We’re onto the subject of “Delivering a Message to the Producer: Present the Facts, You are the Authority!” This presentation is being done by Fred Whitford, Purdue University. Here’s Fred using some creative props to help make a point. It took me a few minutes to get a picture since he’s wandering all over the room. He also doesn’t need …
Perfect Poster Presentation
Now it’s time to talk about “Crafting the Perfect Poster: Catchy, Clear, and Concise.” Christy Sprague, Michigan State University, is doing this presentation and we’re clicking with TurningPoint again. I think she’s really just trying to keep us awake. Not really. Our presenters are doing a great job. I think Vince (right) sat in the first row so he could …
Make That Scientific Presentation
Here at the NCWSS Convention Communications Symposium we’re onto the next topic which is on “Presenting Research to a Scientific Audience.” She says we’ve got about 12 minutes to make the presentation so she’s going over how we structure our short presentation including a short introduction, describe our methodology and the results or findings. Our presenter is Karen Renner, Michigan …
Scientific Writing Advice
The communications symposium is still going on here at the NWCSS Convention. Here’s the next presenter after me. He’s Kent Harrison, The Ohio State University. He just finished talking on the subject of Scientific Writing: Meeting the Reader’s Needs. Ken says you can find information on his website. This is a dark room so I apologize for the picture quality.
New Media Demonstration
Here we are in our new media session at the NCWSS convention. This is a demonstration post to show how easy it is to use blogging software to manage your website. Look at all the shiny happy faces behind Vince. They are glad to be here. I’ve only got time for an overview of blogging and podcasting but during my …
Talking New Media With Weed Agronomists
Hello from St. Louis Union Station and the North Central Weed Science Society convention. We’re currently setting up for the symposium session on communications in which we’ll be talking about new media tools to communicate with. Here’s some of the happy crew up bright and early getting breakfast. I hope they had plenty of coffee. The man who invited me …
New Media For Weed Scientists
Tomorrow morning I’ll be making a presentation to the North Central Weed Science Society annual meeting in St. Louis. I’m really glad the weather has settled down although I wouldn’t call it balmy by any stretch. Here’s what the session I’m participating in looks like: Communication Development: Message Delivery to Weed Science Colleagues and Clientele Symposium Room: Grand Ballroom C …
PA Invests in Youth in Agriculture
Pensylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell has announced the state will invest $110,000 in Youth in Agriculture. Rendell says the investment is integral for providing youth with the skills and knowledge they need to sustain a bright future for Pennsylvania agriculture. Youth organizations may continue to enhance leadership and career development programs thanks to a $110,000 investment in aquaculture, animal science, …
Talking Beef With The MBIC
I am not ashamed to publicly pronounce my belief that beef is good. That’s why I was so happy to get to work with the Missouri Beef Industry Council on their new “Speaking of Beef” program. Basically we helped the staff at the MBIC prepare materials for a group of initial volunteers to help them conduct public speaking engagements about …
Not Your Typical Monday
Posting has been a little light here today as we deal with the icy mess that is Missouri. I’ve made sure we got some client sites updated earlier before starting to focus on our own. Actually we’ve been pretty lucky to have continuous power. However, this afternoon our main business line went out and with it our DSL internet connection. …