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How to give a great science talk
Introduction
Making contact with an audience
The audience is your main focus
The purpose of the talk and persuasion
Using humour in a talk
The occasion
Structuring the talk
Reversing the structure for a general audience
Starting (and closing) strong
Beginning to catch the audience's attention
An efficient ending
Slide conception
The "Assertion-Evidence" model
Slide aesthetics
Human aspects of presentations
Delivery
Body language
Dealing with stress and difficult situations
Dealing with questions
A tough crowd
Stress and public speaking
A few resources and good ideas
Books
Alley, M. (2013). The Craft of Scientific Presentations, 2nd ed. Springer.
Atkinson, C. (2011). Beyond Bullet Points, 3rd ed. Microsoft Press.
Duarte, N. (2008). Slide:ology. O'Reilly Media.
Lebrun, J.L. (2010). When the Scientist Presents. World Scientific Publishing.
Lucas, SE. (2012). The Art of Public Speaking, 11th ed. McGraw-Hill.
Morgan, S. & Whitener, B. (2006). Speaking about Science. Cambridge University Press.
Tufte, E. (2001). The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, 2nd ed. Graphics Press.
Websites and videos
Zach Holman's tips for public speaking.
Lucianne Walkowicz's non-talk on giving talks.
