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	<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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		<title>(TDD) Test-Driven Development &#8211; its use in scientific presentations</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2012/04/02/tdd-test-driven-development-its-use-in-scientific-presentations/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2012/04/02/tdd-test-driven-development-its-use-in-scientific-presentations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:14:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How does one know that everything is going to be fine &#8220;on the night&#8221;, or at least on the big day of our presentation? Of course, one could cross fingers &#8211; but should the index finger be over the middle &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2012/04/02/tdd-test-driven-development-its-use-in-scientific-presentations/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Presentation traps 12 &#8211; The trap of the introduction slide</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2011/01/08/presentation-traps-11-the-trap-of-the-introduction-slide/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2011/01/08/presentation-traps-11-the-trap-of-the-introduction-slide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2011 06:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You are certainly familiar with scientific presentation slides that have all the structural signs of the scientific paper they were extracted from (same headings, same figures, etc). After the title slide, you will often found a slide with the title &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2011/01/08/presentation-traps-11-the-trap-of-the-introduction-slide/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Presentation traps 8 &#8211; the knowledge trap</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/04/29/the_knowledge_trap/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/04/29/the_knowledge_trap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:04:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;And here, you see&#8230;&#8221; These are the famous words that ring hollow to the blind. But the lack of knowledge leaves us just as blind &#8211; a temporary type of blindness, assuredly, but blindness nevertheless. For knowledge only lights up &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/04/29/the_knowledge_trap/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Acknowledgment Slide</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/04/25/the-acknowledgment-slide/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/04/25/the-acknowledgment-slide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 09:39:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are like most scientists, chances are that you will place the acknowledgment slide at the end of your presentation. But if you watch one of the Hollywood award events, or attend a Nobel laureate award presentation, chances are &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/04/25/the-acknowledgment-slide/">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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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=632</guid>
		<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>Rules of thumb for presentations &#8211; how good are they?</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/03/17/validity-of-rules-of-thumb/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/03/17/validity-of-rules-of-thumb/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:29:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=581</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[People like formulas. They are expedient rules of thumb that guard against dangerous extremes. &#8220;Plan for one minute  and a half per slide&#8221;, some say, &#8220;and never put more than 5 bullets point and more than 5 words per bullet &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/03/17/validity-of-rules-of-thumb/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Effective Variant on the Assertion &#8211; Evidence Paradigm</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/03/16/effective-variant-on-the-assertion-evidence-paradigm/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/03/16/effective-variant-on-the-assertion-evidence-paradigm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:53:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Assertion &#8211; Evidence paradigm, promoted by Michael Alley, does indeed force the presenter to limit the information on each slide (and less is mostly more, even in scientific presentations - see limitations). But does Assertion follow Evidence, or Evidence follow Assertion as in &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/03/16/effective-variant-on-the-assertion-evidence-paradigm/">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>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2010/02/01/the-conclusion-traps/#comments</comments>
		<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>continuity bugs in linear slide presentations</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/11/28/continuity-bugs-in-linear-slide-presentations/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/11/28/continuity-bugs-in-linear-slide-presentations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:53:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whenever you take a non linear media and flatten it (make it linear), you introduce problems of two kinds: 1) Discontinuities in logic. The audience needs to remember what was connected to what, earlier in your presentation, to see the &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/11/28/continuity-bugs-in-linear-slide-presentations/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Robert Geroch suggestions applied to the subtitle of your talk</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/09/28/robert-geroch-suggestions-applied-to-the-subtitle-of-your-talk/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/09/28/robert-geroch-suggestions-applied-to-the-subtitle-of-your-talk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:48:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You will find Dr Geroch&#8217;s &#8220;suggestions for giving talks&#8221;, online. The paper is stored on arXiv.org, the open access site managed by Cornell University. I have read this excellent paper many times and recommend you do likewise. My intent is not &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/09/28/robert-geroch-suggestions-applied-to-the-subtitle-of-your-talk/">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>Pan through images with PowerPoint</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/06/01/pan-through-images-powerpoint/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/06/01/pan-through-images-powerpoint/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:33:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With this technique the presenter moves seamlessly and precisely inside a document larger than a slide by imitating a camera panning through the document, as if the hand moved a transparency across an overhead projector (Powerpoint inch-based offset technique).]]></description>
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		<title>Pan through images with Keynote</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/05/19/pan-through-images-keynote/</link>
		<comments>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/05/19/pan-through-images-keynote/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 12:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With this technique the presenter moves seamlessly and precisely inside a document larger than a slide by imitating a camera panning through the document, as if the hand moved a transparency across an overhead projector (Keynote pixel-based offset technique)]]></description>
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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>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
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		<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>Learning from Peter Feibelman</title>
		<link>http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/04/24/learn-from-peter-feibelman/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-Luc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Scientific Expectations]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In his marvellous little book, &#8220;A Ph.D. Is Not Enough&#8221;, solid state physicist Professor Feibelman uses a metaphor near and dear to my heart, that of the fugue. &#8220;But in giving your talk, you should just tell a story. Its &#8230; <a href="http://scientific-presentations.com/2009/04/24/learn-from-peter-feibelman/">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>
				<category><![CDATA[General Expectations]]></category>
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		<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>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>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scientific-presentations.com/?p=68</guid>
		<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>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>
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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 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>
				<category><![CDATA[Design Factors]]></category>
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		<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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