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SSHRC Insight: Knowledge Mobilization Plan and Intended Outcomes

Those of you deep in the application form might be wondering what these 2 sections are and how they differ. The Knowledge Mobilization Plan is the concrete things you will do to get the results of your research out to … Continue reading

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From Conference Presentation to Journal Article (reprise)

This is an update version of a post first published in 2009. You’ve just presented a paper at your association meetings or other conference. A conference presentation is an important stage in the development of your research. It allows you … Continue reading

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Networking 101

You know networking is important but the thought of it makes you want to shudder. Or worse. It sounds so instrumental. And fake. And like it involves talking to people you don’t know. Out of the blue. If you’re an … Continue reading

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Your conference paper & how you present it

The academic conference paper serves a couple of purposes. draft of an eventual journal article getting feedback meeting people with similar interests You probably have 15-20 minutes to present. And one of the most common complaints about conference presentations is … Continue reading

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Getting useful feedback on your conference paper

There is plenty of evidence that conference presentations don’t necessarily get you any useful feedback.

But that doesn’t mean they couldn’t.
You have to build an audience

Do you tell people you know are going to be at the conference when you are presenting? Do you ask them to come? Do you tell them you would like feedback? Continue reading

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