1、Scientific writing and presentationProf. Mark BartlamCollege of Life Sciences, Nankai UniversityE-mail: Tel: 23502351Course outline Lecture 13+14: How to prepare a scientific talk. How to plan and organize your presentation; How does a scientific talk differ from a paper? How to present your data; H
2、ow to make your talk exciting; Examples of good and bad presentations.The final stage of scientific discovery is reporting what you have learned.Scientific talks A successful talk does three things: Explain Convince EntertainScientific talks Key differences between spoken and written language.Scient
3、ific talks Humans process a visual pattern differently than text. Humans read each word of text and decipher it. Humans quickly and efficiently perceive visual information as a unit. (e.g. written instructions vs. a diagram)Scientific talks Written language: audience is captive no need to repeat inf
4、ormation rely more on written text more space to provide informationScientific talks Spoken language: audience has limited time to listen need to repeat information for audience to absorb ideas rely more on visual support (data, figures) limited time/space to provide informationScientific talks Peop
5、le absorb very little information at first exposure Multiple exposures are the best way for ideas to sink in. Thus, it is ok to state some of your results in the Introduction, and then to repeat your main points in the Results/Conclusions sections.Scientific talks All talks are divided into three parts: Preparing to write your talk Making your slides Presenting your talk
