Review:
This new edition includes effective writing skills on grant proposals, poster presentations, visual aids, and much more.
From the Back Cover:
For the second edition of SCIENTIFIC PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS the text has been completely overhauled with references updated and new materials and new approaches incorporated into every chapter. A new chapter has been added dealing with communication issues of international students.
Communication skills are among the qualities most prized by those who hire and promote scientists. A few of the benefits of this book include:
* Improving your skills for employability
* Increasing your confidence in oral communication
* Producing a thesis / journal article / proposal / review
* Making your visual aids and presentations more effective
* Constructing posters for scientific meetings
Convenient, easy-to-use chapters and written in a conversational tone, this book provides practical instruction for ? Designing visual aids ? Writing first drafts ? Reviewing and revising ? Communicating clearly and concisely ? Adhering to stylistic principles ? Presenting data in tables and figures ? Dealing with ethical and legal issues ? Relating science to the lay audience ?
About the author:
The author, Martha Davis, has dedicated the past twenty-five years to developing communication skills in hundreds of graduate-level scientists. She teaches Scientific Writing and Scientific Presentations classes and has reviewed and edited hundreds of scientific papers and presentations. This book stems from answering the questions that graduate students ask.
Audience:
Scientific Papers and Presentations is an essential guide for all science graduates but especially those involved in Biology, Agriculture, Chemistry, Engineering or Health Sciences. The book can be used as a text for courses and seminars, plus it is also a valuable handy reference for anyone working in a scientific field.|For the second edition of SCIENTIFIC PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS the text has been completely overhauled with references updated and new materials and new approaches incorporated into every chapter. A new chapter has been added dealing with communication issues of international students.
Communication skills are among the qualities most prized by those who hire and promote scientists. A few of the benefits of this book include:
* Improving your skills for employability
* Increasing your confidence in oral communication
* Producing a thesis / journal article / proposal / review
* Making your visual aids and presentations more effective
* Constructing posters for scientific meetings
Convenient, easy-to-use chapters and written in a conversational tone, this book provides practical instruction for ? Designing visual aids ? Writing first drafts ? Reviewing and revising ? Communicating clearly and concisely ? Adhering to stylistic principles ? Presenting data in tables and figures ? Dealing with ethical and legal issues ? Relating science to the lay audience ?
About the author:
The author, Martha Davis, has dedicated the past twenty-five years to developing communication skills in hundreds of graduate-level scientists. She teaches Scientific Writing and Scientific Presentations classes and has reviewed and edited hundreds of scientific papers and presentations. This book stems from answering the questions that graduate students ask.
Audience:
Scientific Papers and Presentations is an essential guide for all science graduates but especially those involved in Biology, Agriculture, Chemistry, Engineering or Health Sciences. The book can be used as a text for courses and seminars, plus it is also a valuable handy reference for anyone working in a scientific field.
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