Introduction

The How to Talk Mathematics Seminar is designed for graduate students who want to improve their communication skills across all areas of academic life. Whether you are learning how to give good talks at conferences or in seminars, preparing to teach math classes, or working on writing clear and effective math papers, this seminar provides helpful strategies and feedback.

We host sessions where experienced speakers and faculty members share their tips and strategies for delivering engaging presentations, structuring a course, and writing clearly.

Details

• When: Tuesday 4pm, sometimes Monday 4pm, typically biweekly.
• Where: AB114
• Description: This seminar strives to cover the following 3 directions:
  • Teaching (math) classes
  • Giving good math talks
  • Good math writing

  with the emphasis on the first one.

Talks this semester

• Feb 10 – Boris Khesin – Welcome to the How to Talk Mathematics Seminar!; Slides of the talk
• Feb 23 – Dror Bar-Natan – The Hardest Math I’ve Ever Really Used; Webpage of the talk
• Mar 3 – Mary Pugh – Some Thoughts on Test Design

Useful Resources

• Paul Halmos: How to Talk Mathematics
• Terry Tao’s Blog: Advice on giving talks

Organizers

• Boris Khesin
• Tara Stojimirovic
• Grisha Taroyan

If you are interested to see a particular speaker or a topic in this seminar, please reach out to the organizers!