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Present your thesis in 3 minutes

People concerned

PhD students

Duration

Initial talk: ½ day. Training: 1 day per group. Technical rehearsal: ½ day

Formats
In-company

Prepare for the Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition

This training course for competitions such as “My Thesis in 180 Seconds” and “Three Minute Thesis” is made up of 3 sessions. During the first session, the PhD students construct a first version of their pitch. The second day, in small groups, they work on their presentation to make it more clear and concise. On the actual day of their talk, a technical rehearsal allows the participants to familiarise themselves with the stage, room and microphone.

OBJECTIVES

Structure your 3-minute presentation
Reinforce your pitch
Improve your confidence
Familiarise yourself with the stage

PROGRAM

SESSION 1: talk on the basics of the 3-minute style

Structure your presentation

Develop your message and structure your talk
Assimilate tools for popularising science

Learn to condense a speech into 3 minutes

Distinguish the essential from the superfluous
Adapt your talk to the “Three Minute Thesis” style

SESSION 2: training in small groups

Reinforce your pitch

Clarify the contents
Find elements to be memorable

Improve your confidence

Reduce stress by using breathing techniques
Use correct body language

SESSION 3: technical rehearsal

On the day of the competition, a coach will carry out a technical rehearsal. The candidates rehearse their presentations in the lecture hall where the competiton will take place so that they can familiarise themselves with the stage, room and microphone.

  • Languages available

    English & French

  • Prerequisites

    None

  • Number of participants

    Up to 6 people

  • Educational ressources

    Theoretical and methodological background, practice on material brought by participants, group exchanges, exercises

  • Evaluation procedures

    Questionnaire at the beginning and at the end of training (self-evaluation)

  • Registration


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Participant feedback

A very interactive and useful training course for developing communication skills, with relevant exercises that help participants make rapid progress.
Siham
December 2025
It is valuable to get an outside perspective. It really helped to shorten our speech and make it more dynamic.
Elise
January 2024
The trainer was very attentive and curious, and always tried to understand the subject of my thesis to improve my presentation.
Nasreddine
October 2023
The training course is based on exercises, which makes it rich and effective.
Abdelhak
September 2022
The training is given in small groups, which makes it very useful and well-conducted: the feedback was very positive.
Rémi
March 2022

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