Making the Slam (Expert Advice for UCLA Grad Slam)

Curious about how you can translate your complex research to a broader audience? Consider joining Grad Slam, an annual competition for graduate students to make research accessible to the public. And did we mention prizes for the top winners?! In this video you will learn about the competition structure and rules, judging criteria, and how you will be supported and trained as a contestant to further hone your communication and presentation skills. Learn how you can compete to become the UCLA Grad Slam Champion and represent UCLA at the UC-wide competition! Francesca is the Coordinator of Postdoctoral Scholar Appointments at UCLA Division of Graduate Education. She works with student and academic affairs units across campus to provide and promote programming to help graduate students and postdocs develop core skills for success within their programs and beyond. Before joining UCLA, she was at Vanderbilt University as an ACLS Emerging Voices Postdoctoral Fellow supporting an initiative to integrate STEM and Humanities curricula in the Communication of Science & Technology department. 0:00 Introduction 0:09 Objectives 0:25 What is Grad Slam? 0:49 Competition Structure 1:39 Why Should I Participate? 3:52 How Do I Participate? 4:01 Eligibility 4:29 What Should I Do? 4:45 PowerPoint Slide 5:20 Three Minutes Max 5:55 How Will My Presentation Be Judged? 6:20 Judging Criteria 8:54 Who Will Judge My Presentation? 9:00 Judges 9:30 How Do I Prepare? 9:42 Grad Slam Website 9:57 Contact Us 10:10 FAQs and Reminders 10:58 Outro