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Analogies - MIT Museum IAP Workshop
Jennifer Novotney
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Jan/30 | Wed | 02:00PM-04:00PM | MIT Museum Classroom |
Enrollment: Advance sign-up requested
Limited to 30 participants
Take part in a series of 5 independent IAP workshop sessions on public speaking during the last week of IAP. The sessions are meant to be practical and interactive, and are open to all members of the MIT community. Each session is limited to 30 participants. Pre-registration is encouraged but drop-ins are welcome if space is available.
Analogies
Do you struggle with finding the right words to explain what you do? Do you feel like people act like you are speaking a different language when you talk about your research? Join us for an exploration in crafting effectives analogies to help you communicate with anyone.
Register for this workshop here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/iap-workshops-2019-tickets-54299858338
* Participants of this session are encouraged to take part in the “MIT Can Talk” oratory competition on Thursday, January 31st and Saturday, February 2 at the MIT Museum (see IAP listing for more details).
Sponsor(s): MIT Museum
Contact: Jennifer Novotney, N52-217, 617 324-7313, NOVOTNEY@MIT.EDU
Gesturing - MIT Museum Workshop
Jennifer Novotney
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Jan/28 | Mon | 02:00PM-04:00PM | MIT Museum Classroom |
Enrollment: Advance sign-up requested
Limited to 30 participants
Take part in a series of 5 independent IAP workshop sessions on public speaking during the last week of IAP. The sessions are meant to be practical and interactive, and are open to all members of the MIT community. Each session is limited to 30 participants. Pre-registration is encouraged but drop-ins are welcome if space is available.
Gesturing
No one says you have to use your hands when you speak, but they can certainly help you get your message across better. What to do with your hands? Here are a few ideas that we’ll cover: minimize movement with fixed points, establish place holders, and consider viewer frame of reference. Get started on your "hand-waving" journey!
This session will be led by Tony Eng, creator of the MIT Can Talk competition and EECS Senior Lecturer.
Register for the workshop here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/iap-workshops-2019-tickets-54299858338
* Participants of this session are encouraged to take part in the “MIT Can Talk” oratory competition on Thursday, January 31st and Saturday, February 2 at the MIT Museum (see IAP listing for more details).
Sponsor(s): MIT Museum
Contact: Jennifer Novotney, N52-217, 617 324-7313, NOVOTNEY@MIT.EDU
MIT Can Talk Oratory Competition
Jennifer Novotney
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 30 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: Must take one of the MIT Museum's IAP Workshops
Do you have a silver tongue or the gift of the gab? Are you the one always picked out to share out the small group’s discussion? Do you never back down from a dinner discussion? Then show your stuff at the MIT Can Talk oratory competition!
Participants will give a 5-minute speech on the topic “Back to Square One”. Material must be original but can include excerpts from elsewhere, including poems, stories, songs, etc. as long as sources are properly attributed. A panel of judges will determine who wins the top prizes!
First place: $500
Second place: $300
Third place: $200
Audience favorite: $200
The contest is open to everyone in the MIT community; competitors must attend at least one of the MIT Museum's IAP 2019 science communication workshops in order to participate in the preliminaries on Thursday, January 31st from 5-8pm. The final competition will be from 1-3pm on Saturday, February 2 in the MIT Museum.
**Competition registration and details will be sent by email to interested participants who attended at least one of the MIT Museum's IAP 2019 public speaking workshops. Please contact Jennifer Novotney (novotney@mit.edu) with questions.
Sponsor(s): MIT Museum
Contact: Jennifer Novotney, N52-217, 617 324-7313, NOVOTNEY@MIT.EDU
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Jan/31 | Thu | 05:00PM-08:00PM | MIT Museum |
Preliminary round
Jennifer Novotney
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Feb/02 | Sat | 01:00PM-03:00PM | MIT Museum |
Finals presented for a live audience
Jennifer Novotney
Reaching Out - MIT Museum Workshop
Jennifer Novotney
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Jan/31 | Thu | 02:00PM-04:00PM | MIT Museum Classroom |
Enrollment: Advance sign-up requested
Limited to 30 participants
Take part in a series of 5 independent IAP workshop sessions on public speaking during the last week of IAP. The sessions are meant to be practical and interactive, and are open to all members of the MIT community. Each session is limited to 30 participants. Pre-registration is encouraged but drop-ins are welcome if space is available.
Reaching Out
A key component of research is communication. Whether it is with other researchers, the general public, or students, it is important that you are able to share your research in a clear and engaging way. In this class, you will learn how to tailor your presentations to different groups, assess your audience, and move past the powerpoint to meet your goals. Please bring a presentation that you would like to work on or a possible topic to try.
Register for this workshop here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/iap-workshops-2019-tickets-54299858338
* Participants of this session are encouraged to take part in the “MIT Can Talk” oratory competition on Thursday, January 31st and Saturday, February 2 at the MIT Museum (see IAP listing for more details).
Sponsor(s): MIT Museum
Contact: Jennifer Novotney, N52-217, 617 324-7313, NOVOTNEY@MIT.EDU
Special Preview Screening: "Einstein's Quantum Riddle"
David Kaiser, Professor, Physics and STS
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Jan/09 | Wed | 07:00PM-09:00PM | 6-120 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Prereq: None
Come watch a special preview screening of a new NOVA documentary film about quantum entanglement, “Einstein’s Quantum Riddle,” to be followed by a panel discussion featuring local experts, including MIT physicists who conducted the recent “Cosmic Bell” experiments that are featured in the film. Panelists include Brindha Muniappan (MIT Museum), Paola Cappellaro (MIT Nuclear Science and Engineering), Alan Guth (MIT Physics), David Kaiser (MIT STS and Physics), Calvin Leung (MIT Physics), Christ Schmidt (NOVA), and Nicole Yunger Halpern (Harvard and MIT Physics). Free and open to the public.
Sponsor(s): Science, Technology, and Society, MIT Museum, Physics
Contact: Gus Zahariadis, 3-3452, gusz@mit.edu
Storytelling 101 - MIT Museum IAP Workshop
Jennifer Novotney
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Jan/29 | Tue | 02:00PM-03:30PM | MIT Museum Classroom |
Enrollment: Advance sign-up requested
Limited to 30 participants
Take part in a series of 5 independent IAP workshop sessions on public speaking during the last week of IAP. The sessions are meant to be practical and interactive, and are open to all members of the MIT community. Each session is limited to 30 participants. Pre-registration is encouraged but drop-ins are welcome if space is available.
Storytelling 101
Storytelling is a chance to reflect on your life, take stock of the events you've lived through, and think about how they have shaped you as a person. Taught by Kirsty Bennett, a former director and producer for The Moth, this class will encourage you to identify what stories you might want to tell, introduce basic narrative storytelling structure and help you begin to craft your own story.
Register for this workshop here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/iap-workshops-2019-tickets-54299858338
* Participants of this session are encouraged to take part in the “MIT Can Talk” oratory competition on Thursday, January 31st and Saturday, February 2 at the MIT Museum (see IAP listing for more details).
Sponsor(s): MIT Museum
Contact: Jennifer Novotney, N52-217, 617 324-7313, NOVOTNEY@MIT.EDU
Storytelling 101 - MIT Museum Workshop
Jennifer Novotney
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Jan/29 | Tue | 02:00PM-03:30PM | MIT Museum Classroom |
Enrollment: Advance sign-up requested
Limited to 30 participants
Take part in a series of 5 independent IAP workshop sessions on public speaking during the last week of IAP. The sessions are meant to be practical and interactive, and are open to all members of the MIT community. Each session is limited to 30 participants. Pre-registration is encouraged but drop-ins are welcome if space is available.
Storytelling 101
Storytelling is a chance to reflect on your life, take stock of the events you've lived through, and think about how they have shaped you as a person. Taught by Kirsty Bennett, a former director and producer for The Moth, this class will encourage you to identify what stories you might want to tell, introduce basic narrative storytelling structure and help you begin to craft your own story.
Register for the workshop here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/iap-workshops-2019-tickets-54299858338
* Participants of this session are encouraged to take part in the “MIT Can Talk” oratory competition on Thursday, January 31st and Saturday, February 2 at the MIT Museum (see IAP listing for more details).
Sponsor(s): MIT Museum
Contact: Jennifer Novotney, N52-217, 617 324-7313, NOVOTNEY@MIT.EDU
Synthesizing Human and Robot Movements for Art Production
Seth Riskin, Manager, MIT Museum Studio
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: none
During this five-afternoon workshop participants will be introduced to the creative misuse of an industrial, six-axis robot arm. After initial hardware and software tutorials, participants will have an open-ended opportunity to explore the artistic possibilities—painting, drawing, light art—afforded by a Universal Robots UR5 in the MIT Museum Studio/Compton Gallery 10-150.
A selection of physical and digital tools developed by Artmatr, an international community of artists and engineers working to merge digital technology with traditional painting methods, will be provided. Participants will also be encouraged to develop their own tools or modify those given. Experience in computer programming is helpful but not required. Attendance at all five-afternoon workshops is recommended for full engagement with the toolset.
Enrollment in the workshop will be capped at 12 to allow for all participants to have time to produce work with the UR5.
Sponsor(s): MIT Museum
Contact: Adam Burke, 10-150, 617 324 6868, aburke3@mit.edu
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Jan/28 | Mon | 01:00PM-03:00PM | 10-150 |
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Jan/29 | Tue | 01:00PM-05:00PM | 10-150 |
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Jan/30 | Wed | 01:00PM-05:00PM | 10-150 |
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Jan/31 | Thu | 01:00PM-05:00PM | 10-150 |
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Feb/01 | Fri | 01:00PM-03:00PM | 10-150 |
Adam Burke - Technical Assistant, MIT Museum Studio, Seth Riskin - Manager, MIT Museum Studio
Your Place on Stage - MIT Museum Workshop
Jennifer Novotney
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Feb/01 | Fri | 02:00PM-04:00PM | MIT Museum Classroom |
Enrollment: Advance sign-up requested
Limited to 30 participants
Take part in a series of 5 independent IAP workshop sessions on public speaking during the last week of IAP. The sessions are meant to be practical and interactive, and are open to all members of the MIT community. Each session is limited to 30 participants. Pre-registration is encouraged but drop-ins are welcome if space is available.
Your Place on Stage
Are you tired of reading tiny font and listening to a presenter in the background? Then come to this workshop to learn how to make yourself stand out from your slides! Work with a professional actor to practice effective body language, and explore how to use your body to emphasize and enhance your presentation. Please wear loose clothing conducive for physical movement. This session will be led by Debra Wise, Artistic Director of the Underground Railway Theater.
Register for this workshop here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/iap-workshops-2019-tickets-54299858338
* Participants of this session are encouraged to take part in the “MIT Can Talk” oratory competition on Thursday, January 31st and Saturday, February 2 at the MIT Museum (see IAP listing for more details).
Sponsor(s): MIT Museum
Contact: Jennifer Novotney, N52-217, 617 324-7313, NOVOTNEY@MIT.EDU
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