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Week 1 Checklist

 Date: ____________


  •  I have added time to my calendar to work on GRC tasks. 
  •  I have considered my audience and thought about how to connect my          research to them.
  •  I have a bulleted outline of my script.
  •  I have a list of people for my Fan Club and have begun inviting them    to support me in the GRC.
  •  I have asked someone to be my GRC mentor, and they have agreed.
  •  I watched one GRC talk and captured my reactions in the GRC Talk   Observation Worksheet.


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Reflection Questions

Was it difficult to carve out time for your GRC prep? Did you have to sacrifice something else? 

  

Knowing that your GRC audience is highly educated as well as both disciplinarily and culturally diverse, what are some ways you can connect with them? Hint: Think about yourself sitting in the audience. What would connect with you? 

 

Whom did you recruit to be in your Fan Club and as your mentor? Why did you choose them?


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