tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955304210599373230.post6319782300683044095..comments2024-03-28T17:50:40.478+00:00Comments on Fuse open science blog: Speaking Fusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02167289608282259405noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955304210599373230.post-29962625055143534742012-11-06T15:44:28.436+00:002012-11-06T15:44:28.436+00:00Great post. I feel that I am very lucky - I never...Great post. I feel that I am very lucky - I never get nervous about public speaking and do not need props and know how lucky I am. I agree with Martin about short sessions and this is something that I am doing now - In an Institute group I chair we do 2 minute updates (timed)from members with no slides and in our team meeting we are having 5 minutes (with slides) for each project update with the idea that if people have questions they arrange to have a coffee with the person at some point afterwards. This keeps people interested and moves us on quickly (and makes sure that we get to the end of the agenda!)Dot Newbury-Birchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955304210599373230.post-15543355180738809922012-11-06T15:09:20.335+00:002012-11-06T15:09:20.335+00:00Thanks for this nice post. I have for a long time...Thanks for this nice post. I have for a long time felt that in academia we need to liberate ourselves from the props we rely on in public speaking. Obviously, a research presentation can be enhanced with diagrams etc., but a lot of what we say is about communicating ideas and the props are uncessary. Even when we do use slides, those ideas are communicated better when we avoid using notes. Maybe we should be bold and introduce conference sessions in which no slides are allowed - maybe just a 5 minute pitch. I hear in SCHARR (Sheffield) they have an regular internal meeting to update everyone on everyone's current research using the format '60 seconds and gone' - i.e. a 60 second pitch. You could cover a lot in an hour! Sounds fun...Martin Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15782487735953192199noreply@blogger.com