Preparing a conference abstract can be tough. In this blog post, I’m walking you step-by-step through the different parts of a medical abstract and provide pointers on writing them.
Author Archives: Julia Eckhoff
3 tips for creating more inclusive slides
Diversity includes different levels of sensory skills like seeing and hearing. This blog post describes three factors you can easily tweak to make your scientific presentation accessible to a broader group of people.
5 tips for writing plain language summaries
Plain language summaries (PLS) are handy research communication tools that allow scientists to reach a wider audience than their publication alone. This blog post explains what PLSs are, where they came from, and how to write them.
Storytelling in scientific writing
Storytelling has lately become a buzzword in research accounts. However, what does it actually mean and how does it apply to scientific papers? This blog post explains what scientific storytelling refers to and how you can use it to write better papers.
How to call people in a study
People in clinical studies go by many different terms–patients, participants, subjects,… This blog post clarifies which term is the best choice and why the others aren’t ideal.
How to write the Discussion
Writing the Discussion section of a manuscript can be tricky. Here are five tips for writing this part of your manuscript:
Seven tips to change someone’s mind
Conversations with vaccine (/science) sceptics are difficult at best. Here are seven tips if you actually want to change someone’s mind.
Let’s move on from ‘Caucasian’
Clinical trial reports are still referring to white people as ‘Caucasian’, a rather outdated and inappropriate term. This blog post discusses why we have to stop using this descriptor and some alternatives.
Creating colour blind-friendly figures
Many classic colour combinations in scientific presentations are inaccessible for colour blind readers. Here are five tips to make more inclusive choices when designing figures.
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