1. Lauren Shepherd lbshelby@u.washington.edu Foege N303 REU Communications Class

2. Name, School, Lab How you got interested in this program? Summer project Experience with scientific comm. Plans after graduation Introductions

3. Course Schedule June 16Introductions, logistics, elevator talks June 25Audience, handling questions, mistakes July 2Science on a poster, poster critique session July 9How to give a scientific talk July 16Practice presentation (5 min intro & methods) July 23Scientific writing, JURIBE instructions July 30Peer review process August 6Applying for jobs or graduate/professional school August 13Reserved for practice or student suggestions

4. Final Presentations Tues, Aug. 18 15 min research talks 9:30 ˗ 12:00p.m., Foege 130A Wed, Aug. 19 Poster session 9:00 – 12:00p.m., Mary Gates Commons

5. Overall Course Themes Tell a story Aim (of communication) Audience Parameters of the medium

6. How did you get interested in your research topic? Tell a Story Characters and action

7. What is your research question or problem? Why is your research important? How are you studying your topic? What are your interesting or surprising results? Elevator Talk

8. Problem / ? Importance Methods Results Talk Framework

9. Revise your elevator talk for: 1.Lab mates 2.Peers 3.Others Homework: Due June 25

10. Books: The Craft of Scientific Presentations, Michael Alley How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper, Robert Day Websites: http://www.presentationzen.comhttp://www.presentationzen.com/ http://io.uwinnipeg.ca/~clark/research/comm/pres.htmlresearch/comm/pres.html http://www.devpsy.org/teachinhttp://www.devpsy.org/teaching/method/give_psychology_talk.html http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~wilkins/writing/Supp/dazzle.htmlohio-state.edu/~wilkins/writing/Supp/dazzle.html Resources