Presentation skills for scientists and engineers : the slide master / Jean-Philippe Dionne

Intro -- Contents -- About the Author -- 1: Introduction -- 1.1 Introduction to This Book -- 1.2 Get Inspired by Documentaries -- 2: Basics -- 2.1 Don't Compete with Yourself! Avoid Text! -- 2.2 Provide Visual Info Exactly When Needed -- 2.3 Stick to the Same Fonts -- 2.4 Leave the Template Aside -- 2.5 Choose a White Background -- 2.6 Use Color! But Don't Abuse! -- 2.7 Choose the Right Screen Ratio -- 2.8 International Audience? -- 2.9 Slides Reviewed for Approval? -- 3: Animations -- 3.1 Avoid "Fancy" Animations -- 3.2 Option 1: Animate on Multiple Slides -- 3.3 Option 2: Use Animation Tools -- 3.4 Group to Facilitate Animations -- 3.5 Animate Your Bullet Points -- 3.6 Apply Exact Positioning -- 3.7 Do You Use Too Many Animations? -- 3.8 Introduce "Pop-Ups" -- 3.9 Maximum Number of Slides Allowed? Use Animations! -- 4: Images -- 4.1 Use Simple and Clean Photographs -- 4.2 Avoid Close-Up Photos! -- 4.3 Complement with Internet Images -- 4.4 Generate Your Own Silhouettes -- 4.5 Use the Screen Capture Button -- 4.6 Use CAD, FEA Software to Generate Illustrations -- 4.7 A Bit of Photoshop… -- 4.8 No Photoshop or Equivalent? -- 4.9 Layout Images for Perfect Balance -- 4.10 Grey Out Images to Remove Emphasis -- 5: Videos -- 5.1 Limit the Number of Movies -- 5.2 Automatic or Manual Activation? -- 5.3 Replace Videos by Series of Still Images -- 5.4 Generate Your Own Short Videos/Animations -- 5.5 Your Video Does Not Work? -- 5.6 Should You Use Sounds? -- 6: Graphs -- 6.1 Invest Time on Your Graphs -- 6.2 A Graph for Each Key Finding -- 6.3 Favor Bar Charts vs. Scatter Plots -- 6.4 Make Data Points Clearly Visible -- 6.5 Use Minimalist Axes and Grids -- 6.6 Apply Legends Directly on Data -- 6.7 Use Icons and Images on Graphs -- 6.8 Add Values Directly on Graphs -- 6.9 Beware When Zooming Bar Charts..

Medienart:	E-Book

Erscheinungsjahr:	2021 ©2021
Erschienen:	Cham: Springer International Publishing AG ; 2021 ©2021

Sprache:	Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:	Dionne, Jean-Philippe [VerfasserIn]

Links:	ebookcentral.proquest.com [lizenzpflichtig]

ISBN:	978-3-030-66069-7

BKL:	02.13 / Wissenschaftspraxis 50.03 / Methoden und Techniken der Ingenieurwissenschaften
Themen:	Chemistry Electronic books Materials science Mechanical engineering Vortragstechnik

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Umfang:	1 Online-Ressource (xi, 130 Seiten)

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PPN (Katalog-ID):	1801730024