You have three minutes to present aspects of your thesis to a non-specialist audience. In this time, you should address the significance of your research question.
Content Suggestions
- Tell a story
- Think about how your thesis impacts the world and the audience
- Focus on just one part of your thesis, such as a storytelling component or the biggest problem
Sample Structures
- Start with a “why” and end with a “why”
- Start with a big idea, move to smaller ideas, and end with your big idea
Length
- Count how many words you can say in a certain amount of seconds
- Google says that the average person can speak 130 words per minute. Our competition demonstrates that our graduate students can explain their thesis with one image in 3 minutes, which is give or take 390 words.
- Write out your presentation and keep within your word count.