3-Minute Paper: Explaining Science Visually and Verbally

This 3-Minute Paper spotlights a recent JEAP study by Fan & Khattak (2025) exploring how medical students combine speech and visuals in academic presentations. We’ll look at how verbal and visual modes can work together—or pull apart—and what this means for helping STEM students communicate ideas with clarity and confidence.

Fast, focused, and fun: Aaron Woodcock will share this latest piece of research in just three minutes. Expect variety, brevity, and lively discussion.

Target paper:

Fan, Y.-S. & Khattak, M. I. (2025) ‘Investigating verbal-visual mode interaction in medical audio-slide presentations’, Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 78 (November 2025). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2025.101584

Notes and slides from the event

Event page – November Three Minute Paper