Sinposis

GIVING A TALK' IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WAYS IN WHICH WE COMMUNICATE OUR RESEARCH. THE 'TALK' COVERS EVERYTHING FROM A TEN-MINUTE BRIEFING ON PROGRESS TO A HANDFUL OF COLLEAGUES, TO A KEYNOTE ADDRESS TO A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE WITH MORE THAN A THOUSAND DELEGATES. WHATEVER THE OCCASION, THE AIM IS THE SAME - TO GET THE MESSAGE ACROSS CLEARLY AND EFFECTIVELY. AT THE SAME TIME, PRESENTATIONAL SKILLS ARE BECOMING MORE IMPORTANT IN ALL WALKS OF LIFE - AND PRESENTING SCIENCE HAS PARTICULAR ISSUES. OUR AIM IS TO EQUIP THE READER WITH THE BASIC SKILLS NEEDED TO MAKE A GOOD PRESENTATION, AND OUR APPROACH IS PRAGMATIC, NOT DOGMATIC. WE EMPHASISE FOUR POINTS: - THE GOAL IS TO COMMUNICATE THE SCIENCE TO THE AUDIENCE. - THE SPEAKER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERYTHING THAT APPEARS, AND DOES NOT APPEAR, ON EACH SLIDE.