2.2 The structure of the event
2.4 Laptop, memory stick, plastic foils or chalk and talk?
2.5 What are the slides for?
2.7 The process of writing the talk
3 Structure of the presentation
3.1 The structure of the content
4 Identifying the context of the presentation 25
4.2 Assessing the audience
4.3 Judging the length of the presentation
4.5 Am I the first speaker, or the last speaker, or somewhere in the middle?
5.4 Pictures, plots and tables
5.8 Visual aids and props
6 Preparation and presentation
6.1 Position, to audience
6.4 Using the laser pointer
6.6 Entertaining the audience-jokes and asides
6.7 Are you sitting comfortably? Dealing with nervousness
6.9 Dealing with questions
Appendix A Presenting complicated equations-a worked example
Appendix B Some Power Point tips
B.1 Blanking out the screen
B.3 Saving space with pictures
B.4 Power Point and equations
Appendix C Meeting the media
C.1 After a press release
C.2 The unsolicited contact
C.3 A final word on the media.
