Presenting Science

Presenting in front of an audience is for most people not an easy task to do and can give them a hard time prior to their presentation and especially on the stage. Presenting science, however, can be even more difficult because of its rather complex nature to people. Untrained and easily distracted listeners are therefore hard to entertain and even if they give them your attention it can become tricky keep it and to convey the message you want to bring accross. The key is to not overflow their brains with too much detailed and complex information but rather to keep it to the simplest level possible. Also, making use of  nonverbal communication and cues can amplify your message and makes it certainly more attractive to listen to you than without using them.


An idea of how your science can be brought to your audience you can grasp by the few points mentioned in the following video. These tips are not a complete list of what has to be done during a presentation but shall help as a reminder to what makes it easy to listen to you even though your topic may be tough to understand


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Also to tackle the fear of talking in front of a group, what and what not to do in front of an audience, you might find the following video interesting:

More those of you who might want to have a more "scientific" approach to the structure and presentation of a 10-minute talk these video instructions might give you a clearer picture of how to convey scientific gift you want to deliver to the audience:

                                                                   Part 1: Introduction

Part 2: Body of the presentation