The craft of scientific presentations
Subtitle: critical steps to succeed and critical errors to avoid
By: Michael Alley
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9781441982780
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Communication in science; Lectures and lecturing; Communication of technical information
Description: "The Craft of Scientific Presentations, 2nd edition aims to strengthen you as a presenter of science and engineering. The book does so by identifying what makes excellent presenters such as Brian Cox, Jane Goodall, Richard Feynman, and Jill Bolte Taylor so strong. In addition, the book explains what causes so many scientific presentations to flounder. One of the most valuable contributions of this text is that it teaches the assertion-evidence approach to scientific presentations. Instead of building presentations, as most engineers and scientists do, on the weak foundation of topic phrases and bulleted lists, this assertion-evidence approach calls for building presentations on succinct message assertions supported by visual evidence. Unlike the commonly followed topic-subtopic approach that PowerPoint leads presenters to use, the assertion-evidence approach is solidly grounded in research. By showing the differences between strong and weak presentations, by identifying the errors that scientific presenters typically make, and by teaching a much more powerful approach for scientific presentations than what is commonly practiced, this book places you in a position to elevate your presentations to a high level. In essence, this book aims to have you not just succeed in your scientific presentations, but excel."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1.; title: Introduction -- -- chapter 2.; title: Speeech : the words you say -- -- chapter 3.; title: Structure : the strategy you choose -- -- chapter 4.; title: Visual aids : your supporting cast -- -- chapter 5.; title: Delivery : you, the room, and the audience -- -- chapter 6.; title: Conclusion.