Speaking about Science: A Manual for Creating Clear Presentations

Scott Morgan; Barrett Whitener

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511722066

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.

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

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Frontmatter
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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INTRODUCTION
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1 - THE BASIC PROBLEM WITH ORAL PRESENTATIONS, AND ITS SOLUTION
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2 - THE FIRST STEPS OF PREPARATION
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3 - SELECTING HELPFUL IMAGES
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4 - BEGINNING AND ENDING THE PRESENTATION
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5 - TITLING THE TALK
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AT A GLANCE: THE SEVEN SIGNPOSTS
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6 - DELIVERY
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7 - FIELDING QUESTIONS
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AT A GLANCE: 15 KEYS FOR SUCCESS BEHIND THE PODIUM
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8 - THE JOB INTERVIEW
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9 - THE MEDIA INTERVIEW
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10 - MAKING CLEAR POSTERS
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IN CLOSING
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APPENDIX 1 - FULL INTRODUCTIONS
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vii

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
pp viii-viii

INTRODUCTION
pp ix-x

1 - THE BASIC PROBLEM WITH ORAL PRESENTATIONS, AND ITS SOLUTION
pp 1-8

2 - THE FIRST STEPS OF PREPARATION
pp 9-16

3 - SELECTING HELPFUL IMAGES
pp 17-34

4 - BEGINNING AND ENDING THE PRESENTATION
pp 35-48

5 - TITLING THE TALK
pp 49-54

AT A GLANCE: THE SEVEN SIGNPOSTS
pp 55-56

6 - DELIVERY
pp 57-74

7 - FIELDING QUESTIONS
pp 75-80

AT A GLANCE: 15 KEYS FOR SUCCESS BEHIND THE PODIUM
pp 81-82

8 - THE JOB INTERVIEW
pp 83-92

9 - THE MEDIA INTERVIEW
pp 93-104

10 - MAKING CLEAR POSTERS
pp 105-110

IN CLOSING
pp 111-112

APPENDIX 1 - FULL INTRODUCTIONS
pp 113-118

APPENDIX 2 - POSTERS
pp 119-122

Index
pp 123-126

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