The craft of scientific presentations : critical steps to succeed and critical errors to avoid / Michael Alley. - segunda ediciónLibro / Impreso - Libros
CONTENIDO: INTRODUCTION
Excellent scientific presentations are marked by
content, passion, and a keen sense of the audience
When speaking, you should seize upon the
advantages of presentations and downplay
the disadvantages
Analyzing presentations from different stylistic
perspectives is important to improving
your presentations
SPEECH: THE WORDS YOU SAY
Critical Error 1: Giving the Wrong Speech
Critical Error 2: Boring Your Audience
STRUCTURE: THE STRATEGY YOU CHOOSE
Critical Error 3: Trying to Cover Too Much
Critical Error 4: Losing the Audience from the Start
Critical Error 5: Losing the Audience on the Trail
Critical Error 6: Not Anticipating the Audience’s Bias
Critical Error 7: Following the Defaults of PowerPoint
Critical Error 8: Following the Common Practices
Critical Error 9: Not Accounting for Murphy’s Law
DELIVERY: YOU, THE ROOM, AND THE AUDIENCE
Critical Error 10: Not Preparing Enough
Critical Error 11: Drawing Words from the Wrong Well
Critical Error 12: Not Paying Attention
Critical Error 13: Losing Composure
CONCLUSION
APPENDIX: Critique Sheet for Scientific Presentations
Index
