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Listen up! How to get your message across in just 60 seconds

Grant, William J; McKinnon, Merryn

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Do you have something important to say, but find it hard to get people's attention? Or have you tried to listen to someone who claims to have something interesting to impart, but they can't explain it and the idea gets lost? (Or worse, you get bored and lose interest, even if they're trying to describe their revolutionary new laser shark). Some people are natural communicators; others aren't. It's a problem many academics face, particularly with the push we're all getting to explain our work to...[Show more]

dc.contributor.authorGrant, William J
dc.contributor.authorMcKinnon, Merryn
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-02T04:40:48Z
dc.date.available2018-02-02T04:40:48Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/140261
dc.description.abstractDo you have something important to say, but find it hard to get people's attention? Or have you tried to listen to someone who claims to have something interesting to impart, but they can't explain it and the idea gets lost? (Or worse, you get bored and lose interest, even if they're trying to describe their revolutionary new laser shark). Some people are natural communicators; others aren't. It's a problem many academics face, particularly with the push we're all getting to explain our work to the public. But there are a few tricks you can use that can help you to better communicate your ideas.
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dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.publisherParkville, Vic. : The Conversation Media Group
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/
dc.sourceThe Conversation
dc.source.urihttps://theconversation.com/listen-up-how-to-get-your-message-across-in-just-60-seconds-74982
dc.titleListen up! How to get your message across in just 60 seconds
dc.typeCommentary
local.contributor.institutionThe Australian National University
dc.date.issued2018
local.publisher.urlhttps://theconversation.com
local.type.statusPublished Version
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