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Clear communication is always important. For academia, this does not only include scientific publications, but also the ability to deliver clear, concise (and hopefully engaging) scientific talks. This course is explicitly for students who have at least one year of research experience in a neuroscience-related lab, and a data set or project of their own that they can present. The goal of the course is to set you up for your future academic career. We will discuss the building blocks of how to give a good talk, and then practice these skills by giving a short (interview style) presentation without slides, as well as 2 longer presentations with slides. One of the most crucial aspects of this course is the feedback provided after each talk – most of which is expected to come from the students. The quality of the class, and how much everyone ultimately benefits from it, therefore depends on everyone’s active participation. To make that easier, the actual talk delivery will not be graded. The grade instead is based on your abstracts (one per talk), the preparation for each talk, as well as your level of participation. This class should be a great opportunity not just to learn how deliver a talk, but also learn about some of the cool science going on at Hopkins! Because participation is an important part of the class, attendance at every session is required.