In the latest issue of C&EN, in the Newscripts section (page 40), is a beautiful tidbit about bad presentations, with a link to a great talk on bad talks - http://sholl.chbe..gatech.edu/david_sholl.html

If you scroll down to the bottom, there’s a YouTube video where he talks about bad talks.  It’s excellent.  I wasn’t intending to watch the entire talk (it’s 30+ minutes) but I got sucked in.  Not only is it amusing, it’s really good advice.  Because we all make presentations, his tips are important to keep in mind.

Cheers,

Debbie M. Decker, CCHO, ACS Fellow

Past Chair, Division of Chemical Health and Safety

University of California, Davis

(530)754-7964

(530)304-6728

dmdecker**At_Symbol_Here**ucdavis.edu

Birkett's hypothesis: "Any chemical reaction

that proceeds smoothly under normal conditions,

can proceed violently in the presence of an idiot."