The Chicago Guide to Communicating ScienceUniversity of Chicago Press, 2003 - 228 ページ Whether you are a graduate student or a senior scientist, your reputation rests on the ability to communicate your ideas and data. In this straightforward and accessible guide, Scott L. Montgomery offers detailed, practical advice on crafting every sort of scientific communication, from research papers and conference talks to review articles, interviews with the media, e-mail messages, and more. Montgomery avoids the common pitfalls of other guides by focusing not on rules and warnings but instead on how skilled writers and speakers actually learn their trade-by imitating and adapting good models of expression. Moving step-by-step through samples from a wide variety of scientific disciplines, he shows precisely how to choose and employ such models, where and how to revise different texts, how to use visuals to enhance your presentation of ideas, why writing is really a form of experimentation, and more. He also traces the evolution of scientific expression over time, providing a context crucial for understanding the nature of technical communication today. Other chapters take up the topics of writing creatively in science; how to design and use graphics; and how to talk to the public about science. Written with humor and eloquence, this book provides a unique and realistic guide for anyone in the sciences wishing to improve his or her communication skills. Practical and concise, The Chicago Guide to Communicating Science covers: *Writing scientific papers, abstracts, grant proposals, technical reports, and articles for the general public *Using graphics effectively *Surviving and profiting from the review process *Preparing oral presentations *Dealing with the press and the public *Publishing and the Internet *Writing in English as a foreign language |
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1 Communicating Science | 1 |
Historical Realities for Readers and Writers | 10 |
The First Step to Writing Well | 26 |
A Few Basics | 36 |
Opportunities for Creativity and Elegance | 55 |
Contents and Discontents | 69 |
A Realistic View and Practical Advice | 78 |
Review Articles Book Reviews DebateCritique | 99 |
11 The Proposal | 146 |
12 For Researchers with English as a Foreign Language | 161 |
A FewWords | 169 |
Using the Internet | 183 |
15 Dealing with the Press | 199 |
16 In Conclusion | 212 |
Selected Bibliography | 215 |
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