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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The deadline to submit a Lightning Talk proposal to the MLA Annual Conference is next Friday,
August 6<sup>th</sup>! <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif;color:black">Are you working on a new project, but don’t have results ready to present a formal program? Experience a big FAIL you want to warn others against? Have fun library stories to tell?
Want to be creative in how you deliver an idea to peers? Consider creating a Lightning Talk, where you can present important topics with peers in an informal setting. A good Lightning Talk focuses on one main theme, presents useful information, stimulates
discussion, and doesn’t take itself too seriously, so have fun. It’s a great way to jump into presenting without building a full-blown program.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#51082C">Amber Sheerin, </span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#51082C">CMP, DES, CTA (she/her)</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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