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Before
Know your audience
Review your assigned conference audience and think about what they may need or expect from your research.
Join an audience-specific breakout room to hear directly from someone familiar with that audience, ask questions, and refine how you communicate your research before the conference.
This is a working session—not a presentation. Come ready to ask questions, test ideas, and use the feedback.
Review your assigned conference audience and think about what they may need or expect from your research.
Meet with someone who understands your audience and ask about language, relevance, detail, examples, and framing.
Use what you learned to strengthen your approach before preparing your final conference presentation.
Join the room that corresponds with your assigned target audience for the conference.
Breakout leaders bring either direct professional experience with the audience or experience communicating effectively within that context.