[Grad-postdoc-assn] Fwd: Communicating Science Training Opportunities

[Paula Fisher]

Below are some course listings that may be of 
interest.  Please note that "ESL" stands for English as a Second Language.

Paula


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>Greetings
>This is a friendly reminder of the following 
>*Communicating Science* sessions being offered 
>through Staff Development. These sessions are 
>designed specifically for early career 
>scientific/technical staff. Please share this 
>information to those interested in these great 
>learning opportunities. To register, visit the 
>Staff Development Catalog via Connect at: 
>_https://www.fin.ucar.edu/hrisConnect/employee._ 
>Login using your UCAS (timecard) login and 
>password, and click on the Training and 
>Education Tab on the top of the page. View the 
>Staff Development Catalog of course offerings, 
>search for course, click details and enroll. 
>Feel free to contact me with any questions. Thank you.
>Cheryl
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>_*Presentation Skills for ESL Presenters: 
>Presenting Clearly and Effectively *(with Dr Lee Potts)_
>*Tuesday, October 31, 2006, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., FL2-1003*
>Explore effective vocal and nonverbal 
>communication skills for ESL presenters. Theory, 
>technique building, and cross-cultural issues in 
>speaking will be emphasized. Participants will 
>have an opportunity to deliver a one minute 
>presentation and be videotaped. Individual 
>feedback provided. Vocal and nonverbal 
>communication; Identify anxieties about 
>presenting in a second language; Understand your 
>strengths and address your weaknesses as an ESL 
>presenter; Strategies to deal with nervousness 
>and build confidence; Practice pitch patterns, 
>rhythms, and pronunciation of American English._*
>
>Scientific Presenters' Toolkit Seminar Series *(with Andi O'Connor)_
>
>    * *S**ession 1: What Makes a Great Scientific Presenter*
>      *Thursday, November 2, 2006, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., FL1-EOL Atrium*
>      First of a three-session class: Discussions on public scientific
>      presentations, analysis of effective speakers, overview of content
>      and presentation points, choosing content, connecting to your
>      audience, developing power and clear body language, working with
>      nervousness.
>
>    * *Session 2: Developing Effective Presentation Skills
>      Wednesday, November 15, 2006, 1:00-4:00 p.m., ML-Damon*
>      Second of a three-session class: Review, analysis of taped peer
>      presentation, short presentations. Learn how to develop a need to
>      know in your audience. Learn how to craft a powerful beginning and
>      ending to your talk. Learn what’s the best way to use media in
>      presentations.
>
>    * *Session 3: Adapting Presentations to the Needs of Your Audience
>      Thursday, December 14, 2006, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.,CG1-S Auditorium*
>      Third of a three-session class: Refining a talk, know your
>      audience, working with multimedia, managing questions, working
>      with scripts, where to go from here.
>
>_*Editing Tips for Manuscript and Journal Submissions *(with Alice Levine)_
>*Tuesday, January 9, 2007, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., FL2-1003*
>Review common grammar errors; Sentence structure 
>rules; recipes for effective writing; Trends in 
>Usage ­ advice from current usage authorities; 
>Punctuation review; Style and use of style sheets; Proofreading techniques.
>
>_*Writing Scientific Documents with Power and Confidence *(with Marie Boyko)_
>*Thursday, March 29, 2007, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., FL2-1003*
>Apply the power of goal-based writing to 
>developing schemes of essential, content for 
>various types of scientific communications (for 
>example, research articles, proposals, oral 
>presentations, progress reports, reviews); 
>Practice practical tips for crafting effective 
>paragraphs and sentences for scientific 
>communication. Answers to questions about 
>scientific writing and to learn about resources. 
>Understand a model for the writing process and 
>while implementing individualism.
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