1. Advanced Technical Communication Blay Whitby blayw@sussex.ac.uk

2. What’s this course all about ? You need communication skills in presenting technical information in a wide range of circumstances. (To varying degrees) you already have these skills.

3. What’s this course all about ? However

4. What’s this course all about ? Because these are skills

5. What’s this course all about ? Because these are skills You can always improve by practice.

6. What’s this course all about ? Because these are skills You can always improve by practice. So we will be practicing.

7. What’s this course all about ? The course is about what you do - not what I say!

8. So what do we have to do? The course will based around a academic conference. We need to start organizing this right now. Given what I have already said, I don’t want you to rely on me for all the organization.

9. So what do we have to do? The course will based around a conference. The first stage in any academic conference is the CFP (call for papers) The next task is to organize a venue. A selection would be made from the papers by anonymous reviewers.

10. So what do we have to do? So… Can we start round about now?