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Create and Deliver Standout Technical Presentations

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Create high-impact technical presentations with techniques used by professionals at NASA, Pfizer, and other leading organizations.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Communicating science matters
  • The three principles of powerful communication
1. Tell a Clear Technical Story
  • Audience-centric speaking
  • Overcoming audience bias
  • Reaching experts and nonexperts
  • Filtering technical details
  • Heads vs. hearts: Connecting with emotions
2. Transform Your Slide Design
  • Challenging the status quo: Why bullet points don't work
  • Brain hacks for slide design
  • The assertion-evidence slide design
  • A template beyond bullet points
  • Creating a successful handout
  • Gain attention with your title slide
  • Make your agenda slide memorable
  • Close with impact
3. Deliver Dynamically
  • Effective pace enhances credibility
  • Engage your audience with eye contact
  • Be a tour guide with verbal pointing
  • A blank screen is a power move
  • A successful formula for transitions
Conclusion
  • Science not communicated is science not done

Taught by

Melissa Marshall

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