Templates and Resources

Additional resources to accompany Communication by Design and support your communication efforts.

Templates

LaTeX Response to reviews template (LaTeX)
LaTeX source file for formatting a response to peer review comments.
PowerPoint Presentation template (PowerPoint)
A simple PowerPoint template with appropriate fonts, font sizes, and graphical elements.
Word CV template (Word)
Editable Word template for an academic CV.
PDF CV template (PDF)
PDF copy of the CV template, with comments providing commentary.
PDF Coauthor agreement email
Template email for establishing author roles and expectations at the start of a project.

Examples

PDF Paper introduction sections
Two annotated introductions showing paragraph-level structure and scope labels.
PDF Paper conclusions section
An annotated conclusions section showing paragraph-level structure and scope labels.
PDF Response to peer review comments
An annotated example response, with commentary on effective elements.

Before-and-After Examples

The following user-submitted materials were refined based on principles from the book.     

PDF Scatter plot slide example
Before-and-after redesign of a scatter plot slide from an early career researcher.
PDF Time series plot example
Before-and-after redesign of a time series figure from a postdoctoral researcher.

Book URLs

PDF All URLs referenced in the book
Clickable list of every web resource cited in the text, organized by chapter.

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