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How to Give a Great Scientific Talk and Engage Your Audience
…great scientific talk. A talk in which you’re walked through a story, eagerly anticipating each question and data point, until you finally reach a conclusion that changes how you think…
Read MoreHow to Give an Incredible Scientific Talk
…an incredible talk. Consider carefully who will be listening to your talk and why you’re giving it. A committee meeting or lab meeting will require serious details about the methods…
Read More15 Top Tips to Giving a Great Talk
…talk, to which my kind professor encouragingly remarked, “You have a good voice,” to my latest talk, to which he remarked, “You always give good talks”, I must admit I…
Read MoreTalking When Terrified: Tips for a Nervous Presenter
…You don’t need to sing scales or anything, just try and make sure you chat to people before the talk, or talk to yourself in the car or in the…
Read MoreHow to Stop Worrying and Love Your Q&A Session
It’s your first conference talk, and you’re as ready as ready gets. Your outfit is on point, you’ve practiced your talk to perfection, you’ve backed up your slides on two…
Read MoreBanish Those Insecurities: Tips on Giving Scientific Talks
…reading room and stand up in front of a group of people. Then, you will be expected to deliver – the department seminar, a progress report talk, a talk at…
Read MoreJournal Club: How to Prepare Effectively and Smash Your Presentation
…if they know why, in all politeness, you have chosen to use their time to talk about a given paper. It also helps them focus on the relevant bits of…
Read MoreWhy You Should Talk to Sales Reps
…will draw upon their knowledge of the company’s lineup of products and services to help make your life easier. A great sales rep will introduce comparable options from their competitors…
Read MoreTalk to me: Good communication with your PhD supervisor / scientific advisor
…day is scheduled. Bring a paper, sit there reading it and wait for the last meeting to end. Even if your advisor has to run out, you can usually talk…
Read MoreHow to Become a World Class Speaker
…who will all have a different take on the way you talk. How to get great speaking skills: Join Toastmasters International All of these things are available at your local…
Read MoreLet’s Talk About Stats: Understanding the Lingo
…missed. Now that you have these terms in your repertoire, it is time to start talking statistical tests. In the next few posts I will talk about the different tests…
Read MoreLet’s Talk About Stats: Comparing Multiple Datasets
…or more datasets. Different statistical tests are used for comparing multiple data sets. Today I will focus on the right side of the diagram and talk about statistical tests for…
Read MoreChoose the Statistical Package that Will Make Your Data Talk
In the last years, the need for using statistical testing in bioscience has grown exponentially and so has the development of statistical software. It is now common that everyone is…
Read MoreA Microscopy Glossary Part 1: ‘What Is This LP650 You Talk About?!’
Brightfield Illumination This defines the most basic method of optical microscopy using white light to illuminate the sample in the transmitted mode. Absorption and diffraction of the light by the…
Read MoreLet’s Talk About Stats: Methods for Comparing Two Sets of Data
Statistical data comparisons are necessary for selecting an appropriate sample size, calculating efficacy, and publishing results. Two common tests, the Student’s t-test, and the Mann–Whitney U test, are often used…
Read MoreLet’s Talk About Stats: Getting the Most out of your Multiple Datasets with Post-hoc Testing
…how do you go about performing these tests? Luckily there is a great array of statistics packages that make applying the majority of tests a breeze. In my final statistics…
Read MoreImportant Considerations for a Career in Biotech
…go to conferences and talk to scientists in training, I am asked, “how do I get a job in a company?” and “How did you get your job?” This is…
Read MoreTop 10 Best Science Podcasts For Researchers
…you might find yourself once again faced with a commute, which is a great time to listen to podcasts. But with so many podcasts available, how do you choose what…
Read MoreHow to Present Successfully at Conferences
…present your research at a conference is a great achievement and a fantastic asset for your CV/resume. It also increases your chances of securing an external travel grant to cover…
Read More15 Ways to Make Contacts at Conferences
…hope of forming a concise sentence, explaining who you are and what you are researching, can evaporate when you are unprepared for an introduction. 2. Talk to the person sitting…
Read MoreNetworking For Scientists
…9. Otherwise you should wait to be invited to talk about yourself (as you invariably will be). Don’t talk about the work you do for more than 30 seconds… its…
Read MoreYour 10 Step Guide to a More Motivated PhD
…talk to them. 2. Learn How to Take Criticism and Advice For improvement in any area of life or work, we must be open to constructive criticism. So when you…
Read MoreHow To Start Your PhD The Right Way
…lab mates and TALK to them, especially to the senior grad students and other people in the department, who might provide guidance and help in your work. Look at the…
Read MorePregnancy and Post-docing: A Case Study
…on 2 hours of sleep over 3 days. 3. Talk to your PI. This one can be tricky. When’s the best time to tell your PI? You’re definitely under no…
Read More5 Top Tips for Surviving Your First Conference
…a poster or a talk, make sure you bring something to present at the conference. Firstly because this will force you to talk to people you don’t know. As a…
Read MoreWhen the Words Won’t Come: Overcoming Writer’s Block
…you are having trouble getting your thoughts on paper, talk to colleagues to hammer out the intricate details, but talk to a person not intimately involved with your project to…
Read MoreBuild a CV You Can Be Proud Of – Part I: Communication Skills
…useful. The key to getting one right is to practise, practise, practise. You’re likely to have lab members and a supervisor who will listen to your talk, and if they…
Read MoreHow To Shine in a Job Interview
…If you find the interviewer’s favorite baseball team is your favorite baseball team, great! Make a personal connection and talk about the team. But do not talk about the party…
Read MoreHow to Pick a Great Postdoc Position
…differentiate from the outside, though. Your best bet at getting the full story is to talk to everyone, not just the person that happens to take you out to dinner….
Read MoreCareers for Scientists – Business Development Manager
…kind of scientist you are… ‘If you had a choice to work with a great, amazing scientist who is terrible at communicating, or a mediocre scientist who is great at…
Read MoreHow to Shine in a Small Biotech Company
…even in adversity, is a great attribute to have as a team member, but also marks you out as a great leader for the future. Those are my tips for…
Read MoreParlez-vous Français? Top Tips for Making the Most of Your Time in a Foreign Lab
…individual, and in your new tongue, but it’s a great way to work on your small talk (an essential in your conference tool-kit). 4. If you watch TV series, re-watch…
Read MoreThe Leap of Faith – Are You Ready for Biotech?
…come by to talk to you on a regular basis. In biotech, organizational charts are the name of the game. At the top of these charts are the executives –…
Read More10 Tips on Writing a Research Poster
…Poster and Talk to People There’s no point making a great poster and then standing in the bar during the poster session. Stay with your poster and offer to talk…
Read MoreIs it Worth Doing a PhD After a Master’s?
…less likely to get the job. Have a career discussion with as many people as possible to get different opinions and viewpoints. Try to talk to people who have chosen…
Read MoreThe World of Microbes Part 1: Antibiotics and Vaccines
…4 part series, I will cover antibiotics and vaccines. Normally when people talk about microbes, they talk about the bad guys (germs!) that make us feel sick. But microbes are…
Read More6 Career Building Steps to Take While in Graduate School
You chose a great lab in a great graduate program, you work around the clock to get data, you know the literature like the back of your hand, and you…
Read MoreFive Ways Science Outreach Can Benefit Your Benchwork!
…get back valuable perspective, go talk to people who aren’t experts. You wouldn’t believe what a confidence booster it is to have a difficult question from someone and be able…
Read MoreScience and the Media – Dos and Don’ts
…with stating how many people die from drinking dirty water worldwide each day or each year. Do talk to your boss about your intention to publicise your story. They are…
Read More5 Types of Difficult Lab Supervisor and How to Handle Them
…not used to speaking up, but you will develop great skills in managing others (managing up), and with a little skill and patience, you can be sure to keep your…
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