Title :
Presentation skills for the technical professional
Author_Institution :
Jan D´´Arcy & Associates, Bellevue, WA, USA
Abstract :
A progress report on a study of what makes a person an effective communicator in the technical and scientific fields is presented. The study is based on responses to a questionnaire and many in-depth interviews. It deals with individuals who have to deliver complex technical information to nontechnical audiences or to other disciplines within an organization. The author gives a sampling of replies to a question about the ideal image of a communicator in the technical/scientific fields and describes four distinguishing behavioral traits
Keywords :
technical presentation; behavioral traits; effective communicator; in-depth interviews; presentation skills; questionnaire; technical professional; Books; Communication system control; Conducting materials; Head; Image sampling; Medical services; Public relations; Seminars; Speech; Waste management;
Conference_Titel :
Professional Communication Conference, 1988. IPCC '88 Conference Record. On the Edge: A Pacific Rim Conference on Professional Technical Communication., International
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IPCC.1988.24035
