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Week 3 Checklist

 Date: ____________


  • I have a draft slide that aligns with (choose one) a few/some/most/all of the best practices recommended in this chapter. 
  • I have a solid draft of my GRC talk. It is currently at ______ words. 
  • I have answered the question: Why is my research interesting?
  • I watched _____ GRC presentations with a focus on the way the slides were designed and how the props were used.


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Reflection Questions

Does the advice in this chapter conflict with conventions for slide design in your discipline? If so, how? 

  

Which of the principles, if any, did you struggle to meet? If so, why?

  

After watching the talks in Exercise 3.4, did your perspectives on slides or props change at all? If so, how?


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