We've all been to great scientific talks and to terrible ones. I've been analyzing and making notes on talks to identify good techniques.

Preparing Slides

June 27, 2008 Presentation on Preparing Slides: This PowerPoint document has advice for preparing figures and slides. Slides are easy to pick on, and just having excellent slides won't turn a terrible talk into a great one. Good slides can certainly make life easier for your audience though.

Tips for Session Chairs

June 27, 2008

Links to Other Useful Advice

Heidi Newberg's, "The Woman Physicist's Guide to Speaking, original unedited, and possibly offensive version"

Creating Effective Poster Presentations by Hess, Tosney and Liegel

How to make presentations friendly to colorblind people by Okabe and Ito