S
Telecommunications metaphors. A primer:
“Phone it in" (not putting in effort) is bad.
“Dial it in" (fully concentrated) is good.
I admit to confusing the two, sometimes.
Though the phrases sound similar, they have opposite meanings
(www.merriam-webster.com)
@neuralreckoning @MCDuncanLab Dan, you brute, the audience is spellbound when I give a talk. Simply spellbound. Ha, no, you're probably right. Like Mara says though, setting out where you're going with the talk but not doing the full reveal is my preferred.
@MCDuncanLab I received it. Thank you so much! I am very impressed that you could dig it up!!
@neuralreckoning I’ve tried it in the past but I didn't like doing the exposé at the start. I prefer Inspector Morse to Columbo for the same reason! I like telling a story and trying to hold the attention of the audience through the talk. I found after I'd given the punchline away early, I lost interest, let alone the audience. Having said all that, we consume papers this way (with the abstract upfront) so maybe I should try it again. Agree for v short talks tl;dr works well. @MCDuncanLab
@MCDuncanLab thank you!
@MCDuncanLab thank you for this thread! At some point in the past, I was told that this was the way to give a talk but being the rebel that I am, I don't follow the advice. I will likely have to teach a class on scientific presentations next year, and I would love to use this example (if you don't mind).
@roaldarboel I like that idea! @albertcardona
@albertcardona I agree about the underlying cause. I think an issue with one paper per year (besides the fact that it would be completely unenforceable, but let us dream for a moment) is limiting publications would be bad for trainees. They do some work and find something, it needs to be reported even if it's not much of a brick. Labs chasing a significant brick tend to burn through trainees to do it.
I suppose they could publish without the PI…
