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Pinterest , Scoop.it, LinkedIn… to keep up-to-date Feb 03, 2014

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Anyone worth his or her presenting salt keeps skills up-to-date. How? Evolution has a ready answer: “try new things, and if they work, 1) keep them and make them yours (don’t just copy/paste), and 2) retire the things which have come to the end of their road.” Source Flickr; author Heritagefutures But where do these … Continue reading "Pinterest , Scoop.it, LinkedIn… to keep up-to-date"

Dear reader, Jan 11, 2014

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This blog helps the scientist who presents learn new skills. It complements the book “When the scientist presents”. Comments and questions are welcome, just email me: jllebrun @ scientificreach dot com. I also keep the following pages (More details? See rest of post) 1) the SCOOP.IT page on Presentation Skills I curate https://www.scoop.it/t/scientific-presentation-skills; 2) podcasts featuring interviews with … Continue reading "Dear reader,"

The Presenter-Lecturer: evaluating learning at end of a presentation Oct 18, 2013

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If you are a lecturer, you probably monitor how well your students follow your lecture. You check from time to time by asking questions or you rely on the barometer of puzzled looks and distracted students to determine whether your teaching is cloudy or the fog of incomprehension has lifted. Questions are great. They interrupt … Continue reading "The Presenter-Lecturer: evaluating learning at end of a presentation"

What can the scientist who presents learn from Pascal (Part 5) Jun 04, 2013

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Of somebody eloquent, people will say “He as a gift with words”. Eloquent is a term associated with statesmen like US President Obama in our time, or with preachers like Bossuet in Pascal’s time. But could a scientist be eloquent? Blaise Pascal, the well-known scientist of old, defines eloquence in terms that make it relevant … Continue reading "What can the scientist who presents learn from Pascal (Part 5)"

cartoon on scientific presentation Apr 12, 2013

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By Jean-luc lebrun You’ve got to love Jorge‘s cartoon on scientific presentations (the cartoon opens in a separate window). The scientist plans his talk as if it is a condensed version of a scientific paper, and naturally expects it to go smoothly and be followed by loud crowd appreciation, and an “engaging” Q&A. Just in case the … Continue reading "cartoon on scientific presentation"

The Five Cs of Mike McCurry Apr 07, 2013

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WARNING: THIS IS AN OPINION PIECE. Our former Press Secretary Mike McCurry was interviewed by Tom Fox of the Washington Post on “good communication and its importance for good leadership.” He described effective communicators in 5 nouns starting with “C”: Credibility, Candor, Clarity, Compassion, and Commitment. These five Cs also apply to scientific communications and scientists. Credibility. … Continue reading "The Five Cs of Mike McCurry"

The perfect presentation start: No smalltalk Sep 24, 2012

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The play by Bernard Shaw “Heartbreak House” gives me the opportunity to make a point that separates scientific presentations from others. In the play, a man comes inside the home of the owner and introduces himself so: “Excuse my intruding in this fashion, but there’s no knocker on the door and the bell does not … Continue reading "The perfect presentation start: No smalltalk"

Presentation preliminaries: Create a good impression Sep 06, 2012

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Source Flickr; Author Neovain Your presentation is on day 2 of the conference, afternoon session. You follow the recommendations made in the posts in this blog, and you give a beaming smile to the audience right before the start of your presentation. Yet you notice that few return the smile, even though, in theory at … Continue reading "Presentation preliminaries: Create a good impression"

Live probing – Checking the Audience’s Analogue Response to Your Smile Apr 04, 2012

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A presenter's smile is the best probe signal to use to assess the good functioning order of the audience - so long as the probe is not faulty!

(TDD) Test-Driven Development – its use in scientific presentations Apr 02, 2012

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How does one know that everything is going to be fine “on the night”, or at least on the big day of our presentation? Of course, one could cross fingers – but should the index finger be over the middle finger or the opposite 🙂 One could rehearse, and rehearse, and rehearse as proposed here – … Continue reading "(TDD) Test-Driven Development – its use in scientific presentations"

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