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Post by malicious_bloke on Mar 27, 2009 10:41:47 GMT -5
[that's my Thesis Defense for those who call it that]
Scary business. 4 years of work comes down to what is essentially an interview.
*gulp*
Not that I have any doubt in the work I've done these last few years, just that I hate being put on the spot, I despise public speaking and my entire career comes down to this one moment...
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Post by Vene on Mar 27, 2009 10:53:02 GMT -5
Good luck. Picture them all naked, not that it'll help, but it'd be more interesting.
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Post by peanutfan on Mar 27, 2009 11:22:35 GMT -5
Depends on the interviewers. If you somehow get interviewed by a hot lady, imagining her naked might not be such a hot idea.
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Post by m52nickerson on Mar 27, 2009 11:27:10 GMT -5
Good luck man!
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Post by trike on Mar 27, 2009 11:27:40 GMT -5
Good luck! And I have a bit of public speaking advice if you want it (and it has been proven to work, as one of my tutors yesterday stated that if someone had walked in during my presentation that they would be believe that I was lecturer instead of him  ): Put yourself into the mindset of basically a huge jerk; YOU own the room, you are a perfect badass and the audience simply isn't ready for what you are about to tell them. Be all like, "This is my research, bitches, and if you don't like it then you can fuck off and get the hell out of my house!" |
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Post by Aqualung on Mar 27, 2009 12:26:36 GMT -5
Good luck! And I have a bit of public speaking advice if you want it (and it has been proven to work, as one of my tutors yesterday stated that if someone had walked in during my presentation that they would be believe that I was lecturer instead of him ): Put yourself into the mindset of basically a huge jerk; YOU own the room, you are a perfect badass and the audience simply isn't ready for what you are about to tell them. Be all like, "This is my research, bitches, and if you don't like it then you can fuck off and get the hell out of my house!" That's the best public speaking advice I've ever heard. ;D Could be useful for the music world as well if I ever have a gig where I need to speak (again). MB: What is your thesis about? |
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Post by malicious_bloke on Mar 27, 2009 13:38:11 GMT -5
Good luck! And I have a bit of public speaking advice if you want it (and it has been proven to work, as one of my tutors yesterday stated that if someone had walked in during my presentation that they would be believe that I was lecturer instead of him ): Put yourself into the mindset of basically a huge jerk; YOU own the room, you are a perfect badass and the audience simply isn't ready for what you are about to tell them. Be all like, "This is my research, bitches, and if you don't like it then you can fuck off and get the hell out of my house!" That's the best public speaking advice I've ever heard. ;D Could be useful for the music world as well if I ever have a gig where I need to speak (again). MB: What is your thesis about? Well there are two main ideas in the dissertation. The first is (I think) the most impressive, since it is an entirely new method of adding heterocyclic ligands to metallocene complexes. The second is not quite so shiny, but has a lot more potential as far as commercial applicability goes, it's a new method of catalysing polymerisation reactions (ie creating plastics) using metallocene compounds as the catalyst. |
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Post by canadian mojo on Mar 27, 2009 14:25:29 GMT -5
Well there are two main ideas in the dissertation. The first is (I think) the most impressive, since it is an entirely new method of adding heterocyclic ligands to metallocene complexes. The second is not quite so shiny, but has a lot more potential as far as commercial applicability goes, it's a new method of catalysing polymerisation reactions (ie creating plastics) using metallocene compounds as the catalyst. Huh?  I got catalysing and polymerisation out of that. The compounds your talking about are new to me. I took first year chem in university about 17 years ago, so they may actually be new from my perspective. Is it dumbdownable to my level? And congratulations. I only did an undergrad thesis, but I had enough friends do the real thing to appreciate just how much fun they are.  |
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Post by dantesvirgil on Mar 27, 2009 15:02:02 GMT -5
Wow, that is a really high pressured situation, so I feel for you on that one. Just do the best you can. And keep in the back of your head that they have a vested interest in seeing you complete this thing--it looks bad on them when people can't complete. And try not to cry. It's been known to happen. I'm sure you'll do fine. |
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Post by erictheblue on Mar 27, 2009 16:40:18 GMT -5
Put yourself into the mindset of basically a huge jerk; YOU own the room, you are a perfect badass and the audience simply isn't ready for what you are about to tell them. Be all like, "This is my research, bitches, and if you don't like it then you can fuck off and get the hell out of my house!" As corny as it sounds, this would be a good idea. You know your topic, and you know you know your topic. Given that it is your research, you probably know it better than some of the people who will be "grading" you. So pound it into their heads that you know damn well what you are talking about. |
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Post by Vene on Mar 27, 2009 17:10:53 GMT -5
I know! He should be such an arrogant prick that they graduate him just to get rid of him.
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Post by Jodie on Mar 27, 2009 22:12:36 GMT -5
Woah dude! Talk about pressure! Good luck!
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Post by Thejebusfire on Mar 27, 2009 22:32:28 GMT -5
Even though it's been said a dozen times, good luck!
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