Advice on Writing and Reviewing Papers

• Hints on writing technical papers Armando Fox
• The Elements of Style Strunk and White
• The Science of Scientific Writing Gopen and Swan
• The Task of the Referee Alan Jay Smith
• A Guide for New Referees in Theoretical Computer Science Ian Parberry
• An Evaluation of the Ninth SOSP Submissions -or- How (and How Not) to Write a Good Systems Paper Roy Levin and David D. Redell

Advice on Giving Talks

• How to Give a Bad Talk John Ousterhout
• Giving a Conference Talk Mike Dahlin
• Giving an Academic Talk Jonathan Shewchuk
• How to Give a Good Research Talk (slides) Simon Peyton Jones, John Huges, and John Launchberry
• Giving a Good Research Talk