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Content is king: The assertion-evidence approach for effective scientific presentations, with Michael Alley

from The Language Neuroscience Podcast · host Stephen M. Wilson

In this episode, I talk with Michael Alley, Engineering Communications Teaching Professor in the Penn State College of Engineering about his radical approach to better scientific presentations.Alley M. The craft of scientific presentations: Critical steps to succeed and critical errors to avoid. Springer, 2013. [doi]Garner JK, Alley M. How the design of presentation slides affects audience comprehension: A case for the assertion-evidence approach. Int J Eng Educ 2013; 26: 1564-79. [pdf]Wilson SM. Neural correlates of recovery from aphasia after stroke. C-STAR Lecture Series. Columbia, SC. Sep 9, 2022. [video]Hayashi C. The magnificence of spider silk. TED Talks. Sep, 2011. [video]Alley website

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In this episode, I talk with Michael Alley, Engineering Communications Teaching Professor in the Penn State College of Engineering about his radical approach to better scientific presentations. Alley M. The craft of scientific presentations: Critical steps to succeed and critical errors to avoid. Springer, 2013. [doi] Garner JK, Alley M. How the design of presentation slides affects audience comprehension: A case for the assertion-evidence approach. Int J Eng Educ 2013; 26: 1564-79. [pdf] Wil...

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