tailieunhanh - SCIENTIFICALLY SPEAKING

From graduate school to retirement, giving presentations is part of the fabric of scientifi c life. In the course of that life, scientists generally progress from “entrance” poster presen- tations, to short oral presentations, to longer invited lec- tures. | SCIENTIFICALLY SPEAKING Tips for Preparing and Delivering Scientifi c Talks and Using Visual Aids CONTENTS Introduction . 1 Poster Presentations .1 Oral Presentations 5 The Commitment 5 Preparation . 6 Visual Aids 11 Electronic Presentation Pitfalls . 17 Delivery . 20 Q&A Pointers . 20 Handouts 22 Impromptu Talks . 22 Addressing a Nonscientifi c Audience 23 Conclusion . 24 Original text by Judith P. Rhodes, edited by The Oceanography Society Council and Vicky Cullen (1995), and supported by a grant from the Offi ce of Naval Research. Updated and revised in 2005 by Ann Gargett and Mark Abbott; edited by Ellen Kappel. Graphic design by Johanna Adams. Support for printing the revised edition was supplied by a grant from the National Science Foundation. Single copies of Scientifi cally Speaking are available by writing to info@ or by going to the TOS website at . Cover graphics: Top right and top left, courtesy of A. Gargett, Old Dominion University. Bottom right, courtesy of M. Freilich, Oregon State University. Bottom left, from .