The Department of Biology

Communication in the Biological Sciences Web Site

A. WRITTEN COMMUNICATION

Pre-writing strategies Choosing a topic

General strategies -- "Recipe for Pretty Good Scientific Writing"

Formal research manuscripts Pointers about writing each section of a research paper (with examples)

Download master checklist for formal research papers

Poster presentations Hints for successful posters
Proposals How to write a good research grant proposal
Literature review papers Reviewing the literature and organizing your ideas
Exam questions What are instructors looking for?
Reviewing and editing manuscripts Pointers for self- and peer-reviews
Resumes and cover letters How to write effective resumes and cover letters

B. ORAL COMMUNICATION

Preparing an oral presentation Strategies for effective organization
Placing figures and images into a PowerPoint presentation -- some technical suggestions General strategies for creating a PowerPoint slide show

Making figures with Excel and pasting them into a PowerPoint slide

Scanning images and inserting them into PowerPoint

Delivering the presentation Pointers for a powerful presentation

C. COURSE SPECIFIC LINKS

D. OTHER USEFUL LINKS

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