More thoughts about scientific poster presentations
As our academic year comes to an end and our undergraduate and masters students are busy preparing scientific posters of their dissertation research, I am reminded of why I dread having to grade these...
View ArticleA proposal for determining session chairs
A slow boat Are you organizing a meeting? Here is a proposal that you might try to keep your meeting running smoothly. I got the idea from a brain teaser in a book that I read when I was a kid. The...
View ArticleJunk the Jargon Interview on Public Engagement
An oldie, but goodie. Here is an interview (Junkcast) I did for the University of Manchester Junk the Jargon competition. I talk about my own experiences good and bad with public engagement, tips for...
View ArticleCan (and should) scientists become great presenters?
“When people like you [scientists & PhD students] talk about their research, half of the time even your peers don’t understand what the hell you are talking about, and when they do understand they...
View ArticleSpeaker tips
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...
View ArticleImproving communication skills through writing groups
Liveblog (Vienna, Austria): Later today and tomorrow, I’ll be talking to ClimateSnack‘s Mathew Reeve about improving communication skills for scientists. This got me thinking more about what...
View ArticleIs the university seminar dying?
Is this the future? Is it the present? Source: pixabay. When I reminisce about the educational experiences that most prepared me for a career in academia, attending the weekly seminar series was one of...
View ArticleBook review: Designing Science Presentations: A Visual Guide to Figures,...
Here is another in my series of reviews for books that I read a while ago and were sitting on my desk waiting for the time to write the review. This review is of Matt Carter’s Designing Science...
View ArticleChapter 24: Accessible Oral Presentations: Free to download
“Most of the time at conferences is spent listening to others talk. Given the over- whelming challenge for the audience to sit through, absorb, and remember mate- rial from all these presentations, a...
View ArticleEloquent Science Workshops for Your Organization
If your organization (e.g., university, laboratory, student group, professional society) is looking for training on scientific communication skills, I am delivering online and in-person workshops...
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