I'm happy to report that I am now Dr. Mitro 🤓 and I've come to Twitter to share a few things I learned while doing my #distancedefense today. My first ever thread!
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First, some @zoom_us tips for during the defense. To prevent Zoom from being seriously distracting, I suggest:
(1) Silence the chimes when people enter and exit
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(2) Mute chat notifications during the defense
support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/artic…
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(1) Silence the chimes when people enter and exit
ithelp.brown.edu/kb/articles/pl…
(2) Mute chat notifications during the defense
support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/artic…
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More Zoom ideas, re: videos:
(3) When making your slides, leave space in the upper right corner for video of your face to appear without blocking content
(4) Ask non-committee audience members to turn off their videos
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(3) When making your slides, leave space in the upper right corner for video of your face to appear without blocking content
(4) Ask non-committee audience members to turn off their videos
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(5) People don't all know how to use Zoom. I started my defense with instructions:
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(6) Focusing on webinars is hard. I inserted breather slides between each paper.
I hope this helped people who got distracted by the internet rejoin at a good time.
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I hope this helped people who got distracted by the internet rejoin at a good time.
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Final Zoom advice:
(7) Have the audience type their questions in chat instead of unmuting. My advisor read these Qs aloud @ the end.
(8) Breakout rooms work well to let your committee deliberate and rejoin! I recommend practicing beforehand.
support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/artic…
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(7) Have the audience type their questions in chat instead of unmuting. My advisor read these Qs aloud @ the end.
(8) Breakout rooms work well to let your committee deliberate and rejoin! I recommend practicing beforehand.
support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/artic…
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Other advice!
(9) Make a plan in case your wifi fails you 😬
(10) Share your cell # & slides w/ committee
(11) Have someone-- ideally physically present to signal you-- read the chat for urgent msgs. Believe me-- you won't check the chat/your phone while you defend
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(9) Make a plan in case your wifi fails you 😬
(10) Share your cell # & slides w/ committee
(11) Have someone-- ideally physically present to signal you-- read the chat for urgent msgs. Believe me-- you won't check the chat/your phone while you defend
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Personal advice:
(12) Budget time to mourn the in-person defense you may have wanted/pictured, but...
(13) Embrace opportunities for joy! I wore my dress, popped fancy champagne, & had a remote Zoom happy hour w/ friends after my defense, despite my living room setting.
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(12) Budget time to mourn the in-person defense you may have wanted/pictured, but...
(13) Embrace opportunities for joy! I wore my dress, popped fancy champagne, & had a remote Zoom happy hour w/ friends after my defense, despite my living room setting.
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Finally:
(14) Don't beat yourself up if you are super distracted "working remotely" in the weeks leading up to your defense! I definitely was.
We've been preparing for YEARS for this. The last few weeks neither make nor break it.
You can do it!!!
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(14) Don't beat yourself up if you are super distracted "working remotely" in the weeks leading up to your defense! I definitely was.
We've been preparing for YEARS for this. The last few weeks neither make nor break it.
You can do it!!!
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