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/2012/04/02/tdd-test-driven-development-its-use-in-scientific-presentations/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2012/04/02/tdd-test-driven-development-its-use-in-scientific-presentations/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:14:06 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=926 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2012/04/02/tdd-test-driven-development-its-use-in-scientific-presentations/feed/ 0 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/2011/03/12/using-images-legal-issues/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2011/03/12/using-images-legal-issues/#comments Sat, 12 Mar 2011 10:08:50 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=835 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2011/03/12/using-images-legal-issues/feed/ 0 http://scientific-presentations.com/2011/01/08/presentation-traps-11-the-trap-of-the-introduction-slide/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2011/01/08/presentation-traps-11-the-trap-of-the-introduction-slide/#comments Sat, 08 Jan 2011 06:37:20 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=821 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2011/01/08/presentation-traps-11-the-trap-of-the-introduction-slide/feed/ 0 http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/07/25/keeping-in-sync-in-powerpoint/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/07/25/keeping-in-sync-in-powerpoint/#comments Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:58:06 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=777 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/07/25/keeping-in-sync-in-powerpoint/feed/ 0 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/2010/07/02/spoken_before_written/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/07/02/spoken_before_written/#comments Fri, 02 Jul 2010 13:34:31 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=751 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/07/02/spoken_before_written/feed/ 0 0:07:12 Dr Rao Machiraju, in the final part of the interview, suggests a provocative way to prepare a scientific talk…. the augmented speech. Be ready for Rao’s final one liner which is so good,  it should be carved in stone, or at least printe[...] Dr Rao Machiraju, in the final part of the interview, suggests a provocative way to prepare a scientific talk…. the augmented speech. Be ready for Rao’s final one liner which is so good,  it should be carved in stone, or at least printed on a T-Shirt! Image Flickr; Author Smilla4 Slides Jean-Luc Lebrun no no 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/2010/04/25/the-acknowledgment-slide/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/04/25/the-acknowledgment-slide/#comments Sun, 25 Apr 2010 09:39:35 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=660 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/04/25/the-acknowledgment-slide/feed/ 0 http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/04/11/how-audience-perceives-expertise/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/04/11/how-audience-perceives-expertise/#comments Sun, 11 Apr 2010 10:31:54 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=632 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/04/11/how-audience-perceives-expertise/feed/ 1 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/2010/03/16/effective-variant-on-the-assertion-evidence-paradigm/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/03/16/effective-variant-on-the-assertion-evidence-paradigm/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:53:45 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=583 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/03/16/effective-variant-on-the-assertion-evidence-paradigm/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/2009/11/28/continuity-bugs-in-linear-slide-presentations/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/11/28/continuity-bugs-in-linear-slide-presentations/#comments Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:53:54 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=429 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/11/28/continuity-bugs-in-linear-slide-presentations/feed/ 1 http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/11/21/learning-from-henri-poincare/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/11/21/learning-from-henri-poincare/#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:19:57 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=413 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/11/21/learning-from-henri-poincare/feed/ 0 http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/11/13/019-dancing-around-outputs-and-outcomes/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/11/13/019-dancing-around-outputs-and-outcomes/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:19:18 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/11/13/019-dancing-around-outputs-and-outcomes/ Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/11/13/019-dancing-around-outputs-and-outcomes/feed/ 0 0:08:07 Did you ever wonder why your presentation, which looked and sounded awfully good, had little impact on your audience? The answer is found in this podcast… It is a matter of being able to tell the difference between a research output and a rese[...] Did you ever wonder why your presentation, which looked and sounded awfully good, had little impact on your audience? The answer is found in this podcast… It is a matter of being able to tell the difference between a research output and a research outcome. Learn more from our guest, Dr Leong Munkew, CTO of the SingaporeNational Library Board, a stellar presenter, and a brilliant technologist in the field of information retrieval. (Photo by Zachstern, Flickr) Jean-Luc Lebrun no no 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/2009/10/10/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/2009/08/28/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/2009/06/01/pan-through-images-powerpoint/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/06/01/pan-through-images-powerpoint/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:33:22 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=223 http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/06/01/pan-through-images-powerpoint/feed/ 0 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/2009/05/19/pan-through-images-keynote/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/05/19/pan-through-images-keynote/#comments Tue, 19 May 2009 12:48:31 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=209 http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/05/19/pan-through-images-keynote/feed/ 0 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/2009/03/10/the-b-key-or-the-black-slide/ http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/03/10/the-b-key-or-the-black-slide/#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:07:46 +0000 Jean-Luc http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=68 Continue reading →]]> http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/03/10/the-b-key-or-the-black-slide/feed/ 0 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