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020 _a9780511722066 (ebook)
020 _z9780521866811 (hardback)
020 _z9780521683456 (paperback)
040 _aUkCbUP
_beng
_erda
_cUkCbUP
050 0 0 _aQ223
_b.M67 2006
082 0 0 _a501/.4
_222
100 1 _aMorgan, Scott,
_d1961-
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aSpeaking about science :
_ba manual for creating clear presentations /
_cScott Morgan, Barrett Whitener.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2006.
300 _a1 online resource (x, 126 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505 0 _aThe basic problem with oral presentations, and its solution -- The first steps of preparation -- Selecting helpful images -- Beginning and ending the presentation -- Titling the talk -- Delivery -- Fielding questions -- The job interview -- The media interview -- Making clear posters.
520 _aA practical manual aimed at graduate students, junior researchers, nervous professionals, or clinicians who are preparing to present talks 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.
650 0 _aCommunication in science.
650 0 _aScience
_xVocational guidance.
650 0 _aScience
_vCongresses.
650 0 _aPublic speaking.
700 1 _aWhitener, Barrett,
_d1960-
_eauthor.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780521866811
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511722066
999 _c520575
_d520573