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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 get in all my pictures.

I’ve always wondered about posters. Christy says that if you aren’t comfortable doing public speaking then do a poster. That makes sense. I know the NCWSS has a student poster contest.

Just like with a talk, making a good poster presentation contains distinct elements and they’re very similar but slightly different. Like Karen in the last presentation you can find Christy’s talk on their website later on.

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 State University (left).

Karen is using a very cool technology called TurningPoint.

Basically we all get “clickers” and we can answer questions she poses and our responses are instantly tabulated and shown graphically and wirelessly.

We can see if we get the right answer and if not, what percentage got it wrong. I have got to get me one of these gadgets for my presentations! I can think of some very interesting questions to pose during my talks.

BTW. You can find Karen’s talk and our next one by Christy Sprague on their website.

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.

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 presentation I’ll be not only showing how to post onto your blog but how to subscribe to a podcast and get it on your iPod.

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 Moderator: Vince Davis

8:55 Introduction and Purpose of Symposium. Vince Davis, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
9:00 Blogging and Podcasting in a World of “New Media.” Chuck Zimmerman*, ZimmComm New Media, LLC, Holts Summit, MO. (210)
9:20 Scientific Writing: Meeting the Reader’s Needs. Kent Harrison*, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. (211)
9:40 Presenting Research to a Scientific Audience. Karen Renner*, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. (212)
10:00 Crafting the Perfect Poster: Catchy, Clear, and Concise. Christy Sprague*, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. (213)
10:20 Targeting a Certified Crop Advisor Audience: Is this Some Middle Ground? Bryan G. Young*, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL. (214)
10:40 Delivering a Message to the Producer: Present the Facts, You are the Authority! Fred Whitford*, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. (215)
11:00 Interviewing with the Media: Be Careful Little Mouth What You Say. Steve Leer*, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. (216)
11:20 Open discussion with presenters
11:40 Adjourn