conference

Get conference ready!

Iris van Zelst December 5, 2018

Let's just accept the fact that nobody at a geosciences conference ever looks this smart
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It’s almost time for the AGU fall meeting 2018! Are you ready? Have you prepared your schedule and set up all your important business meetings? Here are some final tips to nail your presentation and/or poster! Nailing your presentation • The art of the 15-minute talk: how to design the best 15-minute talk • Presentation skills – 1. Voice: how to get the most out of your presentation vo ...[Read More]

Presentation skills – 2. Speech

Iris van Zelst November 28, 2018

I ... uh ... don't really know what to say here ... uh ... So I'll just let you read the blog post, right?
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Presenting: some people love it, some people hate it. I firmly place myself in the first category and apparently, this presentation joy translates itself into being a good – and confident – speaker. Over the years, quite a few people have asked me for my secrets to presenting (which – immediate full disclosure – I do not have) and this is the result: a running series on the ...[Read More]

Presentation skills – 1. Voice

Iris van Zelst September 26, 2018

La la la la la la laaaaaaa
I hear steaming does wonders for your voice. Go on. Google it.
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Presenting: some people love it, some people hate it. I firmly place myself in the first category and apparently, this presentation joy translates itself into being a good – and confident – speaker. Over the years, quite a few people have asked me for my secrets to presenting (which – immediate full disclosure – I do not have) and this is the result: a running series on the ...[Read More]

CIDER summer school

Iris van Zelst September 12, 2018

Berkeley: There are definitely worse places to stay 4 weeks for a summer school.
Credit: Roy Kaltschmidt

And we’re back! After a refreshing holiday (or was it?), the EGU GD Blog Team is ready to provide you with amazing blog posts once more! Although holidays can be great, one thing that can be even more great is a good summer school. Yep, you heard that correctly! Let me convince you to apply for the CIDER Summer School program next year. Let’s start with the basics. What the hell is CID ...[Read More]