In trying to be rigorous, scientists frequently pack presentations with content from journal articles. The usual result is a confused audience, befuddled by rapid-fire speaking, too much data and too many opaque slides, argues David Rubenson, director of the scientific-communications firm No Bad Slides. Instead, he recommends pinpointing the goals of your talk first and then tailoring the level of detail to the ‘least expert’ person in your audience.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-03300-6
A scientist and academic must appear to be an expert, and so certain rituals need to be fulfilled. Appealing to the lowest common denominator may appear an answer to the tedium and confusion of presentation but with all the technology now available to the lecturer unnecessary.
If I am confused by a lecture, I try and find out more about the subject not reject it.
I agree, the "catch" - in this case, is bigger by "writng low and coherent.
Lou
Meek and mild will always give you a bigger fish. If you should ever venture into a jungle village on a distant island - you can't find the chief since they all look the same; here we do just the opposite - you can't miss who is the boss. Just a thought Hisham.
Lou
You presentation can certainly be based on a journal article and contain all the relevant data and details etc. However, it should also be presented in an engaging manner so as not to be too dry. Simply reading your article while showing graphs and tables etc would be a pretty poor presentation. Do not tailor your presentation to the least expert person in the room. Tailor it to people above your expertise, the others can take notes and follow it up.
Dear Rad Maythil
There are good & bad presentations. But not all research presentations (RP) are for a journal article (JA). A presentation has its own teaching philosophy, different from the philosophy of an article.
Instead, for example, RP can be used for a journal blog, or as an example to follow by students on how to explain, or to introduce difficult topics.
In a teaching portfolio (TP), the role of the presentations (research or teaching ones) is distinguished as one of the most important ones for an instructor.
Best Regards.
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