Tag Archives: talks

What you really need instead of an elevator pitch

Posted on July 31, 2017 by

I bet you’re feeling a little guilty whenever someone asks you if you have an elevator pitch, you know, those 30 second or 1 minute talks about what you do that can be given in the time it takes to … Continue reading →

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Improv for scientific communication with Aniek Ivens

Posted on June 26, 2017 by

How I wish I understood you, but I have no idea what you are talking about. You seem friendly and animated and clearly love your research, but what is your question? Why do you like this figure so much? What … Continue reading →

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Chalk talks: how to avoid 10 pitfalls

Posted on October 11, 2016 by

You got an interview for a job, a faculty or a postdoctoral position! But they want you to do a chalk talk. What do you do? What is a chalk talk anyway? First of all, be sure you find out … Continue reading →

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Two things you must do when speaking to a broad audience

Posted on October 13, 2014 by

You know how important it is to be clear in a talk. You need to have a story, a clear flow. Ideally you build the argument rather than giving it all away with an outline at the beginning. You illustrate … Continue reading →

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Need to open really old powerpoints?

Posted on January 18, 2014 by

You probably aren’t old enough to have talks from the 1990s that you want to open with Powerpoint, to grab old slides, to see how you did it back then, or simply our of curiosity. But if you are and … Continue reading →

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Will anyone remember your meeting talk?

Posted on July 20, 2013 by

What if you gave a talk and everyone came, but no one remembered it even as they left the room? What if they did not remember what the main problem was, how you approached it, or what you discovered? What … Continue reading →

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Communication up is better than communication down

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

A research lab group is a complex mix of partly independent individuals of varying research levels attempting to do something new. There is usually a power and information inequity because the laboratory leader controls much of the funding, has more … Continue reading →

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