[Grad-postdoc-assn] Fwd: Communicating Science Training Opportunities
Paula Fisher
paulad at ucar.edu
Mon Oct 9 14:00:50 MDT 2006
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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> david sundvall <sundvall at ucar.edu>
>Subject: Communicating Science Training Opportunities
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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 whats 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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