VW and Presentation Skills

山中伸弥先生の半生記 "Discovering iPS Cells" を読んでいます。VW and Presentation Skillsの章から引用します。

...there was a catchphrase I learned at the Gladstone that I will never forget: "VW," explained to us by Dr. Robert Mahley, the director of the Gladstone at the time. He had gathered about 10 postdocs working there to stress to us the importance of VW. I knew he'd driven a Volkswagen car for many years and that the abbreviation for Volkswagon is VW, but what did he mean by the abbreviation here?
It turned out that he wasn't going to talk about his favorite car. "The secret to certain success as a researcher is VW. That's the key: V and W is the magic phrase, not only for researchers but also for life. "VW stands for vision (V), having a long-term goal, and hard work (W). Both vision and hard work are essential to success as a researcher and in life in general.
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Another thing I'm glad I learned while studying in the United States is presentation skills. Researchers don't just have to do research; they also have to write papers, give presentations at conferences and lectures, and wildly communicate the results of their research in a way that is easy to understand. Before coming to the United States, I'd always disliked performing in public, so I decided to take classes on presentation skills and manuscript writing that were offered at UCSF: two 2-hour sessions weekly for about 10 weeks.
なるほど、山中先生がVW and Presentation Skillsを知って実践してきたので今日の先生の業績があるのですね、納得。いまさらですが、私に最も欠けていたのはVです。