A recent client of mine asked me the following…
“Can you help me put together a word list of “small” words to help me sound more conversational. Since my first language isn’t English, often we have very little conversational practice and instead focus on the formal written structures. So I need some help to know which words I should use to sound more conversational.
Few scientific and technical professionals receive formal training in presentation skills, let alone design skills to improve the graphic display of their data.
Listen to an interesting talk then read my critique of the presentation skills.
Peter Busby is a well-known architect specializing in ‘green’ design. You only need to listen to the first few minutes to understand my review. Listen to the rest if you have time. It’s an interesting and educational talk. I enjoyed it.
Links that you might find useful, educational, perhaps entertaining
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