Elsevier · William B. Krantz: Presenting an Effective and Dynamic Technical Paper · About this Book

About this Book

Presenting an Effective and Dynamic Technical Paper is a compact guidebook for preparing and making both formal oral and poster presentations. Highlights of this guidebook include the following:

  • A focus on the multicultural aspects of giving a technical paper to a global audience such as speaking English with an accent, dressing for the occasion, eye contact, and using humor.
  • Effective ways to handle nervousness while giving a technical presentation.
  • Ways to handle answering questions, even those that you cannot answer!
  • Quick reference guides for giving formal oral and poster presentations.
  • Links to on-line PowerPoint® and poster presentations given by the author in which he interrupts himself to show how he is using the materials in this guidebook.
  • Links to on-line videos of talks given by world-class speakers.