I really enjoyed delivering my presentation to my largest audience yet recently. This one even demanded a microphone and was well attended, with 119 people coming to listen to my talk on Paper Conservation.

Each time I present the talk, I spend some time incorporating new slides and tweaking it for the intended audience. I really enjoy bringing such a little-known (and little-understood) subject to people. It generates so much interest and the best bit is that people take away information about how they can look after their own paper objects by paying attention to issues such as the temperature, humidity, light, dust and storage for their items.

I love it when academic research, scientific experiments and published, peer-reviewed articles turn into useful and practical advice which reaches out to help people.