Devan Prithipaul wins Canadian Political Science Association Three Minutes Thesis (3MT) Prize

Devan Prithipaul, Political Science PhD students wins Canadian Political Science Association Three Minutes Thesis (3MT) Prize.

Devan's 3MT presentation focused on his doctoral dissertation which examines how Canada-China relations have changed over time. Rather than try and squeeze in an introduction, literature review, methodology, and findings in the span of 3 minutes, he instead took the audience on a narrative journey of how he  became interested in this study, what interests them about it, and what questions he want to answer in the course of my dissertation.

His 3 tips for someone considering participating in a 3MT competition would be:
1. Practice, a lot. I practiced my presentation dozens of times to ensure that it would be under 3 minutes and I also practiced possible modalities in case my presentation was too short or too long.
2. Change, a bit. Practice and performance are two different things. After the qualifying round, I realized that my slides could be improved and that I could add a few more details to round out the presentation.
3. Narrate, always. 3 minutes is too short to be a 'summary' of every element of a thesis. Instead, I focused on trying to tell a story by providing a setting, describing a problem, and then positioning myself within this story and what I hope to accomplish in my dissertation work.