RESOURCES

Being able to describe your work quickly and succinctly, to a diverse audience, is an important skill for graduate students.

Think of the myriad contexts — a reception at a conference, meeting a dean at a job interview, on LinkedIn or other social media, seeing the CEO in the hallway, at a neighbor’s party — in which you may be called upon to talk about your work with a very short time frame before your listener (or reader) tunes out.

The 3 Minute Thesis Competition exists to give graduate students an opportunity to hone this skill, and the resources listed below will help prepare you for the competition.

Information about 3 Minute Thesis

• 3MT Competitor Guide provided by the University of Queensland
• Powerpoint slides from Dr. Elizabeth Festa, Associate Director of the Center for Written, Oral, and Visual Communication, on crafting and delivering a three minute thesis

Videos from winning 3 Minute Thesis Competitions at other institutions

• 3MT presentations from the Global competitions
• Annotated sample 3MT scripts 

*Required: To participate in the 3 Minute Thesis Competition, you must schedule an appointment with a CWOVC peer consultant for feedback on your script.  Appointments will be available January 15 – February 23 for the 2018 Competition. More information about coaching here.