tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844526396210378482.post5060232634248319674..comments2024-01-31T09:23:26.925+00:00Comments on Noel O'Blog: Summary slides should be summarily skippedNoel O'Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03288289351940689018noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844526396210378482.post-28957104240851525672013-11-05T17:18:19.680+00:002013-11-05T17:18:19.680+00:00Skip outline and conclusion ... after the head sli...Skip outline and conclusion ... after the head slide give an short introduction of the topic on slide 1, slide 2 tells why you want to talk or add something to the topic - and instead of the conclusion slide give a take-home-message (usually the last slide before the acknowledgments).<br /><br />Both slide 2 and the take-home-message slide should not exceed one sentence with 10 words(!)<br /><br />I am not sure if I obey this rules myself but I was taught this is latest and greatest :-)Markus Sitzmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09375886130230910119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844526396210378482.post-90729929130780732282013-10-24T09:34:30.429+01:002013-10-24T09:34:30.429+01:00@Chris: I bet there weren't many questions :-)...@Chris: I bet there weren't many questions :-)Noel O'Boylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03288289351940689018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844526396210378482.post-32220157259387757022013-10-24T09:23:39.379+01:002013-10-24T09:23:39.379+01:00@Jonas: Greg Landrum has told me that that's h...@Jonas: Greg Landrum has told me that that's his preferred style: knock 'em out with the main result straightaway and then fill in the details.<br /><br />I have to say that I'm not crazy about that approach; it feels like the rest of the talk is going to be an anti-climax, you know, like reading the last chapter of a book before beginning at the start.Noel O'Boylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03288289351940689018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844526396210378482.post-89217756985292115892013-10-24T09:12:16.516+01:002013-10-24T09:12:16.516+01:00I was at a meeting where the head of research said...I was at a meeting where the head of research said "Skip the first 5 slides, if people don't know the background they should not be at this meeting".Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11553312663186781938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844526396210378482.post-33088889041705841892013-10-24T08:16:37.006+01:002013-10-24T08:16:37.006+01:00Not that they would fall asleep...when the hear ab...Not that they would fall asleep...when the hear about the new interesting findingsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14610787719360398368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844526396210378482.post-66287729769653818542013-10-24T08:15:27.831+01:002013-10-24T08:15:27.831+01:00Well, you could do the opposite and start the pres...Well, you could do the opposite and start the presentation with a bang, a la newspapers headline style...and then everyone can safely fall to sleep ; )<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14610787719360398368noreply@blogger.com