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The ability to deliver effective and engaging oral presentations is a critical skill for students in all disciplines. Unfortunately, despite the importance of clear communication, scientific presentations are too frequently confusing, abstract and boring. In this seminar, students will be introduced to a diverse set of presentation methods and use exercises to apply these techniques to their own work and ideas. The course will also examine the characteristics common to exceptional scientific talks, show how basic design principles can be used to create more effective visual aids, and discuss the science behind effective communication techniques.
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The A!of Scientific Presentationspractical lessons for talking to your peers and the public
GEOG 8260Spring 2011
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The use of the PowerPoint presentation has been a disaster.It should be ditched.
-- John Sweller
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Scientists are sometimes like American tourists; [we] think that if we just speak English loud enough,
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“Kevin Finneram, editor in chief
Issues in Science and Technology
how to make health statistics sexyin only 2 minutes
The Art of Scientific PresentationsIn this seminar, students will be introduced to a diverse set of presentation methods and use exercises to apply these techniques to their own work and ideas.
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It’s taken me all my life to learnwhat not to play.
-- Dizzy Gillespie
get to know your audience
David Montgomery University of Washington
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THE TAKE-AWAY By the end of the semester, students will have experimented with a broad range of presentation styles
and identified the method(s) that best suits their own personal style and research subject.
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Links to course syllabus, scheduleat h!p://umn.edu/~stgeorge under ‘Teaching’
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Your turn.
Readings!Tu"e (2003), The cognitive style of PowerPointMooney (2010), Do scientists understand the public?
Kenichiro Mogi and the wonder of science
The A!of Scientific Presentationspractical lessons for talking to your peers and the public
GEOG 8260Spring 2011
