Tips for better #presentations and #publicspeaking by Nick & Melissa Enge, authors of the book “The Science of Speaking” https://nitter.gq/t.co/BO4UZeZBlI
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After more than two years of research and development, we're proud to announce that our book, The Science of Speaking, is now available! amzn.to/2sIjz7O
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Introducing the “doodle summary”: a way to make scientific research accessible to the public without glossing over the effort that goes into the work. @ClaireLamman demonstrates her innovative new #scicomm tool on the 1998 Riess et al dark energy paper. pubs.aip.org/physicstoday/on…
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Your audience will never be more interested than you sound. You can be deeply passionate about your speech, but unless you speak with conviction, your audience's attention will drift.
Here's a helpful thread of 6 practical tips along with some brilliant videos on how to speak.
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People who are particularly warm and friendly are well-liked, research finds.
Confidence and dominance make people popular, but not necessarily liked on an individual level.
@ResearchDigest
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When options are ranked (1st, 2nd, 3rd), rather than simply rated (4.7, 4.6, 4.5 stars), people are more likely to pick the #1 option. Therefore, if you want people to pick the #1 option, rank them, but if you don't want people to do that, don't rank them. learn.scienceofspeaking.com/…
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Hand Gestures Help Students Mentally Organise New Information digest.bps.org.uk/2021/09/07… via @ResearchDigest
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Um' isn't just an accidental sound that disrupts our flow of speech, some scientists argue that it conveys meaning. ed.gr/dg4ip
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A surprisingly powerful step for fighting groupthink: look around the room.
New experiments: when leaders shifted their gaze toward people with lower status, those voices were more likely to be heard and included—and groups made better decisions.
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The more jargon a paper contained, the less likely it was to be cited by other scientists, a sign that specialized lingo also puts off other scientists nyti.ms/3tcau1y
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It's rare to overcome writer's block by staring at a blank screen.
You're better off taking a walk, calling a friend, or even talking to yourself out loud.
Thinking silently usually happens in fragments. Moving and speaking helps us flesh out our ideas.
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“If you can’t write your idea on the back of my calling card, you don’t have a clear idea.”
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Yes! I always tell this to my public speaking students—be the audience you want to have!
“[S]cience communication is translation. It's about taking concepts naturally expressed in a particular (mathematical and jargon-heavy) language, and translating it to the language of the audience. When scientists communicate with the public, it's ... as their interpreters.”
Stop saying "dumb it down". Seriously, knock it off. I explain why in my latest blog post: pmsutter.com/notes-archive/2…
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Should you fake it 'til you make it? Follow these dos & don'ts to gain confidence and achieve your goals. on.inc.com/W0taqaQ
Very interesting insight from @SuasiveInc: “... people learn more when they watch others being coached than when they are being coached directly.”
“Once you’ve determined the desired takeaway for your talk, your unique point of view, and the stakes for your audience, distill all of this into one succinct, memorable, and complete sentence that will stick with listeners.” nitter.gq/pattisan/status/102215…