Première semaine de contrat, mais déjà de nombreux projets au programme !
Cette semaine, je participe à deux séminaires pour présenter mes travaux.
Aujourd'hui, je serai au séminaire organisé par les jeunes chercheurs de mon laboratoire, qui portera sur l’incertitude. Lors de ce colloque, je reviendrai sur un élément de ma thèse : les séismes ayant frappé Strasbourg en 2019 et 2020. Il sera bien sûr question d’incertitude, mais surtout de la manière dont ces séismes ont permis une prise de conscience du sous-sol auprès des habitants et des élus locaux. Ces derniers cherchent désormais à reprendre le contrôle de cette question, notamment à travers la mise en place de mécanismes de gouvernance territorialisée.
Demain, direction la région parisienne ! Sur l’invitation de deux chercheurs du LATTS, je montrerai comment le sous-sol peut contribuer à la transition énergétique. Je prendrai l’exemple de deux filières, la géothermie et le lithium, pour illustrer comment une politique publique se traduit par le développement de projets concrets. Je montrerai également comment ces projets « atterrissent » sur les territoires pour y être débattus, soulevant ainsi des questions sur les enjeux démocratiques de la transition et des choix opérés. #PhdChat #ESR
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“I just let the data speak for itself”
Risky!
Different audiences will take away different meanings from the same data. The audience hasn’t got the time to consider all the nuances - cut to the chase and tell them the meaning they should take away.
“It’s more of a comment than a question.”
We’ve all been there – and you don’t have to put up with it. If you’re the speaker, you own the space. Tactfully suggest that you’re prioritising people with questions? Roll your eyes? Throw things at them? The choice is yours!
“But that’s the way talks have always been done!” – academia has a huge status quo bias, change is slow.
Embrace your rebellious side and go do your talks differently! Audiences get bored, so novelty is a big asset. And by doing it YOUR WAY, it’ll be more honest, authentic, and genuine.
This looks like an interesting training event for postgrads and doctoral researchers in literary studies: stylometry and keystroke logging analysis using R and AntConc.
https://pala2025.com/summer-school/
#digitalhumanities #dh #literature #phdchat #researchtraining
What do I do with my hands?
They can direct the audience’s attention to the right place, add emphasis to what you say, & provide variety to keep the audience engaged.
They can also indicate: big things, small things, precise things, vague things, contrasting things, & connected things.
Shifting to cloud computing environment when your HPC queues are long is often a resource. Unless if your provider is Google Cloud. Then you need to request access for GPU access, which takes "2 business days". Really? This is totally counterproductive from a cloud computing sense #phdchat
Giving a talk?
Don't let the tech take you by surprise.
Figure out beforehand: what kind of mic is it, should I bring my own clicker, can I just plug in my laptop, what is my backup plan? Be prepared - it helps with the nerves and gives you confidence.
Can I just present off my laptop screen?
Yes, to about 3 or 4 people, and then only when you're all sat at the same table.
Any more than that and you want to be up on a big projector screen or display screen.
If people can't see what you're doing -what's the point.
Microphones Do I really need a microphone?
Yes! You might think you have a booming voice, but It's not about you & folks at the back may be struggling with the echo, or the hum of the air con, or using a hearing aid & induction loop.
If its provided, use the mic.
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EERA's #EmergingResearchers' Group former Link Convenor Saneeya Qureshi on how the #ERG supports emerging researchers and early career researchers. #EERAedu #EERAblog #ECRchat #PHDChat #AcademicChatter #EduSci https://blog.eera-ecer.de/emerging-researchers
*Storytelling*
Storytelling is powerful. Its our oldest form of communication. Arguably, there have been stories as long as there have been humans. If you package your research comms as storytelling, you get a more engaged audience that wants to listen and will remember your key message
Finding your voice in research? #academic #science #edchat #HigherEd #University #phdchat #acwri #writing
Speed vs complexity
In a talk, the trade-off of speed and complexity is a fine balance...
Fast + Complex = Overload 😢
Slow + Simple = Patronising 😢
Fast + Simple = Broad understanding 😁
Slow + Complex = Deep understanding 😁