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.

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Review

'As a quick refresher for the experienced, or a primer for the uninitiated, this is a really useful book.' Chemistry World

Book Description

Written by professional speakers, this practical manual is aimed at graduate students, junior researchers, professionals, or clinicians who are preparing to give talks at meetings and academic conferences. The book features step-by-step instruction for creating clear and compelling presentations. Includes color examples of Powerpoint slides and posters.

Edition details

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