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SIMPLE IS BEAUTIFUL!

Clear and concise technical writing

How to write in plain English

Plain English-Alternative words

See the section "Phrases you can omit": http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/concise.htm

http://home.comcast.net/~garbl/stylemanual/words.htm

See also a list of words and expressions to avoid and the text "How to write scientific papers" (thanks Alfons!):

How to write scientific papers by Dr R. Sommaruga

BOOKS ON SCIENTIFIC WRITING ETC

BOOKS IN PDF

• File:Scientific Writing; A Reader and Writer's Guide.pdf - How to write a paper, poster, talk, thesis, project, CV, slides etc.

• File:Scientific Writing - Easy When You Know How.pdf

• File:Rogers Mastering Scientific and Medical Writing-A Self-Help Guide.pdf

• File:How to Write and Illustrate a Scientific Paper 052187890X.pdf

• File:Writing Successfully in Science.pdf

• File:Cite Right.pdf - How to cite, manual by University of Chicago Press

• File:Academic vocab in use.pdf- Text & tests (with key)

'The Mayfield Handbook of technical and scientific writing' http://www.mhhe.com/mayfieldpub/tsw/home.htm

A useful, straightforward guide (includes a chapter on Theses!-- Ch 13) http://www.mhra.org.uk/Publications/Books/StyleGuide/StyleGuideV2.pdf

POSTERS: Ten Simple Rules for a Good Poster Presentation http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pcbi.0030102

ARTICLES, PAPERS: http://abacus.bates.edu/~ganderso/biology/resources/writing/HTWtoc.html

http://www.uaf.edu/csem/ashsss/paper_guidelines.html

• Surviving in the scientific world "A PhD is NOT enough" - download here: http://englishtips.org/index.php?newsid=1150797343

• Academic writing "Academic Writing: Exploring Processes and Strategies" (Cambridge Univ. Press)- dowloadable here http://englishtips.org/index.php?newsid=1150801632

• Scientific writing in English for non-natives - downloadable here: http://englishtips.org/index.php?newsid=1150797981 and here http://mihd.net/xh25sa Chapters 4-19 focus on how to write a good paper - Chapter 10 is devoted to posters - Chapter 11 to Oral presentations (password: englishtips.org)

• some useful phrasal verbs: File:Useful-phrasal-verbs.pdf

• Words to avoid File:Words 2 avoid &How 2 write scientific papers.pdf

• Writefull App blog short articles

• Title generator 07/04/2021 (paste abstract and you'll get titles to choose from): [1]

RESOURCES

Whitesides' Group: Writing a Paper [2]

10 Simple Steps to Writing a Scientific Paper [3]

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ACS Guide [5]

Nature Education [6]

Writing Guidelines [7]

Duke Graduate School Scientific Writing Resource [8]

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02918-5

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

• Scientists Must Speak --- if you'd like to have the PDF book ask Núria, see contents here File:Binder1.pdf

• Oral skills "Essential Communication Strategies: For Scientists, Engineers, and Technology Professionals" - downloadable here http://englishtips.org/index.php?newsid=1150801232 (password: englishtips.org)

• Oral skills, how to prepare an oral presentation: http://caes.hku.hk/tops/ and http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pcbi.0030077

• some useful expressions: File:Useful-vocab-presentations.pdf

• Tips: http://www.ecf.utoronto.ca/~writing/handbook-oral.html and http://www.etsu.edu/scitech/langskil/oral.htm

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List of PDF books (ask Núria V. if you'd like to have a copy or have a look) File:INVENTARI EBOOKS.pdf