ScienceSlides - How to Improve Your Scientific Presentation
September 19th, 2006
I. Significance of Scientific Presentation.
Modern science is communicated in three basic ways: (1) written scientific articles (mostly pre-peer reviewed), (2) oral presentations (on-site peer review) and (3) postings on boards (posters) - in a sense a combination of written and oral communications. Oral scientific presentation is critical because it shows how much in command of your research you are. No hiding behind editing and polishing process of delayed written articles. Oral communications are scrutinized on site and speakers are challenged in an immediate way. Although written work is more permanent, and thus the record could be examined by more scientists in a delayed fashion, scientific presentations on conferences are viewed as more challenging. On the upside, scientific presentations, if done with care, could show a broader aspect of your research, tell more about the discovery process in your lab or at your bench and more readily let the people inside your reasoning.
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