Locating your star in an image – Variable Stars and Exoplanets

This lesson covers the second phase of giving an excellent presentation: production. From constructing effective visuals to avoiding mathematics, this will cover all the ways a presentation can be enhanced by the slides behind it.

A scientific paper, most probably, unlike any you have ever written in the past. These papers are very specific in format and content. They do not hide the conclusion or build to a point. Instead, they present the findings upfront and tell the reader what you are...

This presentation discusses the science of Double Stars. In short: The value of Double Stars is that through determination of two stars in gravitational/mutual orbit, you can derive the stellar mass. From the stellar mass, current astrophysical theories can be refined...

Practice your presentation before you present, acknowledge your audience, don't have unnecessary body language, use active voice, and don't use too many acronyms.

To give a good talk, you should first plan. The planning phase includes finding a hook, knowing your takeaway, knowing your audience, and know your time limit.