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Historian at UCL SELCS specialising in modern France and Europe, the First World War, and military occupation. Other interests include film, TV, gaming, & puns.
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Glad it went well - I'd signed up but in the end couldn't make it due to childcare reasons, sorry!
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I think so too: the rest of the lecture was probably overstuffed with details and too much of a reading-out-loud vibe. That said, a senior colleague was present and said he didn't notice any panic or change, so maybe everyone was so fed up by that point it didn't matter.
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The first ever lecture I gave (I was a PhD student, audience of 200 UGs) totalled 12 pages. I turned over page 8 and pages 9-12 were nowhere to be seen. Internal panic set in but I tried to remain composed, and muddled through the final 15 minutes with a *lot* less detail. It was awful.
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Thanks, and thanks for the training! I look forward to trying it again.
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*it was this
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Thanks! And for being a test audience for most of the routine beforehand!