presenting science: a practical guide to giving a good talk

by cigdem issever (+unicode goodies...) and ken peach

decent book with pointers about what makes a good (and bad) presentation.

some tips:
produce a written set of notes for each slide -- you can give this to someone who couldn't attend, as well as use it for preparation and reference while speaking.
provide a link on the title slide to a paper or papers covering more detail.

the speaker is responsible for everything that appears, and does not appear, on each slide.
the structure and appearance of the presentation, as well as the content, are part of the communication process.

scoping
knowing your audience tells you where you start, and knowing your conclusions tells you where you finish.
find out who the audience is, why they might be interested, and exactly how much time you have.
then write the conclusions slide -- why are you giving the talk, what is the message, and what do you want them to do or change once they've heard you?
now write the contents slide, to map the route that takes the audience from their start to your finish.

writing process
can go beginning to end, or maybe end to beginning.
or, start with the key slide ('money slide') and go forward and backward from there.

like goodlad said, you need to tell them what they need to hear, not what you want to say.

kindle hacking

nice links for cracking into those spare kindles:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=uWvbaN-3q6I
http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1873256
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNFXPDtg0xo
http://www.turnkeylinux.org/blog/kindle-root
http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=128704
http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=97745
http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kindle_Touch_Hacking
http://www.mobileread.mobi/forums/showthread.php?t=185837