Topics covered:
Picking a real-world problem
Blogademia
Create public good
Be active about research on social media
Develop / be part of a group / community
Use tools / platforms effectively
Presenting
4. What I want to Cover
Picking a real-world problem
Blogademia
Create public good
Be active about research on social media
Develop / be part of a group / community
Use tools / platforms effectively
Presenting
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16. Presenting your work!
Keep it short, then make it shorter
Leave lot more time for Q&A
Ask audience questions during the talk
Get rid of bullet points [Tufte]
Podcast - both listen and create
Simplify technical jargon
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https://www.inf.ed.ac.uk/teaching/courses/pi/2016_2017/phil/tufte-powerpoint.pdf
https://www.underratedml.com/, https://twitter.com/mlindiapodcast https://lexfridman.com/podcast/
17. Presenting your work!
Equations/formulae are often inaccessible
Just because a figure/table is in your paper, doesn't mean it should be in your blog
post or talk
Dont discuss the whole paper, only excite people to read the paper
Build a Story for the audience, it is compelling for specific audience
Elevator Pitch (2 mins, 3 mins, 5 mins)
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19. Develop a network of friends / critiques
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Students working in the same area
Strategies to find them
Attend #PhDClinic #AMA
Contribute to local tech / related clubs
Become member of ACM India / IEEE
http://precog.iiitd.edu.in/phdclinic/
23. Be active on Social Media, about research :-)
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24. Be active on Social Media, about research :-)
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Interact with others working on similar problems online
Read their paper, make comments, ask questions, etc. [Everyone likes Attention]
29. What I want to Cover
Picking a real-world problem
Blogademia
Create public good
Be active about research on social media
Develop / be part of a group / community
Use tools / platforms effectively
Presenting
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30. How to narrow down Research areas / topics
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Opportunity to
dent / contribute
Professional
opportunities
Peer /
Community help
Skills /
Background
Amount of
work done
Topic 1
Topic 2
Topic 3