Presentation Skills for Scientists with DVD-ROM: A Practical Guide(Book+DVD-ROM)

Scientistsarerarelygivenformaltraininginpresentationskillsandyetareoftencalledupontopresenttheresultsoftheirresearch.Thisbookprovidesapracticalguidetothecreationanddeliveryofscientificpresentations,whateverthetopic.Itspractical'how-to'styleleavesdiscussionofthebackgroundpsychologyofpublicspeakingtoothersandfocusesinsteadontheissuesthatareofimmediateconcerntothebusyscientist.Thetextcoversalloftheimportantaspectsofscientificpresentations,rangingfromaudienceawarenesstohandlingquestions.LinksareincludedthroughoutthetexttotheaccompanyingDVD,whichcontainsannotatedvideoclipsofspeakersdeliveringatalkanddemonstratesthecommonproblemsfoundwithmanypresenters,aswellastheexercisesdesignedtoovercomethem.Imagefilesofdifferentslidelayouts,colourschemesandfontstylesdemonstratethedesignissuesthatonemustconsiderwhencreatingvisualmaterial.