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	<itunes:subtitle>When the scientist presents: Experts recommend</itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:summary>&#34;When the scientist presents&#34; shares the views of expert presenters in a series of bi-monthly interviews aimed at improving presentation skills, namely the preparation of well designed slides, and the faultless delivery of a scientific talk followed by a stellar Q&#38;A.</itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:author>Jean-Luc Lebrun</itunes:author>
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		<title>Live probing &#8211; Checking the Audience&#8217;s Analogue Response to Your Smile</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2012/04/05/rehearsals-the-hp-digital-signature/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2012/04/05/rehearsals-the-hp-digital-signature/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 23:55:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Audience Expectations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manners/Attitude]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Presenter]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[audience response]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[divided attention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[High impedance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[logic probe]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[undivided attention]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A presenter's smile is the best probe signal to use to assess the good functioning order of the audience - so long as the probe is not faulty! <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2012/04/05/rehearsals-the-hp-digital-signature/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Learning from Henri Poincaré (part 2)</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2011/06/13/learning-from-henri-poincare-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2011/06/13/learning-from-henri-poincare-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:32:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Manners/Attitude]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Presenter]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[conclusion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[confidence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Henri Poincaré]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=875</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I am satisfied with taking note of the difficulty, without pretending to solve it, thus ending on a big question mark. Still, it is interesting to state problems even though their solution appears remote. And with that sentence, Henri Poincaré &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2011/06/13/learning-from-henri-poincare-part-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Presentation traps 13 &#8211; The body trap</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2011/03/20/presentation-traps-12-the-body-trap/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2011/03/20/presentation-traps-12-the-body-trap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 13:45:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Manners/Attitude]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Presenter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Voice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Body]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gestures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mannerism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Noise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[presenter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Signal-to-noise ratio]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=849</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We are trapped in our body. Funny thing is, we never knew, but come the day of the presentation and body parts buried in the background of our consciousness surge to the foreground to make themselves known. Arms appear out &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2011/03/20/presentation-traps-12-the-body-trap/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>028 Convinced- yes but of what&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2011/03/12/028-convinced-yes-but-of-what/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2011/03/12/028-convinced-yes-but-of-what/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 07:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Audience Expectations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manners/Attitude]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Presenter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scientific Expectations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Voice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Complexity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Convincing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=830</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Convincing with a scientific presentation is of great importance, of course, but how does one convince with impoverished slides from which all complexity has been removed for the sake of being understood by non-experts in the audience? So, if convincing &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2011/03/12/028-convinced-yes-but-of-what/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<itunes:duration>0:10:09</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>Convincing with a scientific presentation is of great importance, of course, but how does one convince with impoverished slides from which all complexity has been removed for the sake of being understood by non-experts in the audience? So, if convin[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Convincing with a scientific presentation is of great importance, of course, but how does one convince with impoverished slides from which all complexity has been removed for the sake of being understood by non-experts in the audience? So, if convincing data is not around, what takes over the role of data?
Then, there is the matter of time: a scientific talk at a conference rarely exceeds 20 minutes with Q&#38;A. What should we convince the audience of, given such a short time?
Our French guest on this podcast, Dr. Pierre Boulet, professor at Lille University (Sciences and Technologies), is also Vice Head of the Laboratoire d&#8217;Informatique Fondamentale de Lille (LIFL). I interviewed him in his office during the summer of 2010 . He gives his perspective on the art and the manner of &#8220;convincing&#8221;.
Looking at yourself from the perspective of the audience is a real eye opener!

Eye, by ERIO. on Flickr.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:keywords>Manners/Attitude, Presenter, Voice</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>Jean-Luc Lebrun</itunes:author>
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		<title>What can the scientist who presents learn from Benjamin Franklin (part 2)</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/12/06/learn-from-benjamin-franklin-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/12/06/learn-from-benjamin-franklin-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 03:02:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Presenter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Voice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Benjamin Franklin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rehearsal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[voice reach]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=817</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You have to admire the scientific mind of Benjamin Franklin and his determination to check all facts for himself in this admirable passage from his autobiography where he tests the range of an orator&#8217;s voice. The last time I saw &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/12/06/learn-from-benjamin-franklin-part-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Presentation traps 11 &#8211; the Q and A trap</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/11/26/presentation-traps-11-the-q-and-a-trap/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/11/26/presentation-traps-11-the-q-and-a-trap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2010 08:29:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ethics of communications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Presenter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Q&A]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Question Types & Answers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Expert]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[precision]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=800</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Extract from the musical &#8220;The Little Prince&#8221;, based on the book written by French writer Antoine de Saint Exupery. &#8220;Good morning Mr Switchman. What do you do here?&#8221;, asks the little prince. &#8220;I sort out travelers in bundles of a &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/11/26/presentation-traps-11-the-q-and-a-trap/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Keep what the audience sees in sync with your speech</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/07/25/keeping-in-sync-in-powerpoint/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/07/25/keeping-in-sync-in-powerpoint/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:58:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Design Factors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Presentation Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Presenter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Slides]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Voice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[distraction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sync]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=777</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Take it from me, as a presenter, if you don&#8217;t sync, you do not exist. Have you ever wondered why the audience does not pay attention to you, but only has eyes for the beloved PowerPoint slide? Feel like a &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/07/25/keeping-in-sync-in-powerpoint/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>From Presenter Ghost to Presenter Host</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/07/14/from-presenter-ghost-to-presenter-host/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/07/14/from-presenter-ghost-to-presenter-host/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:59:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Design Factors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manners/Attitude]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Presentation Hardware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Presentation Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Presenter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Slides]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Voice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ghost]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=767</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[To turn a host into a ghost, just add the letter G. And to turn the presenter host into a presenter ghost, just add a computer and PowerPoint. When you invite other scientists to come and listen to you via &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/07/14/from-presenter-ghost-to-presenter-host/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>SMILE</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/07/03/smile/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/07/03/smile/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 14:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Manners/Attitude]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ice breaker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smile]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=744</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The best ice breaker that I know of is not “a” smile, but “THE” smile. Not the cheshire cat grin, but the HAPPY smile born out of the sincere happiness of being able to communicate something of value to your audience &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/07/03/smile/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What can the scientist who presents learn from Benjamin Franklin</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/06/03/learning-from-benjamin-franklin/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/06/03/learning-from-benjamin-franklin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:38:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Manners/Attitude]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=733</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is a passage of Benjamin Franklin&#8217;s autobiography, where he gives advice on how to handle people who contradict you. This is particularly applicable to situations you may encounter during your Q&#38;A, or even in scientific discussions with other scientists. &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/06/03/learning-from-benjamin-franklin/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>026 Handling unfriendly questions and comments</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/06/02/handling-unfriendly-questions-and-comments/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/06/02/handling-unfriendly-questions-and-comments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 02:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Manners/Attitude]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Q&A]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Question Types & Answers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advanced Technology Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gun]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[questions and answers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rao Machiraju]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=731</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In this podcast (part two of the interview) Dr Rao Machiraju, CEO of REQALL and past colleague from the Apple days when we both worked in Apple&#8217;s Advanced Technology Group (ATG), shares with us his wisdom on how to deal &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/06/02/handling-unfriendly-questions-and-comments/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<itunes:duration>0:07:32</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>
In this podcast (part two of the interview) Dr Rao Machiraju, CEO of REQALL and past colleague from the Apple days when we both worked in Apple&#8217;s Advanced Technology Group (ATG), shares with us his wisdom on how to deal with troublesome situa[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>
In this podcast (part two of the interview) Dr Rao Machiraju, CEO of REQALL and past colleague from the Apple days when we both worked in Apple&#8217;s Advanced Technology Group (ATG), shares with us his wisdom on how to deal with troublesome situations in Q&#38;As, such as comments that could be perceived as aggressive, or downright hostile at times. This is a must listen-to for those who have not been there&#8230; yet!
Image Source Flickr; Author Zcopley</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:keywords>Manners/Attitude, Presenter, Q&#38;A</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>Jean-Luc Lebrun</itunes:author>
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		<title>Presentation Traps 10 &#8211; The room trap</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/05/06/the-room-trap/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/05/06/the-room-trap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 12:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Presentation Hardware]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[presentation glitches]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[rehearsal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-control]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=700</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Doomsday! Your phone rings. The receptionist tells you the Japanese visitors have arrived. You take the elevator down five floors to the ground floor where the two meeting rooms are. Many people use them, and the furniture frequently gets changed to &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/05/06/the-room-trap/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Presentation traps 9 &#8211; the rehearsal traps</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/05/04/the-rehearsal-traps/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/05/04/the-rehearsal-traps/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 10:40:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Try and find out what is wrong with the five situations described below. 1) Sylvia is in the University library facing the screen of her laptop. She came here to have a chance to be quiet and rehearse an important &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/05/04/the-rehearsal-traps/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Nothing reveals personal expertise better than questions; therefore,&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/04/11/how-audience-perceives-expertise/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/04/11/how-audience-perceives-expertise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 10:31:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[They were certain that their expertise would be seen through the high density of information on their slides. They were certain that removing an ounce of proof would be like losing a pound of flesh &#8211; a tragedy of Shakespearian &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/04/11/how-audience-perceives-expertise/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>025 Speech Synthesis for the ESL Presenter</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/04/01/025-speech-synthesis-for-the-esl-presenter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 08:29:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you feel that speaking English is like driving your car on the left side of the road when you are used to driving it on the right? Is your spoken English bad because you are slowed down by  researchers &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/04/01/025-speech-synthesis-for-the-esl-presenter/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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Do you feel that speaking English is like driving your car on the left side of the road when you are used to driving it on the right? Is your spoken English bad because you are slowed down by  researchers from your own country who insist you speak [...]</itunes:subtitle>
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Do you feel that speaking English is like driving your car on the left side of the road when you are used to driving it on the right? Is your spoken English bad because you are slowed down by  researchers from your own country who insist you speak to them in your own language? Do you want to slow down the aging process that is taking you downhill so that you can master English before your very own neurons tell you it&#8217;s too late? Does the road towards fluent spoken English seem endless and tortuous without a native English teacher by your side?Are you slowed down by the online dictionaries that speak one word when you want a full sentence? Can text-to-speech effectively replace a real English (or French) voice?
The ESL scientist who presents will definitely enjoy this podcast as it reveals the secrets of the incredible progress made in the naturalness in computer speech, as explained by one of its long time researcher and developer, Dr Kim Silverman of Apple Computer. But it does not stop there. Dr Silverman also explains how to use speech synthesis to improve the quality of your oral presentation. Don&#8217;t miss this podcast if you are an ESL scientist!
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		<itunes:keywords>Presenter, Voice</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>Jean-Luc Lebrun</itunes:author>
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		<title>Look at things as if for the first time</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/03/30/look-at-things-as-if-for-the-first-time/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/03/30/look-at-things-as-if-for-the-first-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 05:04:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While reading the great little book &#8220;Advice for a young investigator&#8221; by Santiago Ramon y Cajol, Nobel laureate 1906, I stumbled upon a quote the author attributed to another Spaniard, Perez de Ayala: &#8220;Look at things as if for the &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/03/30/look-at-things-as-if-for-the-first-time/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>023 Speech synthesis and the presenter</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/03/29/speech-synthesis-and-the-presenter/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/03/29/speech-synthesis-and-the-presenter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=609</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Rarely do we think about speech synthesis (written text spoken by a computer voice) when it comes to presentations. After all, the presenter is the host. But what if the host had a soar throat, or had an English accent &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/03/29/speech-synthesis-and-the-presenter/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<itunes:duration>0:08:10</itunes:duration>
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Rarely do we think about speech synthesis (written text spoken by a computer voice) when it comes to presentations. After all, the presenter is the host. But what if the host had a soar throat, or had an English accent to pronounced that the audien[...]</itunes:subtitle>
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Rarely do we think about speech synthesis (written text spoken by a computer voice) when it comes to presentations. After all, the presenter is the host. But what if the host had a soar throat, or had an English accent to pronounced that the audience is likely to give up and leave the room shortly after the start of the presentation&#8230; The applications of text-to-speech do not stop there. Many presenters actually write their whole speech ahead of time in the note section of their PowerPoint or Keynote slides. Having the computer voice speak out these notes allows you to discover that certain sentences read fine as printed  text, but no longer sound fine when spoken. It&#8217;s time to make these sentences a little less formal. And while you are at it, see how long the computer voice takes to read your speech &#8211; and check that you do not exceed the allotted time!  We interview, Dr Kim Silverman, the Apple scientist who is responsible for one of the best American voices in computer speech today, Alex. The MAC user will be able to watch an interesting program showing how to have Mac&#8217;s voice present for you. The other site where the self-presenting presentation is mentioned is here.
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		<itunes:keywords>Presenter, Voice</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>Jean-Luc Lebrun</itunes:author>
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		<title>Presentation traps 7 &#8211; the cultural trap</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/02/03/the-cultural-trap/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:18:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have much respect for authors who go to great lengths to get an attractive title for their  paper. &#8220;The Inflammatory Macrophage: A story of Jekyll and Hyde&#8221;* is a fantastic title&#8230; for westerners familiar with Robert Louis Stevenson&#8217;s 1886 &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/02/03/the-cultural-trap/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Presentation traps 6 &#8211; the conclusion traps</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/02/01/the-conclusion-traps/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:09:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think about it. You have done your best to gather the interest of your audience around your topic for a full eleven minutes. The chairperson just looked at his watch, and corrected his sitting position to move closer to the &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/02/01/the-conclusion-traps/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Presentation traps 3 &#8211; the joke is on you</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/01/25/the-joke-is-on-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:56:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Start with a joke&#8221;, &#8220;deride the audience&#8221;, &#8220;make them like you by making them laugh&#8221;, the pundits say. And out they go, on a limb as always, the serious presenters whose sense of humour is such that they usually end &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/01/25/the-joke-is-on-you/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Presentation traps 2 &#8211; Forced Audience Interaction</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/01/25/forced-audience-interaction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:47:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Probe the audience&#8221;, &#8220;Interact with the audience&#8221;, the pundits say. And out on a limb they go, the misfortunate presenters for whom good advice but poor timing garner nothing but the deathly silence of  an unsympathetic audience. I recall the &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/01/25/forced-audience-interaction/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Presentation traps 1 &#8211; Hazardous comparisons</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/01/24/hazardous-comparisons/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 08:48:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With this, the first of several blog entries on presentation traps, we are entering the quagmires and the quicksands where many presenters get trapped. These traps are mostly concealed and presenters realise they are trapped far too late to fix &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/01/24/hazardous-comparisons/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Blessed are the nitpickers</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/10/27/blessed-are-the-nitpickers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If in every scientist lurks a nitpicker &#8211; a person who fusses over details &#8211; it is simply because scientific experiments require great attention to details. Nitpicking talents vary from one person to another. But, in any group of twelve &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/10/27/blessed-are-the-nitpickers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What can the scientist who presents learn from Herbert Simon (Part 1)</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/10/10/learning-from-herbert-simon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 07:58:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nobel Laureate Herbert Simon, in a 1969 article entitled &#8220;Designing Organizations for an Information-Rich World&#8221;, points out the problems created by the wealth of information. A rabbit-rich world is a lettuce-poor world. [...] Now, when we speak of an information-rich &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/10/10/learning-from-herbert-simon/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What can the scientist who presents learn from Santiago Ramon Y Cajal</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/09/09/learning-from-santiago-ramon-y-cajal/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/09/09/learning-from-santiago-ramon-y-cajal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Santiago Ramon Y Cajal was a neurologist who shared with Golgi the nobel prize in 1906. In his excellent little book &#8220;Advice for a young investigator&#8221;, translated for MIT press by Neely and Larry Swanson, one finds some remarkable insights on the &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/09/09/learning-from-santiago-ramon-y-cajal/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Microphones and how they make you sound</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/08/29/microphones-and-how-they-make-you-sound/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/08/29/microphones-and-how-they-make-you-sound/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:19:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microphones &#8211; you love them because they extend the reach of your voice, and you hate them because they sometimes create problems: they whistle, they break down, they get in the way&#8230; Knowing how to handle them correctly and according &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/08/29/microphones-and-how-they-make-you-sound/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>When The Scientist Presents Book Launch in Singapore today</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/08/28/when-the-scientist-presents-book-launch-in-singapore-today/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/08/28/when-the-scientist-presents-book-launch-in-singapore-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:49:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amazon page for the book and publisher page Praise for When The Scientist Presents: Roald Hoffmann Nobel laureate in Chemistry and writer &#8220;This is by light-years the best guide to designing and presenting lectures. Lebrun writes in a lively, direct &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/08/28/when-the-scientist-presents-book-launch-in-singapore-today/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Presenters with Foreign Names</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/08/17/presenters-with-foreign-names/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/08/17/presenters-with-foreign-names/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lebrun is my last name. Actually, I have no prior name, so my last name is theoretically my first name, but in fact my first name is jean-Luc. Confused? Alright, let&#8217;s start again. Lebrun is my family name and Jean-Luc &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/08/17/presenters-with-foreign-names/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>choose and handle presentation remotes</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/08/06/choose-and-handle-presentation-remotes/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/08/06/choose-and-handle-presentation-remotes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:43:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=243</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Presentation remotes are both a blessing and a curse, depending on how easy they are to use and how familiar we are with them. They do free us from having to constantly stand by the keyboard, but misusing them turns &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/08/06/choose-and-handle-presentation-remotes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>010 Powerpoint and Shakespeare</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/06/07/powerpoint-and-shakespeare/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/06/07/powerpoint-and-shakespeare/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 08:44:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=231</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What is the potential of PowerPoint, or for that matter, the potential of any software used in presentations? Does PowerPoint present an improvement over other methods of presentations? What is the danger of PowerPoint? Find out from our presenter experts, &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/06/07/powerpoint-and-shakespeare/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<itunes:duration>0:08:25</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>What is the potential of PowerPoint, or for that matter, the potential of any software used in presentations? Does PowerPoint present an improvement over other methods of presentations? What is the danger of PowerPoint?
Find out from our presenter e[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>What is the potential of PowerPoint, or for that matter, the potential of any software used in presentations? Does PowerPoint present an improvement over other methods of presentations? What is the danger of PowerPoint?
Find out from our presenter experts, Dr Alastair Curry and Dr Mark Sinclair.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:keywords>Manners/Attitude</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>Jean-Luc Lebrun</itunes:author>
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		<title>Scaling a group image+ text &#8211; PowerPoint &amp; Keynote</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/04/25/scaling-group-image-text/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/04/25/scaling-group-image-text/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=192</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[To resize a group that includes image and text, the group must first be converted to an image; alternatively, the group can be ungrouped and text can be be resized separately from the image.It is possible to reduce the decrease &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/04/25/scaling-group-image-text/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>007 Dealing with Accent</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/04/25/007-dealing-with-accent/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/04/25/007-dealing-with-accent/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 06:48:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=187</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Do British or american scientist-presenters have the advantage over people for whom English is the second language (ESL)? How does one reduce the impact of one&#8217;s accent? How can native English speakers make things difficult for the rest of us &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/04/25/007-dealing-with-accent/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<itunes:duration>0:09:39</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>Do British or american scientist-presenters have the advantage over people for whom English is the second language (ESL)? How does one reduce the impact of one&#8217;s accent? How can native English speakers make things difficult for the rest of us [...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Do British or american scientist-presenters have the advantage over people for whom English is the second language (ESL)? How does one reduce the impact of one&#8217;s accent? How can native English speakers make things difficult for the rest of us not born with English DNA  ?</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:keywords>Voice</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>Jean-Luc Lebrun</itunes:author>
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		<title>What can the scientist who presents learn from Pascal (Part 4)</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/04/19/learning-from-pascal-part-4/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/04/19/learning-from-pascal-part-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:21:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=165</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Blaise Pascal, the scientist philosopher, has good advice immediately applicable during a Q&#38;A when faced with a questioner who disagrees with the presenter. (Thought 9) When one wishes to correct to one&#8217;s advantage, and reveal how mistaken someone is, one &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/04/19/learning-from-pascal-part-4/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Visible map and invisible shortcuts &#8211; navigation tools</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/04/13/visible-and-invisible-navigation-tools/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/04/13/visible-and-invisible-navigation-tools/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:56:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=139</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Keep to time&#8221; is good advice, but how? Since slide contents are the greatest time-consuming factor, it makes sense to adjust them until the presenter no longer faces the approaching wall of time with the fear of crashing into it. &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/04/13/visible-and-invisible-navigation-tools/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>006 Presenting Limitations of Research at conference Talk</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/04/12/006-presenting-limitations-of-research-at-conference-talk/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/04/12/006-presenting-limitations-of-research-at-conference-talk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 08:53:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=136</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Should one present research limitations during the ten minutes of a scientific talk at a conference? Would one be breaching academic honesty and integrity if one did not present them? What has this topic got to do with how well &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/04/12/006-presenting-limitations-of-research-at-conference-talk/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<itunes:duration>0:13:40</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>Should one present research limitations during the ten minutes of a scientific talk at a conference? Would one be breaching academic honesty and integrity if one did not present them? What has this topic got to do with how well the Q&#38;A goes afte[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Should one present research limitations during the ten minutes of a scientific talk at a conference? Would one be breaching academic honesty and integrity if one did not present them? What has this topic got to do with how well the Q&#38;A goes after the talk?
Find out from our cast of profs, Dr. Sinclair and Dr. Curry, in the profcast segment of this podcast.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:keywords>Manners/Attitude</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>Jean-Luc Lebrun</itunes:author>
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		<title>Animate using motion path or action builds</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/04/04/animate-using-motion-path/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/04/04/animate-using-motion-path/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 16:15:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=130</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The oral presentation surpasses the journal paper in many respects, but surely, one of the key differentiators has to be the use of animation to explain. Finally, a method can come alive on your screen whereas, on paper, it is mummified, &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/04/04/animate-using-motion-path/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What can the scientist who presents learn from Pascal (Part 3)</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/03/29/learning-from-pascal-part-3/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/03/29/learning-from-pascal-part-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Modesty, respect for others, are often found in famous scientists. Sir Isaac Newton (a contemporary of Pascal) did not say &#8220;If I have seen further, it is because they were all as blind as a bat&#8221;. He wrote &#8221;If I have seen further it &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/03/29/learning-from-pascal-part-3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What can the scientist who presents learn from Pascal (Part 2)</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/03/27/learning-from-pascal-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/03/27/learning-from-pascal-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:33:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Expectations]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Should one apologise in front of the audience? After all, the presenter is hosting scientists to the talk, and a host shows great respect towards his or her guests. Pascal, the great philosopher and scientist, has a few insights worth &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/03/27/learning-from-pascal-part-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What can the scientist who presents learn from Pascal (Part 1)</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/03/25/learning-from-pascal-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/03/25/learning-from-pascal-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=85</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Pascal is a seventeenth century scientist who &#8211;like Watt, Volt, Ampere, Joule, Newton&#8211; has his name forever associated with Science via a Standard International unit of pressure, the Pascal (Pa). But Pascal is also a great philosopher, and his famous &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/03/25/learning-from-pascal-part-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>004 Keeping to time</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/03/17/004-keeping-to-time/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/03/17/004-keeping-to-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:50:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=73</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Saved by the bell? Not the presenter.  You may be cut off mid-sentence by the chairperson if you exceed the given presentation time . Your punch line  may never be heard. Where in your presentation are you most likely to drift? And &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/03/17/004-keeping-to-time/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<itunes:duration>0:08:36</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>Saved by the bell? Not the presenter.  You may be cut off mid-sentence by the chairperson if you exceed the given presentation time . Your punch line  may never be heard. Where in your presentation are you most likely to drift? And how do you preven[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Saved by the bell? Not the presenter.  You may be cut off mid-sentence by the chairperson if you exceed the given presentation time . Your punch line  may never be heard. Where in your presentation are you most likely to drift? And how do you prevent drifting? Find out from our podcast experts, Dr Sinclair and Dr Curry.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:keywords>Manners/Attitude</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>Jean-Luc Lebrun</itunes:author>
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		<title>The &#8220;B&#8221; key or the Black slide</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/03/10/the-b-key-or-the-black-slide/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/03/10/the-b-key-or-the-black-slide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:07:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Presentation Hardware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Presentation Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Slide Function & Design]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that, while presenting your PowerPoint of Keynote presentation, you can press the letter &#8220;B&#8221; on your keyboard (or the little grey square on your presentation remote) and watch a miracle take place. At that precise moment, you, &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/03/10/the-b-key-or-the-black-slide/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>002David Peebles&#8217; argument</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/02/11/002david-peebles-argument/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/02/11/002david-peebles-argument/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:16:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Manners/Attitude]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Presenter]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Depth of Conviction counts more than height of logic, and enthusiasm is worth more than knowledge. This quote attributed to David Peebles may not seem to apply to the scientist who presents. After all, Science is all logic and knowledge. The &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/02/11/002david-peebles-argument/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<itunes:duration>0:13:17</itunes:duration>
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Depth of Conviction counts more than height of logic, and enthusiasm is worth more than knowledge.
This quote attributed to David Peebles may not seem to apply to the scientist who presents. After all, Science is all logic and knowledge. The enthus[...]</itunes:subtitle>
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Depth of Conviction counts more than height of logic, and enthusiasm is worth more than knowledge.
This quote attributed to David Peebles may not seem to apply to the scientist who presents. After all, Science is all logic and knowledge. The enthusiastic exclamation mark always rises someone&#8217;s eyebrows when it appears in a scientific paper, and the deep seated down to earth conviction is rarely born from height of logic.
Our two guests on this second podcast give their opinion.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:keywords>Manners/Attitude, Presenter</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>Jean-Luc Lebrun</itunes:author>
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		<title>Presentation traps 5 &#8211; the title trap</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/01/28/the-title-trap/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/01/28/the-title-trap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:53:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Audience Expectations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Expectations]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[acknowledgment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[audience]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Time after time, presenters repeat the same mistake: the title slide is on the screen behind them, they turn towards the screen, read the title, and possibly also read their name (why stop now), then immediately move on to the &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/01/28/the-title-trap/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What can the scientist who presents learn from Churchill (Part 2)</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/01/27/learning-from-churchill-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/01/27/learning-from-churchill-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:34:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Manners/Attitude]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Voice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Accent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Churchill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gestures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pacing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rehearsal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[speech impediment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[voice inflexion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Are you frightened to speak because you have an accent or a speech impediment? Consider Churchill&#8217;s problem, as described by his granddaughter Celia Sandys in the book &#8220;We shall not fail&#8221;. &#8220;Churchill had to overcome a speech impediment that might &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/01/27/learning-from-churchill-part-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What can the scientist who presents learn from Churchill (Part 1)</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/01/23/learning-from-churchill-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/01/23/learning-from-churchill-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:27:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Convincing]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=34</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In her book We Shall Not Fail the granddaughter of Churchill comments on her grandpa&#8217;s speaking skills. Here are sentences that are of immediate value to the scientist who presents. &#8220;[...]strike when the voice or pen is hot.&#8221; If you &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/01/23/learning-from-churchill-part-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Society still cherishes its gifted speakers&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/01/22/society-cherishes-its-gifted-speakers/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/01/22/society-cherishes-its-gifted-speakers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:33:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Manners/Attitude]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Question Types & Answers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Voice]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I am very much indebted to Lisa B Marshall, a colleague working in another part of the world, for introducing me and her blog readers to an interesting 1922 resource now in the public domain.  In the 14 October 07 entry, you &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/01/22/society-cherishes-its-gifted-speakers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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