2022-2023 Penn 3MT Competition
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Penn 3MT is a university-sponsored competitive speaking competition designed to showcase graduate student research in three-minute talks to a general audience. This is a terrific opportunity for graduate students engaged in substantive original research to develop communication skills and share their work with faculty, students, and staff from across the University.
- Research Communications Workshops: October - November 2022
- Research Communications Workshops: January-February 2023
- Practice and Feedback Sessions: January-February 2023
- Video Submissions Due: Wednesday, March 1, 2023 Friday, February 24, 2023
- Finalists announced: March 2023
- In-person Competition: Friday, March 24, 2023, 2:00-4:30PM
In addition to bragging rights, a prize of $1000 will be awarded to the first-place winner and $500 to both the second-place and audience choice winners. Winners will also have the opportunity to participate in regional and national 3 Minute Thesis competitions!
To enter, students must fill out the interest form and submit a video of their three-minute talk to Penn 3MT (details below). From those submissions, finalists will be chosen to compete in the campus-wide, live competition in the Spring.
Research Communications Workshops
Spring 2023
- Presentation Basics | Tuesday, January 24, 12:00-1:15 PM
- Presentation Anxiety | Friday, January 27, 12:00-1:15 PM
- Powerpoint Basics | Monday, January 30, 12:00-1:15 PM
- Data Visualization | Monday, February 14, 1:30-2:45 PM
- Research Poster Design | Wednesday, February 1, 12:00-1:00 PM
- De-jargon Your Research | Monday, February 6, 1:00-2:00 PM
- Using Storytelling & Analogies | Thursday, February 9, 12:00-1:00 PM
- Make it Shorter | Tuesday, February 14, 12:00-1:00 PM
- Engaging Elevator Pitches | TBD
Fall 2022
- Presentation Basics | Monday, October 3, 10:00-11:30 AM
- Data Visualization | Wednesday, October 12, 1:00-2:00 PM
- Presentation Anxiety | Tuesday, October 18, 2:00-3:30 PM
- De-jargon Your Research | Monday, October 24, 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
- Using Storytelling & Analogies | Thursday, October 27, 12:00-1:00 PM
- Pop Talks | Monday, October 31, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- Powerpoint Basics | Monday, November 7, 10:00-11:30 AM
- Engaging Elevator Pitches | Wednesday, November 16, 4:00-5:00 PM