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  1. How to design an impactful 3MT slide (with examples!)

    Tip #3: Choose an eye-catching visual… or make one 👀. In the same way that 'the hook' in your 3MT script helps to pique the audience's attention, the slide is another important tool to capture their attention and keep them engaged. But to do this, it needs to be eye-catching and interesting.

  2. PDF Tips for effective design and use of the 3-minute thesis slide

    In some successful 3-minute thesis presentations the speaker lets the slide speak for itself and does not refer to it. This can work if the image is easily accessible for the audience and gives a clear idea of the focus of the project. In other presentations there is a 15-30 second section when the

  3. Preparing your 3MT presentation : Three Minute Thesis : ... : Sussex

    How to win the 3 minute thesis - By Dr Inger Mewburn (aka @thesiswhisperer) Making the most of your 3 minutes - Simon Clews, University of Melbourne. Talk nerdy to me - Melissa Marshall's TED talk. Vitae's 3MT webpages . These guidance pages are part of the University of Queensland's official 3MT competitor resources.

  4. 3MT: Three Minute Thesis

    Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is an academic research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia. While the original competition was for graduate students, a number of colleges are now sponsoring undergraduate competitions. 3MT offers seniors the opportunity to create an accessible and interesting ...

  5. PDF THREE MINUTE THESIS

    The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is an international competition celebrating the exciting research conducted by PhD students. Developed by the University of Queensland in 2008, the competition requires contestants to condense their research into a three-minute, one-slide presentation for a non-specialist audience.

  6. How to write a winning 3MT script

    The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition is an annual public speaking competition, where PhD candidates describe the impact and scope of their research in 3 minutes to a non-specialist audience. ... Hopefully this outline can help you create a captivating and persuasive story to communicate your research effectively. Because, in the wise ...

  7. PDF Communicating Research: The Three Minute Thesis

    3MT®: The three minute thesis FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND WEBSITE: Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is a research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland which challenges research higher degree students to present a compelling oration on their thesis and its significance in just three minutes in language appropriate to a non-

  8. The 3 Minute Thesis

    The three-minute thesis (3MT) is a new format of research presentation that builds on the classic "elevator pitch". The challenge in this type of presentation is to explain your research to an intelligent non-specialist audience in under 3 minutes with limited visual aids. Often there are specific rules for the visual aid: a single 4:3 ...

  9. PDF 3MT®: The Three Minute Thesis

    3 Minute Thesis Competition 2013 The University of Melbourne Congratulations on deciding to have ago at the Three Minute Thesis competition—you will have an absolute ball, I am sure, and along the way you will acquire some extremely useful communication skills.

  10. Research Guides: 3 Minute Thesis (3MT): 3MT Resources

    3 Minutes Thesis Slide. Your slide plays an important role in how you present and deliver the content of your thesis. Think of the 3 minute slide as a backdrop to a play. The slide serves as your "theatrical set" to your "one man show". The slide sets the tone and graphically conveys the information to which you are speaking to.

  11. 2023 3MT: Three Minute Thesis

    Videos from the 2023 3-Minute Thesis Competition. Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is an academic research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia. While the original competition was for graduate students, a number of colleges are now sponsoring undergraduate competitions. The Writing Center sponsored ...

  12. CMU LibGuides: Three Minute Thesis Competition: Start

    2024 3MT Competition. Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is an internationally recognized competition that challenges Ph.D students to present a compelling oration on their thesis and its significance in just 3 minutes, in language that anyone can understand. 3MT is not an exercise in trivializing or 'dumbing-down' research but requires students to consolidate their ideas, crystallize their ...

  13. The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Preparation Guide

    3 Rehearsing. In this phase, you will practice reading and presenting your presentation to make sure you stay on time (no more than three minutes and 30 seconds) and deliver your message in a way that engages, interests, and informs the audience. It takes years to become a confident presenter, especially in a second or subsequent language.

  14. Three Minute Thesis

    Three Minute Thesis. Composing and presenting your research to a general audience is challenging. Doing it in three minutes with just one slide is even more so. This online module will help you compose a script, select a visual and provide practice strategies to help you to perform your best. This course is for any graduate student (MA/PhD) who ...

  15. Three Minute Thesis

    The 3MT is an academic competition for doctoral and master's students engaged in their OWN research, summarizing it to an educated layperson in 3 minutes or less, using pre-determined guidelines. A panel of judges scores each student to determine the top awardee. Visit the University of Queensland Site. There are links to the instructions for ...

  16. 3MT competitor guide

    3MT competitor guide. Even the world's best public speakers prepare before important presentations. To assist you with your preparations, please find a few suggestions below that will help you in writing your presentation, creating your slide and practising your presentation. Avoid jargon and academic language.

  17. Three Minute Thesis : Graduate School

    3MT is an annual competition sponsored by the Cornell Graduate School. 3MT challenges research-degree students to present a compelling story on their dissertation or thesis and its significance in just three minutes, in language appropriate to a non-specialist audience. All enrolled doctoral students at the research stage (with at least some ...

  18. Three Minute Thesis Overview

    Participants have three minutes to deliver a compelling presentation on their thesis research for a general audience using a single, static slide. The 3MT helps graduate students develop skills in translating their research and its impact for non-specialists. This skill is becoming essential for many purposes: The University of Calgary 3MT ...

  19. Three Minute Thesis

    The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is an academic research communication competition developed by the University of Queensland (UQ), Australia. Through the competition, graduate and professional students can hone their academic and research presentation skills and their ability to effectively explain their research to a general audience. Each ...

  20. Three Minute Thesis (3MT™)

    The Three Minute Thesis (3MT™) is a research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland, Australia. The exercise develops academic, presentation, and research communication skills and supports the development of students' capacities to effectively explain their research in language appropriate to an intelligent but non-specialist audience.

  21. Three Minute Thesis

    The University of Iowa's Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is a research communication competition that challenges graduate students to clearly and concisely articulate complex research to non-specialist audiences. Contestants represent a diverse array of disciplines and areas of study and reflect the passion and thirst for discovery common among all ...

  22. Three Minute Thesis (3MT)

    Contest overview. The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is an academic research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia. Visit the 3MT organization's website for more details. Eligible doctoral students at the University of Rochester can participate, and winners will receive travel funding prizes.

  23. Three Minute Thesis

    Developed by the University of Queensland, the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition celebrates the exciting research conducted by PhD students by cultivating students' academic, presentation and research communication skills.. Participants are judged on the ability to effectively convey the essence and importance of their research in an engaging way to a non-specialist audience in just ...

  24. 'Augmenting' the doctoral thesis in preparation for a viva

    An 'augmented' thesis in four steps. Print out and bind your thesis. This would form the basis of the "object" that I would eventually take into my viva, but it also has the advantage of getting you away from a screen, making you less likely to skip over certain passages as you reread it. As you reread, place sticky markers along the ...

  25. Three Minute Thesis 2024

    The University of Birmingham final for Three Minute Thesis 2024 took place on 15 May in the Alan Walters Building, organised by the University Graduate School. Three Minute Thesis is a research communication competition developed by the University of Queensland in 2008, in which doctoral researchers have just three minutes and one PowerPoint ...

  26. 'La Presidenta': Claudia Sheinbaum wins historic Mexico election

    Video Duration 06 minutes 57 seconds 06:57. By ... She earned her PhD in energy engineering at the age of 33, and as she prepared her thesis, she spent time at the University of California ...