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Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) presentations

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Preparing for Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) presentations: From crafting eye-catching slides to making compelling narratives

Date 12 Mar 2025 (Wednesday)
Time 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Speaker Dr. Paula Hodgson
Mr. Rodney Ho
Medium English
Venue User Education Room, G/F, University Library
Workshop Description Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) presentations empower research postgraduates to communicate their research effectively using striking visuals and compelling narratives to engage with a general academic audience without specific disciplinary backgrounds. In this interactive training workshop, you will (1) explore concepts in using single-slide designs to convey complex ideas concisely, and (2) develop the skills necessary to craft a coherent and persuasive pitch for maximum impact using lay language within the given time frame through practices.



Inspirations

  • “Education consists mainly of what we have unlearned.”

    Mark Twain

  • “I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.”

    Winston Churchill

  • “The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live.”

    Mortimer Adler

  • “Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn and you will.”

    Vernon Howard

  • “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”

    Benjamin Franklin

  • “Be observing constantly. Stay open minded. Be eager to learn and improve.”

    John Wooden

  • “Learning is not attained by chance. It must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.”

    Abigail Adams

  • “Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.”

    Henry Ford