My biggest reason to decline "talks" at colleges is that the convenors (almost) never have a good topic - same usual stuff.
What are some topics that are worthwhile to talk to students about?
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@amodm
Good topics are so hard that i almost always turn down speaker opps. QnA or nothing. Usually those ensure that the time spent is worth it.
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@tarunsmehta
That's what I end up falling back to, but in my case at least, I find it also limits the quality of questions. I'd guess > 50% of the questions are usual stuff.
OTOH, when primed with something radical, quality of Q&A shoots up.
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@amodm
Have 2-3 topics as options. Start with a Q & A session. Based on the queries coming in, decide your topic or just continue with Q & A session.
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@intrepidkarthi
That's the technique part (still useful), but was looking to gather ideas on the topics.
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@amodm
How to handle failures & how to bounce back
Lot of students will have set back, Visa rejections, not getting jobs what they wanted, relationships etc
Though most will eventually bounce back, thoughtful frameworks from folks like u will help the bounce back quicker
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@AparajitaDaisy
Indeed. Failures is a fantastic topic. Thanks. Multiple folks suggested this, and is on my list now.
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@abhymurarka
Good topic. But a lot of people talk about it already, and better than what I can.
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@amodm
Design not just a career but a life in tech
Seen enough folks who are good at problem solving & do good stuff for their organisations but suffer on the other sides of life which aren't about tech
iykwim
ok
am talking about myself, if I was a student what would've helped me
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@HaedaRaven
That's an option, yes. But how do you avoid this issue?
@tarunsmehta
That's what I end up falling back to, but in my case at least, I find it also limits the quality of questions. I'd guess > 50% of the questions are usual stuff.
OTOH, when primed with something radical, quality of Q&A shoots up.
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@amodm
I'll say something completely out of the box: Managing emotions and relationships with a growing career
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@amodm
building emotional intelligence - especially for our engineering college graduates; Managing up could be another topic.
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@nandiniv
Very useful topic. Thanks.
@manjotpahwa
suggested this as well:
@amodm
I'll say something completely out of the box: Managing emotions and relationships with a growing career
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