Speaking about Science: A Manual for Creating Clear Presentations - Hardcover

Morgan, Scott; Whitener, Barrett

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521866812 ISBN 13: 9780521866811

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2006

Synopsis

A practical manual aimed at graduate students, junior researchers, nervous professionals, or clinicians who are preparing to present talks at meetings and academic conferences. This is an important career skill for anyone in the sciences, and the book features step-by-step instruction for creating clear and compelling presentations - from structuring a talk and developing effective Powerpoint slides, through delivery before an audience. Includes color examples of slides and posters from actual presentations, and field-tested methods for success behind the podium. Also contains tips on answering questions and strategies for handling media and job interviews. The authors are professional public speakers who teach presentation skills to scientists and medical researchers at the National Institutes of Health and in the private sector.

About this title

About the Author

The authors, Scott Morgan and Barrett Whitener, are professional public speakers and write from their extensive experience teaching speaking skills to scientists and medical researchers at the National Institutes of Health and in the private sector. The 7-step process they have designed is guaranteed to help readers become better speakers.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521866812
• ISBN 13: 9780521866811
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 136