Presentations and Public Speaking
Public speaking skills are very important for communicating science with colleagues and the general public. Here are a few links with advice for designing and giving effective presentations.
Online Resources
Articles
- Advice to beginning Physics speakers (pdf) - article by James C. Garland in Physics Today, July 1999
- Barth's Random Tips for Scientific Presentations (pdf) - by Daniel S. Barth, Department of Psychology, University of Colorado
- Dazzle 'em with Style: The Art of Oral Scientific Presentation - brief summary of book by the same name by Robert Anholt, 1994
- Giving Science Talks - by Colin Purrington
- How Not To Give a Scientific Talk - by Michael De Robertis
- How To Improve The Presentation Skills Of PhD Students - by Susanne Ulm
- Scientifically Speaking - booklet (pdf) from the Oceanography Society, 2005
- The Speaking Scientist - blog by Brad Wallace
- Ten Secrets to Giving a Good Scientific Talk - by Mark Schoeberl and Brian Toon
- Why we hate PowerPoints -- and how to fix them - by Nancy Duarte for CNN 10/15/2010
Videos
- Designing effective scientific presentations - by Susan McConnell, Stanford University (42 minutes)
- How to Avoid Death By Powerpoint - by David Phillips of thepresentationskills.com (21 minutes)
- Giving a Scientific Presentation - Hints and Tips - by James Clark, King's College London (31 minutes)
Books
Dazzle 'Em With Style: The Art of Oral Scientific Presentation
by Robert RH Anholt, 2005 (ISBN: 0123694523)
Communicating in Science: Writing a Scientific Paper and Speaking at Scientific Meetings
by Vernon Booth, 1993 (ISBN: 0521429153)
Designing Science Presentations: A Visual Guide to Figures, Papers, Slides, Posters, and More
by Matt Carter, 2013 (ISBN: 0123859697)
Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery
by Garr Reynolds, 2011 (ISBN: 0321811984)
