Changes between Version 11 and Version 12 of Outreach/Directions/Lecturer
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v11 v12 9 9 === Titles & Abstracts === 10 10 11 At the beginning of the semester, you will be asked for a title and an abstract. Try to make the title a little titillating, as it is designed for a public audience. The abstract is simply a small paragraph describing your talk that will be used on the website and in the fliers for your lecture. While the beginning of the semester is still quite early, it might be a good time to start thinking about your talk so you have ample time to make slides, practice it, etc before the big day!11 At the beginning of the semester, you will be asked for a title and an abstract. Try to make the title a little titillating, as it is designed for a public audience. For some reason, audiences are most attracted by talks about black holes and extraterrestrial life (at least, the numbers correlate that way). The abstract is simply a small paragraph describing your talk that will be used on the website and in the fliers for your lecture. While the beginning of the semester is still quite early, it might be a good time to start thinking about your talk so you have ample time to make slides, practice it, etc before the big day! 12 12 13 13 === Audience === 14 14 15 Turnout for our lectures is typically around 50-200 people - a mixture of Columbia students (15%), local families (20%), amateur astronomers (5%) and interested adults from the community (60%). At a recent event we took an informal poll of the attendees and determined that only 25% of them were affiliated with the University, meaning that 75% of our audience is from the general public as a whole (great news)! Furthermore, 25% of our audience is coming from outside of Manhattan, which surprised us all.15 Turnout for our lectures is typically around 50-200+ people - a mixture of Columbia students (15%), local families (20%), amateur astronomers (5%) and interested adults from the community (60%). At a recent event we took an informal poll of the attendees and determined that only 25% of them were affiliated with the University, meaning that 75% of our audience is from the general public as a whole (great news)! Furthermore, 25% of our audience is coming from outside of Manhattan, which surprised us all. 16 16 17 17 === Resources === … … 21 21 === Talk Duration === 22 22 23 The duration of your talk is 30 minutes. In general, you will probably have way too much to say to fit it into 30 minutes, so please practice your talk in advance and truncate it to 30 minutes. In the past we have had problems with people exceeding their 30 minutes of allocated time, sometimes taking as much as 1.5 hours! This will no longer be tolerated. The organizer (Cameron, Neil or whomever)will signal you at 25 minutes, 30 minutes and cut you off at 35 minutes. I'm sorry, but the show must go on!23 The duration of your talk is 30 minutes. In general, you will probably have way too much to say to fit it into 30 minutes, so please practice your talk in advance and truncate it to 30 minutes. In the past we have had problems with people exceeding their 30 minutes of allocated time, sometimes taking as much as 1.5 hours! This will no longer be tolerated. The Lecture Captain will signal you at 25 minutes, 30 minutes and cut you off at 35 minutes. I'm sorry, but the show must go on! 24 24 25 25 === Awards === … … 27 27 In order to recognize the outstanding work done by our speakers, we now offer the [wiki:Outreach#Awards APPLAUSE award] (along with a bottle of champagne) to the best public outreach talk of the year. You could be the next winner if you excel in the following criteria (interesting topic, content effectively conveyed, fluidity of presentation). Please see the wiki link for more details. 28 28 29 Good luck, and please let Cameron or Summerknow if you have any questions about preparation for your lecture.29 Good luck, and please let outreach coordinators know if you have any questions about preparation for your lecture.
