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Presentation:Dealing with Writer's Block

By | Oct. 04, 2009

Many of us have difficulty starting to write. This presentation identifies some causes of this difficulty and provides some suggestions for overcoming it.

Workshop Plan--Two 1-Day Sessions a Week Apart

By | Oct. 04, 2009

Here, for use in giving similar workshops, is the plan from a research-communication workshop consisting of 2 full-day sessions 1 week apart. It includes the schedules for the 2 days and the homework assignment for between the 2 sessions. For the main presentations, PowerPoint presentations available in several languages in the AuthorAID Resource Library can be used. At appropriate times in the workshop, participants should analyze and discuss respective sections of papers they brought.

Presentation:Approaching Writing

By | Sep. 04, 2009

Guidance on 5 basic aspects of the writing process: (1) establishing the mindset (attitude), (2) knowing the ethics, (3) preparing to write, (4) doing the writing, and (5) revising your work.

Presentation:Giving Presentations

By | Sep. 04, 2009
Guidance on preparing and giving both (1) poster presentations and (2) oral presentations.

Web resource:Advice on Giving a Good PowerPoint Presentation

By | Aug. 01, 2009
This article, by Joseph A Gallian, appeared in 2006 in the magazine Math Horizons, published by the Mathematical Association of America. Although the article is intended mainly for readers giving presentations in mathematics, much of the content also applies to giving presentations in other fields.

Web resource:How to Give a Good Colloquium

By | Aug. 01, 2009
This article, by John E McCarthy, appeared in the Canadian Mathematical Society NOTES in 1999 and was reprinted by the American Mathematical Society. Although the article focuses on the type of mathematics presentation called a colloquium, many of the ideas in it also apply to giving other types of scholarly presentations.

Syllabus (PDF)--Intensive Course in Research Writing

By | Jun. 27, 2009
Syllabus for 3-week intensive course given at Texas A&M University in summer 2009. Lists presentation topics, reading assignments, and writing assignments. Can be adapted for courses meeting less frequently over longer times. For more information, see the AuthorAID "News & Updates" entry for 27 June 2009.
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