What is the best strategy to prepare your 15 minute talk, about a scientific topic? And what is the pitfall to avoid? These 20 slides will help you to make the first necessary step in the process of preparing your content. It's useful for experienced scientists as also for PhD students and other professional speakers. I coach many speakers in their preparation for talks of different time frames and audiences. In all speeches the strategy of composition is crucial for its success. More information can be found at https://www.presentingonstage.com/en/

1. Presenting on Stage for Scientists
Written by Jean-Paul Toonen
Speakers Coach for Science - ©2019
toonen@t36.nl - 00.31.6.55.33.44.19

2. We all know who is missing here

3. There he is, surrounded with piles of knowledge

4. That’s how most scientists are perceived.

5. In a context of untamed data, graphs, texts and notes

6. Libraries of knowledge, that’s their world

7. But that’s not what is required for a good presentation
CAUTION
CLEAR THE AREA

8. How to make the match with the average audience?
attention
Inspiring matter

9. Pitfall: don’t push your audience into your library

10. Take the scientist out of that context

11. And let’s tame the context inside the scientist

12. That’s the question
HOW..?

13. Imagine: reduce your whole library to one single book

14. And summarize the book to a 2-page text.
Dear audience. This is
my story you came for.
It will match your
expectations. Because
it’s relevant for you.
This is what I want
you to remember. For
months, years. Only
this and nothing else,
except my name.
And it’s also the very
best I have to offer.
The one single
important thing I want
to share. Besides
that, I hope you will
feel inspired for my
domain in general. And
for my further steps
in science. Thanks.

15. Imagine your talk as a shop window, feeding curiosity

16. As an invitation to your domain, in a limited time frame

17. Your speech is comprehendible. It makes the audience smile.

18. How to prepare that talk? That’s where the coaching begins.

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20. Presenting on Stage for Scientists
Written by Jean-Paul Toonen
Speakers Coach for Science - ©2019
toonen@t36.nl - 00.31.6.55.33.44.19