http://scientific-presentations.com Resources for the presenter scientist Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:38:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= CreativeCommons Attribution - Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ jllebrun@me.com (Jean-Luc Lebrun) jllebrun@me.com (Jean-Luc Lebrun) Science: Presentation Skills 1440 http://scientific-presentations.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/podcastpic144.jpg http://scientific-presentations.com 144 144 http://scientific-presentations.com/?feed=podcast When the scientist presents: Experts recommend "When the scientist presents" 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&A. scientific, talk, scientific, presentations, Q&A, slide, design, interviews, PowerPoint, Keynote, scientist, audience Jean-Luc Lebrun Jean-Luc Lebrun jllebrun@me.com no no http://scientific-presentations.com/2012/04/05/rehearsals-the-hp-digital-signature/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2012/04/05/rehearsals-the-hp-digital-signature/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 23:55:50 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=938 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2012/04/05/rehearsals-the-hp-digital-signature/feed/ 0 http://scientific-presentations.com/2011/06/13/learning-from-henri-poincare-part-2/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2011/06/13/learning-from-henri-poincare-part-2/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:32:43 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=875 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2011/06/13/learning-from-henri-poincare-part-2/feed/ 0 http://scientific-presentations.com/2011/03/20/presentation-traps-12-the-body-trap/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2011/03/20/presentation-traps-12-the-body-trap/#comments Sun, 20 Mar 2011 13:45:27 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=849 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2011/03/20/presentation-traps-12-the-body-trap/feed/ 0 http://scientific-presentations.com/2011/03/12/028-convinced-yes-but-of-what/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2011/03/12/028-convinced-yes-but-of-what/#comments Sat, 12 Mar 2011 07:57:39 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=830 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2011/03/12/028-convinced-yes-but-of-what/feed/ 0 0:10:09 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[...] 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&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’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 “convincing”. Looking at yourself from the perspective of the audience is a real eye opener! Eye, by ERIO. on Flickr. Manners/Attitude, Presenter, Voice Jean-Luc Lebrun no no http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/07/14/from-presenter-ghost-to-presenter-host/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/07/14/from-presenter-ghost-to-presenter-host/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:59:40 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=767 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/07/14/from-presenter-ghost-to-presenter-host/feed/ 0 http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/07/03/smile/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/07/03/smile/#comments Sat, 03 Jul 2010 14:01:55 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=744 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/07/03/smile/feed/ 0 http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/06/03/learning-from-benjamin-franklin/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/06/03/learning-from-benjamin-franklin/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:38:22 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=733 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/06/03/learning-from-benjamin-franklin/feed/ 0 http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/06/02/handling-unfriendly-questions-and-comments/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/06/02/handling-unfriendly-questions-and-comments/#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 02:43:00 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=731 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/06/02/handling-unfriendly-questions-and-comments/feed/ 0 0:07:32 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’s Advanced Technology Group (ATG), shares with us his wisdom on how to deal with troublesome situa[...] 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’s Advanced Technology Group (ATG), shares with us his wisdom on how to deal with troublesome situations in Q&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… yet! Image Source Flickr; Author Zcopley Manners/Attitude, Presenter, Q&A Jean-Luc Lebrun no no http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/05/06/the-room-trap/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/05/06/the-room-trap/#comments Thu, 06 May 2010 12:32:09 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=700 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/05/06/the-room-trap/feed/ 0 http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/05/04/the-rehearsal-traps/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/05/04/the-rehearsal-traps/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 10:40:56 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=688 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/05/04/the-rehearsal-traps/feed/ 0 http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/03/30/look-at-things-as-if-for-the-first-time/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/03/30/look-at-things-as-if-for-the-first-time/#comments Tue, 30 Mar 2010 05:04:55 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=613 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/03/30/look-at-things-as-if-for-the-first-time/feed/ 0 http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/02/01/the-conclusion-traps/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/02/01/the-conclusion-traps/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:09:56 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=527 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/02/01/the-conclusion-traps/feed/ 0 http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/01/25/the-joke-is-on-you/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/01/25/the-joke-is-on-you/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:56:46 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=496 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/01/25/the-joke-is-on-you/feed/ 0 http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/01/25/forced-audience-interaction/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/01/25/forced-audience-interaction/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:47:14 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=479 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/01/25/forced-audience-interaction/feed/ 2 http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/01/24/hazardous-comparisons/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/01/24/hazardous-comparisons/#comments Sun, 24 Jan 2010 08:48:30 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=470 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/01/24/hazardous-comparisons/feed/ 0 http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/10/27/blessed-are-the-nitpickers/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/10/27/blessed-are-the-nitpickers/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:11:28 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=394 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/10/27/blessed-are-the-nitpickers/feed/ 0 http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/09/09/learning-from-santiago-ramon-y-cajal/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/09/09/learning-from-santiago-ramon-y-cajal/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:49:25 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=280 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/09/09/learning-from-santiago-ramon-y-cajal/feed/ 0 http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/08/28/when-the-scientist-presents-book-launch-in-singapore-today/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/08/28/when-the-scientist-presents-book-launch-in-singapore-today/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:49:32 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=261 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/08/28/when-the-scientist-presents-book-launch-in-singapore-today/feed/ 0 http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/08/17/presenters-with-foreign-names/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/08/17/presenters-with-foreign-names/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:21:51 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=246 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/08/17/presenters-with-foreign-names/feed/ 0 http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/06/07/powerpoint-and-shakespeare/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/06/07/powerpoint-and-shakespeare/#comments Sun, 07 Jun 2009 08:44:14 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=231 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/06/07/powerpoint-and-shakespeare/feed/ 0 0:08:25 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[...] 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. Manners/Attitude Jean-Luc Lebrun no no http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/04/19/learning-from-pascal-part-4/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/04/19/learning-from-pascal-part-4/#comments Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:21:40 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=165 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/04/19/learning-from-pascal-part-4/feed/ 1 http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/04/12/006-presenting-limitations-of-research-at-conference-talk/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/04/12/006-presenting-limitations-of-research-at-conference-talk/#comments Sun, 12 Apr 2009 08:53:13 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=136 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/04/12/006-presenting-limitations-of-research-at-conference-talk/feed/ 0 0:13:40 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&A goes afte[...] 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&A goes after the talk? Find out from our cast of profs, Dr. Sinclair and Dr. Curry, in the profcast segment of this podcast. Manners/Attitude Jean-Luc Lebrun no no http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/03/29/learning-from-pascal-part-3/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/03/29/learning-from-pascal-part-3/#comments Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:01:36 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=124 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/03/29/learning-from-pascal-part-3/feed/ 0 http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/03/27/learning-from-pascal-part-2/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/03/27/learning-from-pascal-part-2/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:33:06 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=110 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/03/27/learning-from-pascal-part-2/feed/ 1 http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/03/25/learning-from-pascal-part-1/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/03/25/learning-from-pascal-part-1/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:57:20 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=85 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/03/25/learning-from-pascal-part-1/feed/ 0 http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/03/17/004-keeping-to-time/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/03/17/004-keeping-to-time/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:50:16 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=73 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/03/17/004-keeping-to-time/feed/ 0 0:08:36 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[...] 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. Manners/Attitude Jean-Luc Lebrun no no http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/02/11/002david-peebles-argument/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/02/11/002david-peebles-argument/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:16:30 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=61 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/02/11/002david-peebles-argument/feed/ 0 0:13:17 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[...] 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’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. Manners/Attitude, Presenter Jean-Luc Lebrun no no http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/01/28/the-title-trap/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/01/28/the-title-trap/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:53:31 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=517 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/01/28/the-title-trap/feed/ 1 http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/01/27/learning-from-churchill-part-2/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/01/27/learning-from-churchill-part-2/#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:34:11 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=43 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/01/27/learning-from-churchill-part-2/feed/ 0 http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/01/23/learning-from-churchill-part-1/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/01/23/learning-from-churchill-part-1/#comments Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:27:48 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=34 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/01/23/learning-from-churchill-part-1/feed/ 0 http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/01/22/society-cherishes-its-gifted-speakers/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/01/22/society-cherishes-its-gifted-speakers/#comments Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:33:11 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=30 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/01/22/society-cherishes-its-gifted-speakers/feed/ 0