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/2011/06/17/learning-from-herbert-simon-2/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2011/06/17/learning-from-herbert-simon-2/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 02:00:09 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=324 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2011/06/17/learning-from-herbert-simon-2/feed/ 0 http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/05/25/what-can-the-scientist-who-presents-learn-from-antoine-de-st-exupery/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/05/25/what-can-the-scientist-who-presents-learn-from-antoine-de-st-exupery/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 10:15:10 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=721 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/05/25/what-can-the-scientist-who-presents-learn-from-antoine-de-st-exupery/feed/ 0 http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/04/29/the_knowledge_trap/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/04/29/the_knowledge_trap/#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:04:11 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=675 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/04/29/the_knowledge_trap/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/2010/03/17/validity-of-rules-of-thumb/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/03/17/validity-of-rules-of-thumb/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:29:52 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=581 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/03/17/validity-of-rules-of-thumb/feed/ 0 http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/02/04/less-is-not-always-more/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/02/04/less-is-not-always-more/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:44:17 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=545 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/02/04/less-is-not-always-more/feed/ 2 http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/02/03/the-cultural-trap/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/02/03/the-cultural-trap/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:18:57 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=547 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/02/03/the-cultural-trap/feed/ 0 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/2009/12/11/020-telecom-metaphor-for-effective-scientific-communications/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/12/11/020-telecom-metaphor-for-effective-scientific-communications/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:07:51 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=440 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/12/11/020-telecom-metaphor-for-effective-scientific-communications/feed/ 0 0:10:00 Our new guest, Dr Francis Yeoh, CEO of the National Research Foundation, is drawing a useful analogy from the field of telecommunications to clarify the duties of the scientist who presents, and clearly define the conditions under which communicati[...] Our new guest, Dr Francis Yeoh, CEO of the National Research Foundation, is drawing a useful analogy from the field of telecommunications to clarify the duties of the scientist who presents, and clearly define the conditions under which communication to an audience is effective. Transmitter, Receiver, Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR)… This fruitful metaphor will open your eyes so long as you open your ears… to this podcast! (Flickr image by Woodleywonderworks) Jean-Luc Lebrun no no http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/10/11/017presenting-patents-and-formulas/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/10/11/017presenting-patents-and-formulas/#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:00:36 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=341 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/10/11/017presenting-patents-and-formulas/feed/ 0 0:07:51 Strangely enough, knowing what is important in a patent presentation enables us 1) to bring light on an age-old question: Should one display formulas in a scientific talk? 2) to learn how to position our scientific contribution in the best possible[...] Strangely enough, knowing what is important in a patent presentation enables us 1) to bring light on an age-old question: Should one display formulas in a scientific talk? 2) to learn how to position our scientific contribution in the best possible light Our guest, Dr Leong Munkew, is CTO and deputy CIO of  the Singapore National Library Board. Jean-Luc Lebrun no no http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/10/10/learning-from-herbert-simon/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/10/10/learning-from-herbert-simon/#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2009 07:58:27 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=311 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/10/10/learning-from-herbert-simon/feed/ 0 http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/09/28/robert-geroch-suggestions-applied-to-the-subtitle-of-your-talk/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/09/28/robert-geroch-suggestions-applied-to-the-subtitle-of-your-talk/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:48:43 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=298 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/09/28/robert-geroch-suggestions-applied-to-the-subtitle-of-your-talk/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/2009/08/18/014-core-competitive-advantage/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/08/18/014-core-competitive-advantage/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:45:54 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=256 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/08/18/014-core-competitive-advantage/feed/ 0 0:07:36 Can we predict the type of questions a scientist gets from VCs (venture capitalists)? And how would the BCG Matrix be of any use to the presenter scientist who is required to present the competitive advantage of his or her discoveries? Our guest, Dr[...] Can we predict the type of questions a scientist gets from VCs (venture capitalists)? And how would the BCG Matrix be of any use to the presenter scientist who is required to present the competitive advantage of his or her discoveries? Our guest, Dr. Motiwalla enlightens us. He is professor in entrepreneurship at the National University of Singapore, and sits on the board of a number of Hi-Tech companies in the US. Jean-Luc Lebrun no no http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/05/23/009-not-so-expert-audience-with-distracting-laptops/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/05/23/009-not-so-expert-audience-with-distracting-laptops/#comments Sat, 23 May 2009 15:25:30 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=215 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/05/23/009-not-so-expert-audience-with-distracting-laptops/feed/ 0 0:11:01 Most conference proceedings now come in CD or DVD format instead of paper. How does that change the behaviour of the audience? Presenters often assume that the audience they are facing is made up of experts in their field. Is that assumption valid? [...] Most conference proceedings now come in CD or DVD format instead of paper. How does that change the behaviour of the audience? Presenters often assume that the audience they are facing is made up of experts in their field. Is that assumption valid? What can we assume our audience really knows? Should what earlier presenters say during their talk influence what we should cover during our talk? Jean-Luc Lebrun no no http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/04/25/scaling-group-image-text/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/04/25/scaling-group-image-text/#comments Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:49:25 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=192 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/04/25/scaling-group-image-text/feed/ 0 http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/04/25/007-dealing-with-accent/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/04/25/007-dealing-with-accent/#comments Sat, 25 Apr 2009 06:48:37 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=187 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/04/25/007-dealing-with-accent/feed/ 0 0:09:39 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’s accent? How can native English speakers make things difficult for the rest of us [...] 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’s accent? How can native English speakers make things difficult for the rest of us not born with English DNA ? Voice Jean-Luc Lebrun no no http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/04/24/learn-from-peter-feibelman/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/04/24/learn-from-peter-feibelman/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:11:48 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=171 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/04/24/learn-from-peter-feibelman/feed/ 0 http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/04/13/visible-and-invisible-navigation-tools/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/04/13/visible-and-invisible-navigation-tools/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:56:38 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=139 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/04/13/visible-and-invisible-navigation-tools/feed/ 0 http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/04/04/animate-using-motion-path/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/04/04/animate-using-motion-path/#comments Sat, 04 Apr 2009 16:15:48 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=130 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/04/04/animate-using-motion-path/feed/ 0 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/2009/01/28/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/2009/01/23/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