Maybe this is an obvious point, but I am always surprised when students don't bring paper and pen to their qualifying exams so they can jot down the questions and the main parts/points of their answers.
Thank you very much for the great video! Found your suggestions to be one hundred per cent helpful. I am now applying the table-of-contents model to my own comps preparation.
@@tsmullaney What if I give an answer to a question, but the examiner does not agree with me? And how best to prepare for an oral exam ? Thank you Tom!
The ToC is a good suggestion, though it seems designed to please very anal examiners who are less interested in ideas and more interested in gatekeeping. I'm not sure the latter has been very good for academia. In any event, I'm sure the ToC approach will work well for some examinees.
I think -principle- here translates into all of these settings, yes. However, in some contexts, it is actually advisable not to sound overly formal. In a normal conference Q&A I think a “table of contents” might sound stuffy. However, even when you don’t announce a TOC, you need some way to keep yourself honest/reminding yourself of the structure you plan to use, so that you don’t get lost when responding
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Maybe this is an obvious point, but I am always surprised when students don't bring paper and pen to their qualifying exams so they can jot down the questions and the main parts/points of their answers.
Thank you very much for the great video! Found your suggestions to be one hundred per cent helpful. I am now applying the table-of-contents model to my own comps preparation.
I'm so glad to hear it!
watching again, a year after the first view. Excellent tips! Thank you
Thanks a lot for this video. It is extremely helpful!
So glad to hear that it is helpful! I am making more videos about the Orals exam. Any particular questions you have/had?
@@tsmullaney What if I give an answer to a question, but the examiner does not agree with me? And how best to prepare for an oral exam ? Thank you Tom!
Thank you!
The ToC is a good suggestion, though it seems designed to please very anal examiners who are less interested in ideas and more interested in gatekeeping. I'm not sure the latter has been very good for academia. In any event, I'm sure the ToC approach will work well for some examinees.
This man is traumatizes from oral exams back then
Do you think this would work on other settings? Such as conference Q&As or academic job interviews?
I think -principle- here translates into all of these settings, yes. However, in some contexts, it is actually advisable not to sound overly formal. In a normal conference Q&A I think a “table of contents” might sound stuffy. However, even when you don’t announce a TOC, you need some way to keep yourself honest/reminding yourself of the structure you plan to use, so that you don’t get lost when responding
Weird, somehow the word principle got crossed out when I was trying to emphasize it.