Microteaching
Mini-Course
“Public Speaking for Physicists”
Welcome! The goals of this mini-course are to practice giving a formal presentation in front of a small group, and discuss the challenges and joys of public speaking. We believe that oral presentation skills are important to your future. These skills do not come naturally, but can be practiced and l
learned.
NOTE: This course ran in
2006/07 from Jan.-Feb., 2007. The results of course evaluations are available
in Web Format / PDF
Format.
Coordinator:
Jason Harlow
Office: MP251A (North Wing)
Email: jharlow at physics
Phone: (416) 946-4071
Senior TAs:
Office: MP415
Email: crobin at physics
Phone:
(416) 978-5177
and
Rob Adamson
Office: MP056
Email: radamson at physics
Phone:
(416) 946-3162
Students: All 1st Year Physics Graduate Students
Duration: 3 meetings, 5 hours total, spread out over Jan.12 – Feb.16, 2007.
· 1st meeting is 1 hour: 11:10 – 12:00, Friday Jan. 12, 2007 in MP111 (Grad Lounge).
· Each group will meet for two hours twice (4 hours total), once during the weeks of Jan.22 – Feb.2, and then again exactly 2 weeks later.
Groups
Last |
First |
Group |
Al-Qasimi |
Asma |
H |
Bardon |
|
D |
Bolingbroke |
Nick |
J |
Braden |
Jonathan |
I |
Chan |
Justin |
B |
Chen |
|
F |
Cheung |
William |
C |
|
Jon |
A |
Dean |
Jesse |
E |
DeViveiros |
Pier-Olivier |
G |
Dhaliwal |
Saminder |
B |
Dharmaraj |
Girija |
G |
Fridman |
Igor |
A |
Halpin |
Alexei |
C |
Hay |
Carling |
J |
He |
Shun |
I |
Hornosty |
Jason |
C |
Hossein-Nejad |
Hoda |
D |
Jiang |
Zhe |
E |
Li |
Ding |
D |
Li |
Shuo |
F |
Liu |
Baoxu |
I |
Liu |
Xiaoxian |
F |
MacKenzie |
Dave |
G |
O’Farrell |
Keely |
F |
Prodan |
Snezana |
I |
Qin |
Guoying |
J |
Ramachandran |
Ganesh |
A |
Rodica |
Lindenmaier |
H |
Sidhu |
Jaspreet |
B |
Sloan |
Peter |
J |
Smiarowski |
Adam |
E |
Stewart |
Trevor |
E |
Tardif |
Dominique |
G |
Wang |
Jing |
H |
Yan |
Peifeng |
H |
Yuan |
Liang |
C |
Zhao |
Xueping |
D |
Schedule
Group A: Tue. 11:00 – 1:00.
Jan 23 (MP129) and Feb 6 (MP1218) - Senior TA: Rob Adamson
Group B: Wed. 10:00 – 12:00. Jan 24 (MP129) and Feb 7 (MP408) - Senior TA: Catherine Robin
Group C: Fri. 1:00 – 3:00. Jan 26 (MP129) and Feb 9 (MP1218) - Senior TA: Rob Adamson
Group D: Mon. 10:00 – 12:00. Jan 29 (MP129) and Feb 12 (MP1218) - Senior TA: Catherine Robin
Group E: Mon. 1:00 – 3:00. Jan 29 (MP129) and Feb 12 (MP1218) - Senior TA: Rob Adamson
Group F: Tue. 11:00 – 1:00. Jan 30 (MP129) and Feb 13 (MP1218) - Senior TA: Rob Adamson
Group G: Wed. 10:00 – 12:00. Jan 31 (MP129) and Feb 14 (MP1218) - Senior TA: Rob Adamson
Group H: Thu. 10:00 – 12:00. Feb 1 (MP129) and Feb 15 (MP1218) - Senior TA: Catherine Robin
Group I: Thu. 12:00 – 2:00. Feb 1 (MP129) and Feb 15 (MP1218) - Senior TA: Catherine Robin
Group J: Fri. 1:00 – 3:00. Feb 2 (MP129) and Feb 16 (MP1218) - Senior TA: Catherine Robin
Payment and relation to TA work
During the Two Hours
Sessions
First Session
Second Session
Preparing your talk:
Speaking Tips:
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