{"id":1505,"date":"2022-08-26T08:55:09","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T12:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/medstudentresearch\/?page_id=1505"},"modified":"2026-01-28T14:21:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T19:21:45","slug":"tips-for-scientific-writing-presentation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/medstudentresearch\/research-resources\/tips-for-scientific-writing-presentation\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for Scientific Writing &#038; Presentation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following resources will assist students with scientific writing and presentation skills including how to write an abstract and create a poster for a conference.<\/p>\n<h3>Abstract Guidelines<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/medstudentresearch\/abstract-guidelines-for-the-medical-student-research-symposium\/\">Abstract Guidelines for the Medical Student Research Symposium<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>BU Authorship Guidelines<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/researchsupport\/forms-policies\/guidelines-for-authorship\/#:~:text=Criteria%20for%20Authorship,data%20for%20the%20work%3B%20or\">What does it mean to be an author?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Conducting Research &amp; Writing Reviews<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medlib-bu.libguides.com\/writing-literature-reviews\">Alumni Medical Library Resources for Conducing Research\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Manuscript Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/15210725\/\">Me write pretty one day: how to write a scientific paper<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lijunsun.github.io\/files\/ScientificWritingV39.pdf\">Improving your scientific writing: a short guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/owl.purdue.edu\/owl\/purdue_owl.html\">Online writing lab<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.bu.edu\/create_bibliographies\">Bibliography software<\/a> (Zotero has a lot of advantages (including that it is free).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Poster Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/medstudentresearch\/tips-on-poster-design-presentation\/\">Tips on Poster Design &amp; Presentation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/students-residents.aamc.org\/attending-medical-school\/presentation-skills-toolkit-medical-students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Presentation Skills Toolkit for Medical Students<\/a> (resources on developing and delivering formal lectures and presentations, poster and oral abstract presentations, patient presentations, and leading small group sessions)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/nj7614-115a\">Conference presentations: Lead the poster parade<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/medlib\/services\/reference\/posters-and-presentations\/\">Posters and Presentations<\/a> (BU Alumni Medical Library\u2014template here)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/medstudentresearch\/files\/__restricted\/entire-bu-community\/PosterTemplate2023.pptx\">PosterTemplate (can be used for Medical Student Research or GMS Research Symposium)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Printing Your Poster<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/local.fedex.com\/en-us\/ma\/boston\/office-5013\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fedex<\/a> (700 Albany St., Boston) will print posters at a discount (tell them you are from BU). Most posters are printed on photo satin paper and can be emailed as a PDF to this Fedex location using the following email: <a href=\"mailto:usa5013@fedex.com\">usa5013@fedex.com<\/a>. Please plan on several days to get your poster back.<\/li>\n<li>For our annual symposium, posters should be 4&#8242; wide x 3&#8242; tall. Always check your meeting for preferred dimensions and layouts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Presentation Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/medstudentresearch\/files\/2025\/06\/ShortTalkTips2025.pptx\">Slide Template for Short Talks<\/a> (Note: The \u201cpresenter notes\u201d in the file have tips and tricks.)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/content\/article\/three-tips-giving-great-research-talk\">Three Tips for Giving a Great Research Talk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Unzc731iCUY\">How to Speak<\/a> (Patrick Winston&#8217;s famous MIT lecture)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogiveatalk.com\/\">How to Give a Talk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/students-residents.aamc.org\/attending-medical-school\/presentation-skills-toolkit-medical-students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Presentation Skills Toolkit for Medical Students<\/a> (resources on developing and delivering formal lectures and presentations, poster and oral abstract presentations, patient presentations, and leading small group sessions)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have found other great resources please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/medstudentresearch\/about\/contact-us\/\">let us know<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following resources will assist students with scientific writing and presentation skills including how to write an abstract and create a poster for a conference. 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