Ready to Engage: Selling Yourself at GSA 2018 and Beyond, for Students - GSA 2018

Course date and time: Saturday, 3 November, 2:00pm-4:00pm
Course location: GSA Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN
Course instructors: Beth Bartel, UNAVCO; Wendy Bohon, IRIS
Number of participants: 12

Goal: Give student attendees the skills and confidence to effectively network during the GSA Annual Meeting.

UNAVCO and IRIS led a two-hour short course sponsored by the GSA Geology & Society Division. The short course began with an interactive presentation and discussion. Although no slides were used, the presentation and discussion followed the following slide deck.

• Presentation: Networking at GSA and Beyond [pdf]

Following the presentation and discussion, participants used the following worksheets to develop and then practice elevator speeches.

• And I Am: A quick guide to creating an elevator speech about you and your networking goals [pdf]
• But Why? A quick guide to crafting an elevator speech about your research [pdf]

The following worksheet was made available for participants interested in tips on poster presentations:

• Preparing for Your Poster Session [pdf]