Presentation Guidelines and Ideas | STEM for Virginia --- ### General Comments - ~30 minutes for the presentation followed by 10-15 minutes for questions - Can be slides, chalk talk, etc. - The tone is semi-formal; imagine a lecture with a nice professor whose content you care about - Please include slide numbers and make notes you wish to post legible

### Possible Ideas - Explain homework and/or exam topics (Feynman Method) - Explain academic papers - Describe your research - Give a mock lesson on something that interests you

### Question Time - Save questions for the end of talks - Please be descriptive if you have any - Reference specific slide numbers, topical points, etc. - This time is meant to help you and the presenter, so please ask away while being respectful!

### Presentation Feedback - Prior to the talk, speakers will note if they'd like feedback for their presentations - If willing, a Google Form will be sent out with some prompts to help guide responses - Please be respectful and honest during this time!

### Example Talk Ideas - An intro to statistical mechanics - $ \\{ N, V, E \\} \Longrightarrow P_i = \frac{1}{\Omega (N, V, E)}$ - Programming language primers - Python, C++, JavaScript, etc. - Preparing for an exam in Organic Chemistry - $ S_N 1 / S_N 2 , E_1 / E_2$, addition rxns, etc. - Optoelectronic intelligence - <b>Your</b> current research

### External Resources - David Tong's talk on giving good talks - Find it [here](https://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/tong/talks/talk.pdf) - *Suggestions on Giving Talks* - Paper [here](https://arxiv.org/pdf/gr-qc/9703019.pdf)

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