Attending lectures and seminars

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2. Be ready to work hard and be an active note taker and contributor.

3. Be brave about speaking out at seminars.

4. Make sure that you get two sets of lecture notes to copy up if you are absent.

5. Ask for help after the event if you are unsure about what has been said.

Don't:
1. Miss a seminar without letting anyone know.

2. Avoid telling the seminar leader if you cannot make your presentation slot.

3. Miss a seminar because you have not read the texts: it will still be useful.

4. Assume that everyone in your seminar group knows more than you do.

5. Leave it until the end of term to copy up notes on missed lectures.

For more advice, see learning from lectures.

This content has been written by Joan van Emden and Lucinda Becker, authors of Presentation Skills for Students.