Speaker tips
April 28, 2014 by Prof. David M. Schultz
Filed under Blog, Featured, Presentations
Liveblog (Vienna, Austria): We’re four talks into the European Geosciences Union General Assembly (#EGU2014). Already we have seen how some speakers could improve their presentations. 1. Too many graphs on one slide that are spoken about too quickly, if they are spoken about at all. 2. Font sizes too small to be seen, even when […]
6 Habits of Highly Annoying Public Speakers
September 28, 2011 by Prof. David M. Schultz
Filed under Blog, Featured, Humor
Cracked.com (America’s only humor site since 1958) always has great reads. Today’s entry was no exception. The 6 Habits of Highly Annoying Public Speakers As an example, Number 6 is “Blaming the Audience for a Lack of Enthusiasm”, illustrated above. The most annoying thing, beyond being nagged to do something you don’t really want to […]
Talking Science: The Elusive Art of the Science Talk
January 18, 2010 by Prof. David M. Schultz
Filed under Blog, Presentations, Resources
This 18-minute video called “Talking Science: The Elusive Art of the Science Talk” was produced by the USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies and the USC Annenberg School for Communication. It was made by Randy Olsen, author of Don’t Be Such a Scientist: Talking Substance in an Age of Style. I was informed of Olsen’s […]
