Bibliograph

Communicating science, a handbook, Michael Shortland and Jane Gregory

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Communicating science, a handbook, Michael Shortland and Jane Gregory

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Communicating science

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

22310270

Responsibility statement

Michael Shortland and Jane Gregory

Sub title

a handbook

Table Of Contents

Introduction. Why communicate? -- Science and public -- How not to become an expert. Avoiding expert-ese -- Filling the knowledge gap -- Writing. Outlets and opportunities. News -- Features -- Books -- Book reviews -- Style and substance. A scientist's guide to style -- The shock of the new -- Word pictures -- Good for a laugh? -- Form and function -- Beginnings and endings -- Rewriting -- Words and sentences. Jargon -- Short and sweet -- Word chemistry -- Sentence structures -- Punctuation -- Numbers. Quantities -- Probabilities -- Illustrations. Pictures -- Graphs -- Printing and publishing -- Working with publishers. Editing -- On the nature of proofs -- Writing an index -- Speaking. Sit and prepare. Planning a talk -- A plan in action -- Making notes -- Practice makes... better -- Stand and deliver. Conquering nerves -- Speaking out -- Gesture and posture -- Deliveries -- Bad habits -- Coping with questions -- Encore! -- Visual aids. Show and tell -- Slides -- Overhead projectors -- Flip charts -- Blackboards -- Films -- Video -- Demonstrations -- Meeting the media. Interviews for the press. Preparing for an interview -- The main event -- Information services -- Aftermath -- Television. Taking to the air -- Accepting invitations -- In the studio -- The interview -- Radio. Speaking for listeners -- You and your audience

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Contributor