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As published in Chemistry Today, vol. 39, issue 1, Jan/Feb 2021 You want to communicate your latest scientific findings, and you know the world needs to hear them. But you…
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Appeared in the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Newsmagazine, May 2021 If you’re like me, the past 12 months or so have brought significant changes in how you present information…
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I’m throwing down the gauntlet for technical presenters. You can do better, and you owe it to your audience and to the public to do better. Too many technical presenters,…
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As I wrote in an earlier post , research has shed light on how people (including your audiences) form those all-important first impressions. The two questions they are looking to…
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Most of the entries in this blog contain speaking tips, and many of those touch on the topic of using stories more effectively. Good storytelling lies at the heart of…
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Here’s another speaking tip: write better. What, you don’t write your speeches? You should. The best speeches aren’t written—they’re re-written. Editing is to a speech as polishing is to a…
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You’ve given a speech and captured it on video. Congratulations! Now what? What you do next depends on the strength of your desire to improve. For my purposes, I’m going…
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I’ve heard many speakers make one of two mistakes when it comes to description: (1) not enough, and (2) too much. What’s hard is finding the “Goldilocks” spot – where…
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All too often, when I experience someone’s presentation – especially a technical one – I see that the presenter and the audience simply are not connecting. There can be any…
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I heard it again just last week, and I can’t keep quiet about it any longer. You’ve probably heard it, too. At some point, you have probably heard a communication…
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