Zen Presentation?

Public presentation is not only about how good you are in talking, it is also about how you capture people attention.

A person with good English command can give a perfect, non-grammatical mistake presentation, yet the audience may still on and off  “strayed-away”, and some even manage to sleep with eyes opened.

OK, of course fluency in speech is important, but it is not all. The slides are as important as the speech.

You might want check out “Presentation Zen” on how to make an attractive yet simple slides

And, my friend found a site (Note and Point) which can might be helpful to spark your creativity.

How to Read Figures, Mathematical Expressions and Equations, and Glossary

Sometimes we do face problem in reading mathematical expressions. Reading it correctly can avoid embarrassment during presentation.  I found a good PDF file by Judy Noguchi and Eri Shinoda. Enjoy!

Katsura Campus (Shuttle Bus Schedule)

I made a PDF file of the shuttle bus schedule. Kindly download here.

Free Pass to 8 Kyoto Attractions

留学生おこしやすPASS, sponsored by Kyoto City International Foundation (KCIF).

Valid visit duration : 1st- 31August 2009 , and 1st-28th February 2010

The 8 attractions are :

1. Nijo Castle (normal entrance fee : 600 YEN)
2. Murin-An (very nice garden near Heian Jingu) (normal entrance fee : 350 YEN)
3. Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art (normal entrance fee : 400 YEN)
4. Kyoto Municipal Zoo
5. Kyoto International Manga Museum
6. Kaleidoscope Museum of Kyoto
7. Kyoto Municipal Science Center For Youth
8. Kyoto Municipal Museum of School History

Please apply here

Murian in late August

Career Information for Foreign Graduates

For those who plan to work in academic related field in Japan after graduation, JREC-IN site is a good place to look for recruitment post.