LEADER 03731nam 2200577Ia 450 001 9910437983203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4419-8279-5 024 7 $a10.1007/978-1-4419-8279-7 035 $a(CKB)2670000000387944 035 $a(EBL)1081688 035 $a(OCoLC)851315234 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000935587 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11507489 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000935587 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10953123 035 $a(PQKB)10855007 035 $a(DE-He213)978-1-4419-8279-7 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1081688 035 $a(PPN)17048677X 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000387944 100 $a20111102d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe craft of scientific presentations $ecritical steps to succeed and critical errors to avoid /$fMichael Alley 205 $a2nd ed. 210 $aNew York $cSpringer Science$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (295 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4419-8278-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- Speech: The Words You Say -- Structure: The Strategy You Choose -- Visual Aids: Your Supporting Cast -- Delivery: You, the Room, and the Audience -- Conclusion: Aim High. 330 $aThe Craft of Scientific Presentations, 2nd edition aims to strengthen you as a presenter of science and engineering. The book does so by identifying what makes excellent presenters such as Brian Cox, Jane Goodall, Richard Feynman, and Jill Bolte Taylor so strong. In addition, the book explains what causes so many scientific presentations to flounder. One of the most valuable contributions of this text is that it teaches the assertion-evidence approach to scientific presentations. Instead of building presentations, as most engineers and scientists do, on the weak foundation of topic phrases and bulleted lists, this assertion-evidence approach calls for building presentations on succinct message assertions supported by visual evidence. Unlike the commonly followed topic-subtopic approach that PowerPoint leads presenters to use, the assertion-evidence approach is solidly grounded in research. By showing the differences between strong and weak presentations, by identifying the errors that scientific presenters typically make, and by teaching a much more powerful approach for scientific presentations than what is commonly practiced, this book places you in a position to elevate your presentations to a high level. In essence, this book aims to have you not just succeed in your scientific presentations, but excel. About the Author Michael Alley has taught workshops on presentations to engineers and scientists on five continents, and has recently been invited to speak at the European Space Organization, Harvard Medical School, MIT, Sandia National Labs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Simula Research Laboratory, and United Technologies. An Associate Professor of engineering communication at Pennsylvania State University, Alley is a leading researcher on the effectiveness of different designs for presentation slides. 606 $aCommunication in science 606 $aCommunication of technical information 615 0$aCommunication in science. 615 0$aCommunication of technical information. 676 $a808 676 $a808.0665 676 $a808/.0665 700 $aAlley$b Michael$0555588 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910437983203321 996 $aThe Craft of Scientific Presentations$92053517 997 $aUNINA