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Anholt, R. R. H. (1994). Dazzle "em with Style: The Art of Oral Scientific
Presentation. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York.
This book is conversational and easy to read, and Anholt gives practical, real-
istic advice on presentations. His suggestions on structuring the presentation
and designing and using visual displays are based on the principles of simplic-
ity and audience understanding. He provides excellent advice on preparing and
delivering the presentation with voice control, body language, and enthusiasm.
His comments on poster presentations and answering questions are also good.
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and biochemistry, and geography and geology. Note that the Council of Biology
Editors is now known as the Council of Science Editors.
Day, R. A. (1998). How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper, 5th ed.
Oryx Press, Phoenix, AZ.
A "cookbook" on preparing manuscripts for publication in scientific journals,
this book deals with all parts of the paper from title to references. It contains
information on other issues in the publication process such as submission and
review of the paper and short chapters on other kinds of scientific communication
such as review papers, posters, and oral presentations. Day presents pleasant, even
entertaining, discussion on the use and misuse of English and avoiding jargon;
some information on what constitutes scientific writing; ethical and legal issues;
and helpful appendices on matters of abbreviations and common word prob-
lems in scientific writing.
Dodd, J. s., ed. (1997). The ACS Style Guide: A Manual for Authors and
Editors, 2nd ed. American Chemical Society, Washington, DC.
Similar to the fifth edition of the CBE Style Manual, this guide includes
not only specifics for editorial style and conventions in chemistry publications
but also suggestions by various authors on types of scientific communications,
instructions on writing papers and making oral presentations, and side issues of
what goes on in the publication process, as well as issues such as copyright and
ethics. It is the authority for style in all areas of chemistry as the CBE manual
is in the biological sciences.
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Peters, R. L. (1997). Getting What You Came for: The Smart Student's
Guide to Earning a Master's or Ph.D., revised ed. Farrar, Straus and
Giroux, New York.
Peters speaks from his own experience and that of other graduate or former
graduate students with whom he has associated on the problems and pitfalls
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that may accost the student pursuing a graduate degree. He is very candid in
his discussion, not only about communication efforts but also everything in the
graduate environment from choosing a school and an advisor to handling the
stress to finally getting a job. A good book for an undergraduate to read before
going to graduate school but also instructive for the graduate student.
It has a section on grammar, punctuation, and diction. And it discusses the lit-
erary prose style or character of writing that results from sentence structure,
word choice, the arrangement of ideas, and other elements of construction. It
is a valuable guide for organization and clarity in any kind of writing.