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VCS 7495: Grand Rounds

This guide is designed to assist VM4 students do research and prepare for their Grand Rounds presentations.

Oral Presentations

Student presentation. Image from ISU Office of University Marketing photo archive.

There are a lot of resources you can review to help prepare for your presentation. Nothing beats a little practice, though! For other suggestions, see the books listed below or review some of the oral communication resources collected by the ISU Academic Success Center.

Useful Texts

There are a number of books written on the topic of communicating scientific information. Many are focused on the written word to provide guidance in writing articles, dissertations, and books, but most of these have at least a chapter dedicated to oral presentations. The titles listed below are just a sample of the books you can find in the library on scientific communication.

Other Resources

Check out these writing and oral presentation services provided by ISU's Academic Success Center

The Graduate College also offers resources and consultations through the Center for Communication Excellence