How to organizing a scientific meeting

How to organizing a scientific meeting

• Goldberg (2001). Another thing they never taught you in grad school: How to organize a scientific meeting
• Corpas (2008). Ten Simple Rules for Organizing a Scientific Meeting.
• IAPSS. How to organize a conference step by step manual (pdf)
• Rivlin (1995). Guide to organizing an international scientific conference (Google Book)
• Brett (2009). How to run a meeting
• What is the best way to start a meeting?
• Beare. Useful English phrases for participating in a business meeting. Phrases for performing well in busines meetings.
• EnglishClub. Meetings in English
• Reinhart (2013). Giving an introduction speech
• Reeves. How to close a meeting
• Robert (1876): Robert's Rules of Order for fair and orderly meetings & conventions
• The Robert's Rules Process for Handling a Main Motion
• Parliamentary Procedure for Meetings

Making Data Talk: A Workbook

Making Data Talk: A Workbook

Source: National Cancer Institute

Communicating scientific data to lay audiences is difficult. Public health practitioners, researchers, clinicians, and others in the public health field often have the responsibility of communicating "the numbers" to individuals from all walks of life. Making Data Talk: A Workbook, published by the National Cancer Institute's Office of Communications and Education provides key information, practical suggestions, and examples on how to effectively communicate health-related scientific data to the public, policy makers, and the media.

You can access this book here: Making Data Talk: A Workbook

Writing, Speaking, and Reading

Writing, Speaking, and Reading

• 7ESL: English As A Second Language
• Paul Brians. Common Errors in English Usage
• Roy Peter Clark. Fifty Writing Tools
• William Strunk Jr. The Elements of Style
• Find the right journal for your manuscript:
• BioSemantics: Journal/Author Name Estimator -  this is a nice bio-related generic site might helps you find a right journal for your manuscript publication.
• Springer: Springer Journal Selector.
• BioMed Central: Journal Selector
• Elsevier: Match your abstract to a Elsevier journal
• Elsevier (2014): Publishing Connect Webinar
• Joe Schall. Effective Technical Writing in the Information Age
• George D. Gopen. The Science of Scientific Writing (pdf, ppt)
• Edward Livingston (2012). Publishing in the High-Profile Literature 
• Cyberseminar of HSR&D
• The Purdue Online Writing Lag (OWL): Writing with Statistics.
• Shaun Usher. Letters of Note
• How to write personal statements for school
• Writing the Personal Statement - OWL
• Writing Personal Statements for Graduate School (pdf) - University of Washington
• How to Write a Great Statement of Purpose - Vince Gotera
• Personal  Statements: General Advice - Dartmouth University
• U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual
• Zotero is a free reference management system to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources.
• Citing Sources by Duke University
• The Chicago Manual of Style 
• Intranet only: CDC Style Guide and Brand Identity Standards
• Dictionary:
• Merriam-Webster online dicitonary.
• Dicitonary.com and Thesaurus.com  Free Online Dictionary and Thesaurus of Synonyms and Antonyms.
• Stedman’s Online Medical dictionary.
• Dict.cn - Online English-Chinese Dictionary.
• nciku - Online English Chinese Dictionary, support handwriting (drawing).
• YouDao - Online Dictionary, support handwriting (drawing).
• Urban Dictionary - the dictionary you wrote.
• Google Online Dictionary - Online Multi-language Dictionary.
• Blog: Scientific Communication
• Blog: How to organizing a scientific meeting
• WHO (2005). Effective Media Communication during Public Health Emergencies
• Federal Plain Language Guidelines
• NCI: Making Data Talk: A Workbook

Scientific Communication

Scientific Communication/Presentation

• The Leek group guide to giving talks
• Blog: How to organizing a scientific meeting
• Blog: Writing, speaking, and reading
• Advice on designing scientific posters
• NCI: Making Data Talk: A Workbook
• Guides to giving good scientific talks  The Art of Scientific Presentations
• Ten Secrets to Giving a Good Scientific Talk
• Lifehack: 18 Tips for Killer Presentations - Scott H Young
• Wild: Early Statistical Inferences: The Eyes Have It (pdf)