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	<title>Art of Speaking Science</title>
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	<description>Communication tips for sciences and technology professionals. Improve your conference talks, poster presentations, interview skills, conflict management, networking skills, and public speaking.</description>
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		<title>How to write an fun speech</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Usually in this blog I focus on science specific techniques, but scientists also find themselves in need of making speeches at weddings, at memorial services and also informally when meeting people.  The following podcast is a technique I created to develop a speech in six steps.  It&#8217;s really simple to create, easy to deliver, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.artofspeakingscience.com/2008/09/28/how-to-write-an-fun-speech/</link>
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		<title>Free Photoshop Course</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A basic understanding of Adobe Photoshop is definitely a skill needed for the science professional.
Did you know that HP offers a free online course for Adobe Photoshop? The  course has gotten some good feedback, so if you want to learn or brush-up on your skills this is good resource.
The course is designed primarily for Adobe [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.artofspeakingscience.com/2008/09/26/free-photoshop-course/</link>
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		<title>Online Writing Courses for Biomedical professionals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I know many of you would like help with your writing skills.  Here are two courses (one free, one fee) and a link free videos and handout from  writing workshops.
Fee Online Academic Writing Course:
The first one, is a fee online academic writing course from University of Pennsylvania. I have heard fabulous reviews from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.artofspeakingscience.com/2008/09/12/free-online-writing-course-for-biomedical-science-professionals/</link>
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		<title>Who knew geeks can get jiggy?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I did!
I LOVE this video&#8230;especially since my nephew is a particle physicist at Harvard!
If you are a fellow geek you&#8217;ve got to view this video that explains particle physics and the new accelerator using rap music&#8230;Here&#8217;s the video.
Oh, and in case you are wondering what jiggy means&#8230;.you can learn more here.
Let me know what you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.artofspeakingscience.com/2008/09/02/who-knew-geeks-can-get-jiggy/</link>
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		<title>Do blondes have more fun?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Turns out Charles Darwin took this question very seriously!  Who knew?
He was interested in understanding if hair color had effects on mate selection.   Here&#8217;s an article from UK&#8217;s Telegraph describing what was uncovered as a result of the Darwin Correspondence Project which is attempting to    compile 15,000 of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.artofspeakingscience.com/2008/08/11/darwin_blondes_hair_color/</link>
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		<title>How do YOU start a conversation?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For those that have attended my professional networking seminars you&#8217;ve already heard many of my ideas on how to start a conversation and for those that haven&#8217;t yet attended I created the list below.
In addition, you can listen to an the very first episode of my new show that I create for Macmillan.
The name of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.artofspeakingscience.com/2008/07/30/how-do-you-start-a-conversation/</link>
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		<title>What if you can&#8217;t pronounce their name?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After a recent seminar, a participant asked me the following&#8230;
&#8220;Can you tell me what to do if I don&#8217;t know how to pronounce someone&#8217;s name. For example when I am referring to their work in a presentation and when I meet someone in person?&#8221;
I think it might be better to refer this to a manner&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.artofspeakingscience.com/2008/07/14/what-if-you-cant-pronounce-their-name/</link>
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		<title>Do I mention I am pregnant when making a presentation?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently, I received an email from one of my online public speaking workshop participants.
She wrote, &#8220;I am interviewing for a position and I am deeply pregnant. Should I somehow mention this just before my job talk? From one point of view, it sounds unprofessional. On the other hand, some people might focus more on the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.artofspeakingscience.com/2008/06/30/do-i-mention-i-am-pregnant-when-making-a-presentation/</link>
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		<title>Plutoid - We finally have an answer!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today is a MOMENTOUS day in science.  I am thrilled because I FINALLY have the answer!
Let me back track a bit, before I tell you the &#8220;big news&#8221;.  You see, about a year or so ago, I started telling my then 3 year old identical twin daughters, &#8220;I loved you from here to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.artofspeakingscience.com/2008/06/12/plutoid-we-finally-have-an-answer/</link>
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		<title>Sections for scientific poster presentation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently I delivered a seminar on Scientific Poster Presentation.  I made a handout to provide details on what you should include (and exclude) for each section of the poster.  
I thought you might find this useful so I decided to post.
If you disagree or have something to add or modify it would be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.artofspeakingscience.com/2008/06/12/sections-for-scientific-poster-presentation/</link>
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		<title>Fakery among scientists?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This past Thursday the Chronicle of Higher Education reported &#8220;Journals Find Fakery in Many Images Submitted to Support Research&#8220;.  
I was astounded.  How could this happen? 
In two weeks I&#8217;ll be at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center delivering a talk to &#8220;young scientists&#8221; and I am now wondering if I should add a piece [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.artofspeakingscience.com/2008/05/31/fakery-among-scientists/</link>
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		<title>Free resources for early career scientists - awesome!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was preparing for a networking seminar, so I decided to use my own professional network to prepare for the seminar (tricky, huh?).  Anyway, while speaking with Julian Lum, Ph.D.  he mentioned two great resources aimed at post-docs and early career scientists.  These two books can be downloaded for free (for non-commercial [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.artofspeakingscience.com/2008/05/19/free-resources-for-early-career-scientists-awesome/</link>
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		<title>Science got you down?  Visit Science Rocks!</title>
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&#8220;Enthusiasm finds the opportunities, and energy makes the most of them.&#8221; &#8212;  Henry Hoskins
For those that have seen me in person you know that I am BIG on PASSION!!  Tonight I was watching NOVA and they had a program on the history of the first flowering plant.  There was a scene where [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.artofspeakingscience.com/2008/05/14/science-got-you-down-visit-science-rocks/</link>
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		<title>Scientific Poster Podcasts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(Note: I originally wrote this article in September 2006.  For this post, I made a few minor very minor updates.  I think since this writing, some conferences are moving in this direction. Comment below about your experiences and thoughts on this.)
One person recently commented to me, &#8220;Often times, I look at a poster [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.artofspeakingscience.com/2008/05/11/scientific-poster-podcasts/</link>
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		<title>The near future of scientific poster presentations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I want to encourage you to be not only on the leading edge with your science, but also be leading edge with your communication.
How can you do that?  By allowing the form to follow function.  What do I mean? Read on!
The basic rule for any design is “form follows function.” If an object [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.artofspeakingscience.com/2008/05/05/the-near-future-of-scientific-poster-presentations/</link>
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		<title>How to write a grant proposal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To be very clear, I am NOT an expert on grant proposals.  However, I get asked the question so often, I thought I provide some links (from the experts) on how to do this right.  I hope this helps!
If YOU have a great resource, let us know in the comments! Thanks!

Inside the NIH [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.artofspeakingscience.com/2008/04/28/how-to-write-a-grant-proposal/</link>
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		<title>Help for the pre-professional (free training!)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Here&#8217;s a great link for all of the &#8220;pre-professionals&#8221; reading this blog.  There are a number of free workshops available for viewing including topics such as:

Applying to Medical School: Preparing for the MCAT
Career Counseling Workshop: Planning for Career Satisfaction and Success
CV and Resume Writing: Preparing Effective Job Search Correspondence
Getting the Most Out of a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.artofspeakingscience.com/2008/04/21/help-for-the-pre-professional/</link>
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		<title>How fast do you speak?</title>
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When I am making presentations about public speaking or delivering a podcast (yes, that really is me in the picture above), I often talk about the perceptions formed based on the rate of speech of the presenter.  Inevitably someone in the audience asks me,

“Lisa, how fast do YOU speak?”
If you have attended one of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.artofspeakingscience.com/2008/04/06/how-fast-do-i-speak/</link>
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		<title>Introduction to Expert Presenter Workshop</title>
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I hope you&#8217;ll indulge me!  I spent all day working on this introduction (when I should have been reviewing contracts and sending out invoices!). As you may know, I am a &#8220;one-man-band&#8221; (a sole proprietor) which means I never have anyone sitting near my desk (except when I am working at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.artofspeakingscience.com/2008/03/26/introduction-to-expert-presenter-workshop/</link>
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		<title>Improve your talks using video comments</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This past fall the University of Pennsylvania hosted a symposium for biomedical postdocs and they wanted me to provide feedback for a few of the presenters.  I wasn&#8217;t able to attend, so I asked them to record and upload the video using www.viddler.com.  This is a tool I started using about six months [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.artofspeakingscience.com/2008/03/24/improve-your-talks-using-video-comments/</link>
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