Microteaching

Mini-Course

“Public Speaking for Physicists”

for First Year Graduate Students, U of T Physics, Fall 2007

 

 

Welcome!  The goals of this mini-course are to practice talking up 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 learned.

 

Coordinator: Jason Harlow

Office: MP129A (North Wing)

Email: jharlow at physics

Phone: (416) 946-4071

 

Senior TAs:

Catherine Robin

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 + some interested higher level graduate students

 

Duration: 3 meetings, 5 hours total, spread out over Sep. 5 – Oct.5, 2007.

·         1st meeting is 1 hour: 10:10 – 11:00, Wednesday Sep. 5, 2007 in MP111 (Grad Lounge). 

·         Each group will meet for two hours twice (4 hours total), in MP1218, once during the weeks of Sep.10 – 21, and then again exactly 2 weeks later.

 

Presentation Tips (PDF)

 

Feedback Form (PDF)

 

Groups

#

Time

Senior TA

Students

 

1

Mon.

Catherine Robin

Ahmed Yousif

Brandon Ramakko

 

Noon-2

 

Daaf Sandkuijl

Ryan Field

2

Mon.

Rob Adamson

Aaron Sutton

Lisa Roach

 

2:30-4:30

 

Tyler Dodds

 

3

Tue.

Catherine Robin

Luke Helt

Simon Freedman

 

2-4

 

Eric Morrow

Heather Andres

4

Wed.

Catherine Robin

Heather Connery

Viacheslav Burenkov

 

1-3

 

Gigi Wong

 

5

Thu.

Rob Adamson

Ryan Vilim

Karen Smith

 

1-3

 

Alexander Venditti

 

6

Fri.

Rob Adamson

Jing Zou

Sergei Dyda

 

2-4

 

Marie-Ève Gagné

William Witczak-Krempa

7

Mon.

Catherine Robin

Chris Charles

Sarah Burgess

 

Noon-2

 

Joachim Harnois-Deraps

Christopher Paul

8

Mon.

Rob Adamson

Thomas Walker

Kevin Hurley

 

2:30-4:30

 

Kiran Rao

Reyhaneh Rezwani

9

Tue.

Catherine Robin

Patricia Pernica

Jean-Michel Deslisle Carter

 

2-4

 

Trisha Farooque

Alexander Koscis

10

Wed.

Catherine Robin

Nick Jin

Siavash Golkar

 

1-3

 

Steve Benton

Alex Parmann

11

Thu.

Rob Adamson

Eckhard Schlemm

Jason Ng

 

1-3

 

Ngai Ham Chan

Melissa Gervais

12

Fri.

Rob Adamson

Thomas Grzesiak

Robert Di Criscienzo

 

2-4

 

Travis Bain

Huber Jean-Ruel

 

 

 

Schedule
Group 1: Mon. 12:00 – 2:00.  Sep. 10 and 24 – MP1218 - Senior TA: Catherine

Group 2: Mon. 2:30 – 4:30.  Sep. 10 and 24 - MP1218 - Senior TA: Rob

Group 3: Tue. 2:00 – 4:00.  Sep. 11 and 25 - MP1218 - Senior TA: Catherine

Group 4: Wed. 1:00 – 3:00.  Sep. 12 and 26 - MP1218 - Senior TA: Catherine

Group 5: Thu. 1:00 – 3:00.  Sep. 13 and 27 - MP1218 - Senior TA: Rob

Group 6: Fri. 2:00 – 4:00.  Sep. 14 and 28 - MP1218 - Senior TA: Rob

Group 7: Mon. 12:00 – 2:00.  Sep. 17 and Oct. 1 - MP1218 - Senior TA: Catherine

Group 8: Mon. 2:30 – 4:30.  Sep. 17 and Oct. 1 - MP1218 - Senior TA: Rob

Group 9: Tue. 2:00 – 4:00.  Sep. 18 and Oct. 2 - MP1218 - Senior TA: Catherine

Group 10: Wed. 1:00 – 3:00.  Sep. 19 and Oct. 3 - MP1218 - Senior TA: Catherine

Group 11: Thu. 1:00 – 3:00.  Sep. 20 and Oct. 4 - MP1218 - Senior TA: Rob

Group 12: Fri. 2:00 – 4:00.  Sep. 21 and Oct. 5 - MP1218 - Senior TA: Rob

 

Payment and relation to TA work

 

During the Two Hour Sessions

 

First Session

 

Second Session

 

Preparing your talk:

 

Speaking Tips:

 

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