Designing Science Presentations guides scientists of any discipline in the design of compelling science communication. Most scientists never receive formal training in the design, delivery, and evaluation of scientific presentations, yet these skills are essential for communicating with audiences during talks and poster sessions, publishing in high-quality journals, soliciting funding, and advancing career. This highly visual book provides specific, tangible recommendations of designing excellent presentations that resonate with audiences-from the construction of original figures to the presentation and delivery of scientific information in papers, slideshows, and posters. This second edition offers hundreds of visual examples of good presentation design and concrete, pragmatic advice on effective presentation techniques. Structured so that readers can easily find answers to particular questions, you can read the book cover to cover, look up a topic you are specifically interested in, or flip to a random page to learn something new. This second edition contains dozens of new examples of presentation design, and entirely new sections on designing posters. Key features, Includes hundreds of examples of high-quality figures, page layouts, slides, posters, and more to offer inspiring guidance for readers' own presentations, Features clear headings for each section to quickly explain concepts, and showcase visual examples, Provides clear explanations of design principles traditionally taught in design or visualization courses, Contains numerous "before and after" examples to illustrate the contrast between poor and outstanding presentation design Book jacket.