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======= Guidance for Speakers ======= | ======= Guidance for Speakers ======= | ||
- | [[Current Schedule]] | + | [[public:Current Schedule|back to Current Schedule]] |
- Our audience is composed of 60 to 120 people and is unusually diverse: | - Our audience is composed of 60 to 120 people and is unusually diverse: | ||
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- Because we have a very broad audience, the Nuclear Science Seminar should be thought of as equivalent to a Colloquium in a physics department. | - Because we have a very broad audience, the Nuclear Science Seminar should be thought of as equivalent to a Colloquium in a physics department. | ||
- The talk should be prepared for a first-year graduate student level audience who has had a strong general modern physics course at the undergraduate level. | - The talk should be prepared for a first-year graduate student level audience who has had a strong general modern physics course at the undergraduate level. | ||
- | - A good length is (45 +/- 5) minutes with an additional 5-10 minutes at the end for questions and discussion. | + | - A good length is (45 +/- 5) minutes with an additional 5-10 minutes at the end for questions and discussion. Any longer will test the patience of the audience. |
- The first 1/3 of the talk should provide substantial background and motivation. Reviewing material that the audience "should already know" is vital because it makes the ideas fresh on their mind and better prepares them to anticipate and receive the information in the latter part of the talk. | - The first 1/3 of the talk should provide substantial background and motivation. Reviewing material that the audience "should already know" is vital because it makes the ideas fresh on their mind and better prepares them to anticipate and receive the information in the latter part of the talk. |