Presenting an effective and dynamic technical paper : a guidebook for novice and experienced speakers in a multicultural world /

Krantz, William B., 1939-

Presenting an effective and dynamic technical paper : a guidebook for novice and experienced speakers in a multicultural world / William B. Krantz - London ; Singapore : Academic Press, 2017. - xix, 95 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.

Includes appendices and index.

Introduction -- Focus and Scope of This Guidebook -- Formal Oral Versus Poster Presentations -- Special Features of This Guidebook -- How to Use This Guidebook -- Preliminary Considerations -- Focus and Scope of This Chapter -- The Presentation Format -- The Venue -- The Allotted Time -- The Outline and Cue Cards for Your Presentation -- Importance of Preparing an Outline -- Value of Preparing Cue Cards -- Dressing for the Occasion -- Organizing Your Presentation -- Focus and Scope of This Chapter -- The Abstract -- When an Abstract Is Needed 1 -- Content of an Abstract -- The Title Slide -- What It Must Include -- What Else It Can Include -- The Outline or Overview -- The Introduction -- The Review of Prior Studies -- The Research Plan -- Indicating the Design Considerations -- Indicating How the Problem Will be Addressed -- Research Plan for an Experimental Study -- Research Plan for a Theoretical Development -- The Discussion of Results -- Showing Typical Results -- Presenting Your Results -- Providing Some Measure of Reproducibility -- Emphasizing Interesting Observations -- The Conclusions -- A Future Work Slide -- The Acknowledgments -- The "Thank You" Slide -- Making a Formal Oral Presentation -- Focus and Scope of This Chapter -- Importance of an Effective Presentation Style -- Distinguishing Features of Making a Formal Oral Presentation -- Developing Your Own Presentation Style -- Preparing Your Slides -- Preliminary Considerations in Preparing Your Slides -- Making Your Visuals Easy to Understand -- Choosing an Appropriate Font -- Choosing an Appropriate Font Size -- Choosing an Appropriate Color Scheme -- Emphasizing Important Parts of Your Presentation -- Use of Animations and Sounds -- Choosing a Template -- Numbering Your Slides -- Proofreading Your Presentation -- Scoping Out the Room and Facilities When On-Site -- Scoping Out the Room for Your Presentation -- Scoping Out the Facilities for Your Presentation -- Use of a Microphone and Laser Pointer -- Use of a Microphone -- Use of a Laser Pointer -- Mastering the Mechanics of an Effective Oral Presentation -- Your Appearance -- Vocalization -- Effective Eye Contact -- Body Language -- Use of Humor -- Handling a Momentary Lapse-of-Memory -- Stepping Through Your Presentation -- Your Introduction by the Session Chair or Host -- Generating Interest Early in Your Presentation -- Pacing Your Presentation -- Ending Your Presentation -- Handling Questions Including Those You Cannot Answer -- Handling Nervousness -- Channeling Nervousness Into Projecting Excitement -- Ways to Control Nervousness -- Handling Mistakes That Cause Nervousness -- The Easiest Way to Avoid Nervousness -- Practice Makes Perfect -- Critiquing Presentations Made by Others -- Developing Your Presentation Style -- Giving a Poster Presentation -- Focus and Scope of This Chapter -- Distinguishing Features of a Poster Presentation -- Importance of Developing Your Own Poster Presentation Style -- Preparing Your Poster -- The Plan for Laying Out Your Poster -- Organizing the Content of Your Poster -- Designing Your Poster -- Proofreading Your Poster Material -- Printing Your Poster -- Choices in the Format for Printing Your Poster -- Proofreading Your Printed Poster -- Checklist Before Arriving On-Site for Your Poster Presentation -- Scoping Out the Room and Posting Your Poster -- Scoping Out the Room for Your Poster Presentation -- Posting Your Poster -- Using a Mechanical Pointer -- Use a Mechanical Pointer for a Poster Presentation -- Using a Mechanical Pointer to Control Your Audience -- Avoid "Playing" With Your Mechanical Pointer -- Mastering the Mechanics of an Effective Poster Presentation -- Preliminary Considerations -- Engaging Your Audience -- Interacting With Your Audience -- "Gimmicks" for Making an Effective Poster Presentation -- Poster Session Courtesy -- Courtesy Considerations for Poster Presentations -- Courtesy Considerations Regarding Your Audience -- Courtesy Considerations Regarding Other Poster Presenters -- Developing Your Poster Presentation Style Machine generated contents note: 1. 1.1. 1.2. 1.3. 1.4. 2. 2.1. 2.2. 2.3. 2.4. 2.5. 2.5.1. 2.5.2. 2.6. 3. 3.1. 3.2. 3.2.1. 3.2.2. 3.3. 3.3.1. 3.3.2. 3.4. 3.5. 3.6. 3.7. 3.7.1. 3.7.2. 3.7.3. 3.7.4. 3.8. 3.8.1. 3.8.2. 3.8.3. 3.8.4. 3.9. 3.10. 3.11. 3.12. 4. 4.1. 4.1.1. 4.1.2. 4.1.3. 4.2. 4.2.1. 4.2.2. 4.2.3. 4.2.4. 4.2.5. 4.2.6. 4.2.7. 4.2.8. 4.2.9. 4.2.10. 4.3. 4.3.1. 4.3.2. 4.4. 4.4.1. 4.4.2. 4.5. 4.5.1. 4.5.2. 4.5.3. 4.5.4. 4.5.5. 4.5.6. 4.6. 4.6.1. 4.6.2. 4.6.3. 4.6.4. 4.6.5. 4.7. 4.7.1. 4.7.2. 4.7.3. 4.7.4. 4.8. 4.9. 4.10. 5. 5.1. 5.1.1. 5.1.2. 5.2. 5.2.1. 5.2.2. 5.2.3. 5.2.4. 5.3. 5.3.1. 5.3.2. 5.4. 5.5. 5.5.1. 5.5.2. 5.6. 5.6.1. 5.6.2. 5.6.3. 5.7. 5.7.1. 5.7.2. 5.7.3. 5.7.4. 5.8. 5.8.1. 5.8.2. 5.8.3. 5.9.

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Communication in science
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