Writing more concisely
Why do scientists write the things in the first column when the second column is shorter and easier to understand? VERBOSE ……… CONCISE it is likely that likely it is apparent that apparently due to the fact that because in the vicinity of near in the state of New Mexico in New Mexico was found […]
English Communication for Scientists
The journal Nature has on its Scitable page a link to an online book English Communication for Scientists by Dr. Jean-luc Doumont (that’s him on the right). I haven’t read through it all, but it seems to have mostly good advice, albeit a bit short. The online book has six units: Communicating as a Scientist […]
Is your “Outline” slide really needed?
February 18, 2011 Filed under Blog, Featured, Presentations, Uncategorized
If you are giving a scientific talk at a conference (e.g., one that lasts 10 minutes), do you really need an outline slide? Do you really think the audience needs to know what the basic content of your scientific presentation is going to be? Even in longer talks, is such a slide really needed? When […]
Proof that a poster can be attractive to an audience
By designing an interesting, interactive poster and selling it to the audience, look at the people I was able to attract to my poster. (Photo by the AMS official photographer)
Do you end with a ‘thank you’ or ‘questions?’ slide?
February 9, 2011 Filed under Blog, Featured, Popular, Presentations
If you do, you are wasting a valuable opportunity to leave your audience with your take-home message. Of course, you should express your appreciation to your audience by thanking them for their attention, but I am not impressed by a speaker who thinks that a slide is the way to express such sincerity. Likewise, everyone […]
