Greetings!

Mark your calendar!  COSEE Florida's is sponsoring two Presentation Boot Camps (PBC) this fall at the University of Florida (September 24-25) and the Florida State University Coastal and Marine Laboratory (December 10-11, 2011). During the intensive two-day workshop, you'll receive training in planning and preparing presentations that communicate messages more clearly and effectively and have a lasting impact on the audience.Topics include: knowing and identifying the needs of the audience, highlighting big ideas and take-home messages, decoding complex concepts with diagrams, and displaying data in meaningful ways.You'll also receive training in the use and application of a protocol and associated rubric for evaluating the effectiveness of scientific presentations.

Apply Online Today!

Applications are currently being accepted for the September 24-25, 2011 PBC at the University of Florida.  To register, please complete the online application form by September 9, 2011. Space is limited to 25 participants.  Successful applicants will be notified by September 15, 2011.  There is NO CHARGE for the PBC, but attendees are expected to cover the cost of transportation and lodging.  Attendance at both days of the workshop is required.

Please help us "spread the word" by forwarding this email to friends and colleagues that might be interested in participating.  All ocean scientists, including junior and senior researchers, college and university faculty, post-docs, and graduate students, are encouraged to apply.

Please feel free to contact me by phone (321-674-8195) or email ([log in to unmask]) if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Rick Tankersley

Professor and COSEE Florida PI

Florida Institute of Technology