Course Description

This course is designed to convey the principles and practice of dynamic and persuasive oral communication of scientific information. Its goal is to develop competencies in effective oral communication of scientific research and recommendations using various techniques to diverse audiences. Course topics include: 

1. Communication as an interactive process  
2. Persuasive vis-à-vis informative presentations  
3. Distinguishing data, information, and messages  
4. Analyzing a target audience  
5. Condensing complex messages into soundbite size
6. Effective approaches for visual aids including PowerPoint, YouTube, Prezi, tables, graphs, charts, and photographs  
7. Understanding the messages presenters convey by their personal image 
8. Strategies for dealing with the media 

Students give will record a video oral presentations at the conclusion of the course. 

No prerequisites required.