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Sharpening Your Public Speaking Skills (3MT® Training Workshop – Open to All Graduate Students)
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Could you present your dissertation in just three minutes? The Three-Minute Thesis (3MT®) is an internationally recognized competition that challenges doctoral candidates to share their research clearly and engagingly for a general audience—using only one slide.
At Mizzou, 3MT® is more than a competition. Participants receive training in storytelling, scriptwriting, and public speaking performance, along with practice sessions and feedback to prepare for the event. The first-place winner will receive $500 in professional development funds and the opportunity to represent Mizzou at the regional 3MT® competition.
Eligibility & Requirements
To participate, you must:
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Be a doctoral candidate
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Attend in-person training sessions on Wednesday afternoons (3:00 p.m.) throughout October
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Compete in the 3MT® competition on Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Join us at this info session on Friday, September 12 at 12:00 p.m. in 111F Townsend Hall (Grad Hub) to learn more about how to participate. Lunch will be provided.
Where
111F Townsend (Grad Hub)
University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States
Speakers
Caroline Waldbuesser
Dr. Caroline Waldbuesser (Ph.D., Ohio University) is the Course Director for Public Speaking (COMM 1200). She is originally from Jasper, Missouri. She completed her BS in communication at Missouri State University (2013), MA in communication at Texas State University (2015), and Ph.D. in communication focusing on relating and organization at Ohio University (2019). Her research focuses on emotions in instructional contexts, such as the college classroom. Further, she also looks at teacher experiences including mental health and body image.