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In this chapter, we discuss some important aspects of the actual delivery of a talk. First, we give some general pointers to help you improve the delivery of your presentation. Then we point out some specific aspects of delivering a presentation that are often overlooked by inexperienced speakers as well as some of the things that might go wrong and strategies for dealing with them. Finally, we give some general advice for controlling nervousness.

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Giba, J., Ribes, R. (2011). Delivering a Talk. In: Preparing and Delivering Scientific Presentations. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15889-6_5

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