": too many words is a turn-off.
  2. Be ready to explain everything you put up on your poster.
  3. Make sure that it's visually appealing (but don't overdo -- dozens of fonts, for example)
  4. Be sensitive to color-confused; consider using line-type or -width to help those who aren't color-enabled.
- Today we have as our special guest my brother Steve, a marketing analyst (statistician) who's worked with Procter and Gamble for a long time (through various consulting companies). He's now an independent consultant.
  He'll share elements of his job and education, and hopefully give you a chance to ask some questions about how you can do as well as he has!
  - Steve's Presentation

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