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Scientific Communication: Written, Oral, Visual. Mic 490 . Prepared by . Dr. Rabab Elamawi. Course description: . Graduate level overview of techniques for platform, poster and written - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Scientific Communication:Written, Oral, Visual

Dr. Rabab Elamawi

Mic 490

Prepared by

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Course description:

Graduate level overview of techniques for platform, poster and written- scientific presentations. Emphasis will be on oral presentation delivery, proposal development, content organization and audience perspective. - The course consists of lectures, student presentations and constructive critiques that takes place intensively over the 5-6 week course period.

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SYLLABUS• Organizing presentation elements; knowing the audience’s needs;

integrating data, showing relationships and causality• Creating effective media elements; use of software products to

enrich presentations• Developing poster presentations; informal and spontaneous

communications• Developing, constructing, organizing and presenting an oral

scientific presentation; leadership principles• Constructive critique of student presentations

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TEXTS AND SPECIEAL TEACHING AIDS

• No special text will be required for the course. However, recommended texts will be suggested and

• additional materials will be duplicated for course participants.

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Overview of presentation formats; oral presentation factors; organization of basic presentation elements; data

integration, effective media elements.

• Assignment 1: Develop initial presentation topic

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Poster design; outreach software; proposal writing.

• Assignment 2: Develop draft PowerPoint presentation poster

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Presentation techniques; large venue experience; attend seminar

• Assignment 3: Attend external seminar. Write summary of content and provide presentation critique based on forms provided

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Proposal presentations and critiques

• Assignment 5: Develop final scientific presentation and handout

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Written Communication•E-mail• Report•Journal Article•Review Article•Book

Oral Communication•Lecture•Meeting•Presentation•Interview

Visual Communication•Poster Session•Lecture•Presentation

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Written CommunicationShould :•be clear•be logical•be factual•use correct grammar•use correct sentence structure•avoid (rampant) speculation

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GrammarThere were 60 odd samples. vs There were 60-odd samples."ie" is an abbreviation for the Latin "id est", which means "that is"."eg" is an abbreviation for the Latin "exempli gratia", which means "for example"."The deadline for this project is in two days - ie, on Friday." – the deadline is on a specific day (Friday)."Please bring something to share to the seminar - eg, some of yourfamous nachos." – "... for example, some of your world-famous nachos."If ie had been used here, it would have meant that you have been askedspecifically to bring some nachos. Is that what was intended?

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Some points of StyleDo not use nouns as adjectivesNot: ATP Formation; reaction productBut: formation of ATP; product of the reactionG.M. Whitesides Adv. Mater. 2004, 16(15), 1375-1377.The word “this” must always be followed by a noun, so thatits reference is explicit.Not: This is a fast reaction; This leads us to concludeBut: This reaction is fast; This observation leads us to concludeDescribe Experimental results uniformly in the past tenseNot: Addition of water gives product.But: Addition of water gave product.Complete all comparisonsNot: The yield was higher using iodine.But: The yield was higher using iodine than chlorine

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PowerPoint Presentation CreationSlide MasterSlides for the seminar need to be consistent both in text and color.An easy way to set up your slides so that they will all look the sameis by using the Slide Master.ColorThe judicious use of color can make makes slides more interesting and can help illustrate a point (such as color-coding certain molecules or parts of molecules throughout the talk). However, there are some colors that are difficult to read. Yellow my not be the best choice on a white background.Importing objectsFor a chemistry seminar, it may be necessary to import objects into the presentation, namely images. Don’t insert as link to an internet image (hotlink). It may change!AnimationAnimation, used sparingly, can add to a seminar. Use it to show certain structures or concepts, but use sparingly.

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1.Speak to your audience before launching your visuals.2.Keep eye contact primarily with your audience, not with your visualaids.3.Avoid reading your slides or overheads to your audience.4.Keep text to a minimum; let images and graphics illustrate anddramatize your points.5.Use a font style that is simple and large enough (generally sans serifstyles at least 18-24 points) to be read at a distance. No strange fonts6.Minimize the number of points per slide.7.Ensure consistency of syntax on each slide (e.g., if the first bulletpoint starts with a verb, all subsequent bullet points should start with averb-it's easier to comprehend and more powerful).8.Take time to introduce - and pause to allow the audience time toabsorb - any - complex information (e.g., from a graph or chart).9.Put your slide titles to work: help deliver the message, not merelygive a name to the slide.10.Blank the Screen to focus attention and re-claim the spotlight. (pressb key to blank screen)

PowerPoint Presentation Guidelines

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