This is the audio from a screencast on improving your PowerPoint presentations. In this podcast I share the three keys to a great presentation: 1) Using evidence-based communication principles, 2) Great images, and 3)Telling a compelling a story. Links<ul><li><a href="https://youtu.be/sOhiXh8J4Es" target="_blank">Presentation screencast</a></li><li><a href="https://osf.io/y8xfa/" target="_blank">PowerPoint file of the presentation</a></li><li><a href="https://unsplash.com" target="_blank">Unsplash</a></li><li><a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00230/full" target="_blank">Eight evidenced-based communication principles</a></li><li><a href="https://osf.io" target="_blank">Open Science Framework</a></li></ul>

Improving your powerpoint presentations

On this episode of the startup scientist I cover how to disseminate your published work, both to the public and to other scientists. Links<ul><li><a href="https://osf.io/preprints/" target="_blank">Open Science Framework preprint server</a></li><li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/everything-hertz" target="_blank">Everything Hertz podcast</a></li><li><a href="http://instagram.com/startup_sci" target="_blank">Startup Scientist on Instagram</a></li><li><a href="http://twitter.com/startup_sci" target="_blank">Startup Scientist on Twitter</a></li><li><a href="http://twitter.com/dsquintana" target="_blank">Dan on Twitter</a></li></ul>

Celebrate then disseminate

On this episode of the startup scientist, I cover about how to pitch your paper to the journal editor and some commonly overlooked&nbsp;checks you should do before paper submission. Links<ul><li><a href="http://jane.biosemantics.org" target="_blank">JANE (Journal/Author Name Estimator)</a></li><li><a href="http://statcheck.io" target="_blank">Statcheck </a></li><li><a href="http://instagram.com/startup_sci" target="_blank">Startup Scientist on Instagram</a></li><li><a href="http://twitter.com/startup_sci" target="_blank">Startup Scientist on Twitter</a></li><li><a href="http://twitter.com/dsquintana" target="_blank">Dan on Twitter</a></li></ul>

Submitting your paper

On this episode of the startup scientist I cover how to get feedback on your final draft. Links<ul><li><a href="http://asapbio.org/preprint-info/preprint-faq" target="_blank">ASAPbio preprint FAQs</a></li><li><a href="https://www.biorxiv.org" target="_blank">bioRxiv</a></li><li><a href="https://osf.io/preprints/" target="_blank">Open Science Framework preprints</a></li><li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/everything-hertz/51-preprints-with-jessica-polka" target="_blank">Interview with Jessica Polka (Everything Hertz podcast)</a></li><li><a href="http://instagram.com/startup_sci" target="_blank">Startup Scientist on Instagram</a></li><li><a href="http://twitter.com/startup_sci" target="_blank">Startup Scientist on Twitter</a></li><li><a href="http://twitter.com/dsquintana" target="_blank">Dan on Twitter</a></li></ul>

Getting feedback

On this episode of the Start Up Scientist, I share some tips on how to track your writing progress and my favourite smartphone app for staying focused.&nbsp; Links<ul><li><a href="https://www.forestapp.cc/en/" target="_blank">Forest smartphone app</a></li><li><a href="http://instagram.com/startup_sci" target="_blank">Startup Scientist on Instagram</a></li><li><a href="http://twitter.com/startup_sci" target="_blank">Startup Scientist on Twitter</a></li><li><a href="http://twitter.com/dsquintana" target="_blank">Dan on Twitter</a></li></ul>

Tracking your progress and getting things done

In this minicast episode, Dan walks you through how to get started with your paper and how reading improves your writing. Links<ul><li><a href="http://instagram.com/startup_sci" target="_blank">Startup Scientist on Instagram</a></li><li><a href="http://twitter.com/startup_sci" target="_blank">Startup Scientist on Twitter</a></li><li><a href="http://twitter.com/dsquintana" target="_blank">Dan on Twitter</a></li></ul>

Getting started with your paper

In this episode, Dan explains how to best assemble your co-author team and how to send emails to potential collaborators&nbsp;that will get replies. Links<ul><li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/everything-hertz" target="_blank">Everything Hertz podcast</a></li><li><a href="http://instagram.com/startup_sci" target="_blank">Startup Scientist on Instagram</a></li><li><a href="https://slack.com" target="_blank">Slack</a></li><li><a href="http://twitter.com/startup_sci" target="_blank">Startup Scientist on Twitter</a></li><li><a href="http://twitter.com/dsquintana" target="_blank">Dan on Twitter</a></li></ul>

Assembling your team

Dan introduces his new series on taking a paper from idea to publication. In this episode, he discusses how to pick a project and why it's important to identify a target journal for paper submission as early as possible. Links<ul><li><a href="https://medium.com" target="_blank">Medium blogging platform</a></li><li><a href="http://instagram.com/startup_sci" target="_blank">Startup Scientist on Instagram</a></li><li><a href="http://twitter.com/startup_sci" target="_blank">Startup Scientist on Twitter</a></li><li><a href="http://twitter.com/dsquintana" target="_blank">Dan on Twitter</a></li></ul>

Picking your project 

Dan discusses whether you should tackle high risk…

Dan discusses whether you should tackle high risk projects or play it safe for your PhD.

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