Earn 1 Merit Pin point for participating. For students presenting their capstone, CCC project, or +Honors Contract Course project, this will fulfill your preparation requirement.
One of the most important skills you can develop is an ability to succinctly present an idea in a way that is both accessible and captivates an audience. What better way to hone that skill than to participate in a fun event in a safe space, where your fellow Honors College students are cheering you on, and there is no grade attached, and there are no high stakes!
Enter…”One Quick Thing I Learned”
Have you discovered something absolutely mind-blowing and exciting from a course that you would love to share with others, but it’s so complex or seems so simple that you don’t know where to begin without being an expert? Or, have you found yourself slowly slogging through the most boring content ever imagined, wondering if there is a way you could find some captivating morsel buried under there to make it exciting to anyone? If so, this event is for you!
In “One Quick Thing I Learned,” your goal is to take that *one thing* that stuck out to you and make it come alive in a way that makes others want to learn more…in less than 5 minutes!
For this event, we’re putting you in the hands of HC Faculty Fellow, Dr. Kristen Syrett, who has helped organize the 5-Minute Linguist Event for 3-Minute Thesis events for the Linguistic Society of America. She has served as the LSA’s Public Relations Committee chair, and has been interviewed for features in outlets such as NPR, CNN, and the New Yorker.
Timeline (We’ve got you covered!)
1. November 15 (Monday): Deadline to submit a short 250- to 300-word abstract (your diamond in the rough) stating your idea for your talk.
2. November 16-19 (Thursday-Sunday): Abstract selection,
3. November 20-21 (Monday-Tuesday): Round 1 of coaching: Prof. Syrett coaches you 1-on-1 to refine your framing, get you prepped, and help you become a master story teller in just 5 minutes!
4. November 26 (Sunday): Deadline for final, polished 250- to 300-word abstracts to circulate!
5. November 28-29 (Tuesday-Wednesday): Round 2 of coaching: Prof. Syrett coaches you pre-event to iron out any remaining wrinkles and get you ready.
6. December 1 (Friday): Debut of “One Quick Thing I Learned” at the HC Academic Showcase! 5:30-7:30 pm
Tell your friends to come and cheer you on! We’ll make this a fun, interactive event, so we can all learn *one quick thing* from you! And maybe, just maybe, we’ll want to learn even more!