One Page Guides to

Many of these are on Writing course webpage, especially on Handouts in Class.
For some, only postscript version are available. Please contact me if you have trouble.

Brief guide to writing and speaking

Oral Presentations   Also see "Speaking."

• Preparing a talk. [html ], [postscript ]
• Talk Grit [html], [postscript] (Jim Garland)
• How to give a Terrible Talk [only Postscript ]
• Viewgraphs Preparation: NOT [only Postscript ]

Written Presentations   Also see "Writing."

• Writing a PRL: [html], [ postscript]
• Copy casting rules for a PRL [html], [ postscript]
• How to referee a paper [ html]; postscript]; also see rules for refereeing/recommending [html]
• Mentoring the future referee

Getting a First Job (after the Ph.D.)

• Vita [ postscript], [tex]
• Interviewing [ html], [ postscript]
• Accepting or Rejecting an Offer [ html], [ postscript]
• Resigning from a job (by Bill Murray)
• Interview Humor
• What doesn't work in academic interviews, cartoons.

Succeeding at the First Job

• Experiences of new assistant professors (CEN June 19, 2000)
• Getting Your First Grant [ html], [ [postscript]
• Max Yoder Guide to Writing Proposals (longish), [Postscript version]
• Writing Letters of Recommendations, [1992 one-page postscript version]
• How to Succeed in Science (J.D. Watson), [Postscript version]
• Goodstein's advice on refereeing and conduct/misconduct in science [html version] conduct/misconduct in science [Postscript version].

Choosing a Job

• Learning the Lingo, jargon in the academic search
• Why Am I Academic?