Effective Speaking

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Every graduate student studying AMO physics is required to give a
seminar describing the progress of their research once a year. The
links below offer advice on effective speaking and presentation

Giving Scientific Talks:

Advice for beginning physics speakers (pdf)
James C. Garland, Ohio State University
Physics Today, July, 1991
What's wrong with those talks?
David Mermin, Cornell University
Physics Today, November 1992
The 12 Minute Talk
Applied Ecology Research Group
University of Canberra
Summary of Dazzle 'em with style
Robert R. H. Anholt, North Carolina State University
W H Freeman, 1994
(Summary by John Wilkins, Ohio State University.)
More links

Using PowerPoint (for Good or Evil):

Microsoft's PowerPoint Site
PowerPoint Is Evil
Edward Tufte, Yale
Wired, Sep 2003
Learning to Love PowerPoint
David Byrne, Talking Heads
Wired, Sep 2003

Our Projectors:

User Manual for fixed Eiki LC-XB28 Projector
(in Acrobat format.)
User Manual for portable Mitsubishi LVP-X70UX Projector
(in Acrobat format.)

Last updated on Tuesday, 30-Sep-2008