Speaking about Science A Manual for Creating Clear Presentations 1st Edition by Scott Morgan, Barrett Whitener ISBN 978-0521683456 0521683459

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ISBN 10:  0521683459

ISBN 13: 978-0521683456

Author:  Scott Morgan,  Barrett Whitener

Essential reading for professionals who present data 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.
 

Table of contents: 

1 THE BASIC PROBLEM WITH ORAL PRESENTATIONS, AND ITS SOLUTION

Writing vs. Speaking

Presentation Structure: The Hour Glass Format

2 THE FIRST STEPS OF PREPARATION

Finding the Take Home Message

Identifying the Main Question

3 SELECTING HELPFUL IMAGES

The Money Slide

Supporting Slides

Good Slide, Bad Slide

4 BEGINNING AND ENDING THE PRESENTATION

Common Ground

The Place to Start

The Complete Introduction

Danger: Introductory Slides Ahead

Wrapping It Up

5 TITLING THE TALK

AT A GLANCE: THE SEVEN SIGNPOSTS

6 DELIVERY

Stage Fright

Teaching vs. Lecturing

Three Steps for Presenting Data

The Mechanics of Being Heard

Accents and Mannerisms

What to Rehearse

7 FIELDING QUESTIONS

Laying the Groundwork for Q & A

Q & A Basics

Worst-Case Scenarios

AT A GLANCE: 15 KEYS FOR SUCCESS BEHIND THE PODIUM

8 THE JOB INTERVIEW

What They Will Ask

Radio Science

The Job Talk

9 THE MEDIA INTERVIEW

The Basics

Getting Ready

Television Interviews

Follow-Up

10 MAKING CLEAR POSTERS

Organizing a Poster Conducting the Session

IN CLOSING

APPENDIX 1: FULL INTRODUCTIONS

APPENDIX 2: POSTERS

INDEX

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