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Top tips for giving an engaging talk

Three researchers share lessons they’ve learnt from presenting at TED conferences.
  1. Virginia Gewin

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Faith Osier smiles while standing in front of LED screens during her TED presentation in Canada, 2018

Malaria immunologist Faith Osier says that speaking on the TED platform has increased her visibility, as well as given her a sense of validation. Credit: Ryan Lash/TED

TED talks offer researchers a chance to reach much larger audiences than those they might encounter at a routine lab meeting or symposium presentation, thanks to their availability online at www.ted.com.

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Nature 568, 133-135 (2019)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-01041-9

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