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| ====== Purpose ====== | ====== Purpose ====== | ||
| - | We are delighted that you agreed to visit FRIB/MSU and are very much looking forward to your seminar. | + | We are delighted that you agreed to visit FRIB/MSU and are very much looking forward to your seminar. The purpose of the Nuclear Science Seminar is to communicate cutting-edge research to a broad audience with interest and some background in nuclear science, and, in some cases limited background. The goal of our seminars is to bring people together to learn about what is happening in the wider world of nuclear science (very broadly defined). Seminars are meant to be informative, enjoyable, and appeal to experts and non-experts alike. Because we have a very broad audience, the Nuclear Science Seminar should be thought of as equivalent to a Colloquium in a Physics department. |
| - | The purpose of the Nuclear Science Seminar is to communicate cutting-edge research to a broad audience with interest and some background in nuclear science, and in some cases limited background. The goal of our seminars is to bring people together to learn about what is happening in the wider world of nuclear science (very broadly defined). Seminars are meant to be informative, enjoyable, and appeal to experts and non-experts alike. Because we have a very broad audience, the Nuclear Science Seminar should be thought of as equivalent to a Colloquium in a Physics department. | ||
| ====== Presentation Timing ====== | ====== Presentation Timing ====== | ||
| - | The time limit is 50 minutes, including discussions. The seminar starts at 16:10 on the dot and the audience will start filtering out of the auditorium promptly at 17:00 sharp. A good length is 40-45 minutes with an additional 5-10 minutes at the end for questions and discussion. Any longer will test the patience of the audience. | + | The time limit is 50 minutes, including discussions. The seminar starts at 15:30 on the dot and the audience will start filtering out of the auditorium promptly at 16:30 sharp. A good length is 40-45 minutes with an additional 5-10 minutes at the end for questions and discussion. Any longer will test the patience of the audience. We budget 30 minutes immediately before the presentation start time to set up and test the technology as well as to mingle with the audience. Tech support will be in the room at this time. |
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| - | The audience doesn't just want to understand the physics, they also want to understand why the physics is interesting and exciting. The first 1/3 of the talk should provide substantial background and motivation. Reviewing material that the audience "should already know" is vital because it makes the ideas fresh on their mind and better prepares them to anticipate and receive the information in the latter part of the talk. | + | The audience doesn't just want to understand the science, they also want to understand why the science is interesting and exciting. The first 1/3 of the talk should provide substantial background and motivation. |
| - | A common misconception is that the audience is knowledgeable of all research areas for which FRIB is well known for. Given the diversity of the laboratory, this is not the case. There is no danger at all to "carry coal to Newcastle." | + | Reviewing material that the audience "should already know" is vital because it makes the ideas fresh on their mind and better prepares them to anticipate and receive the information in the latter part of the talk. A common misconception is that the audience is knowledgeable of all research areas for which FRIB is well known for. Given the diversity of the laboratory, this is not the case. There is no danger at all to "carry coal to Newcastle." |
| Less is often more. A talk from which the audience remembers one interesting piece of science has already accomplished a lot. | Less is often more. A talk from which the audience remembers one interesting piece of science has already accomplished a lot. | ||
| - | We recommend, in particular, to avoid switching topics towards the end of the talk. There is no need to cover an area in a comprehensive way - again the majority of the audience members will not be experts but just want to learn something interesting. Ending a few minutes early so there is more time for questions is perfectly fine and even might be more effective! | + | Pre-composed equations on slides are difficult to digest in real time. As a general rule, it takes as much time to fully communicate an equation to the majority of the audience as it would to deliberately write the equation on a blackboard. |
| - | Equations on Power Point slides are difficult to digest. As a rule of thumb, it takes as much time to fully communicate it to the majority of the audience, as it would to write the equation on a blackboard. | + | We recommend, in particular, to avoid switching topics towards the end of the talk. There is no need to cover an area in a comprehensive way. The majority of the audience members will not be experts and they just want to learn something interesting. Ending the presentation a few minutes early, so that there is more time for questions, is perfectly fine and even might be more effective! |
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