tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439168179960787195.post5829892624605590529..comments2024-03-28T17:13:01.117+10:00Comments on Condensed concepts: Two cultures of seminarsRoss H. McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09950455939572097456noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439168179960787195.post-43098076987979313942012-09-15T05:06:29.771+10:002012-09-15T05:06:29.771+10:00I would say better rather than fewer slides, thoug...I would say better rather than fewer slides, though I think people aiming for the former will end up with the latter. The talk I gave that I consider to be my best had quite a lot of slides, but they were almost entirely pictures. I think that's what powerpoint (well, I prefer beamer) is useful for: showing pictures. The words should be spoken (and terms and concepts repeated sufficiently that people will actually remember them and start to understand how they are linked together).<br /><br />I think there is a high positive correlation between quality of the talk and number of questions asked. I have been to too many talks where, by the end, 10% of the people in the room understood everything because they understood it all before they walked in, and the other 90% (usually including me) got lost about 10 minutes in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439168179960787195.post-27455185133053658372012-09-14T14:24:35.409+10:002012-09-14T14:24:35.409+10:00I agree, I agree, I agree, and I agree.
I've ...I agree, I agree, I agree, and I agree.<br /><br />I've hosted a few joint Physics/History of Science Dept. Colloquia here at JHU. That is an interesting melding of both these seminar cultures that you allude to. We've solved it by speakers going ahead and giving a usual Physics style colloquia, but then all interested parties hanging around for an hour (!) or so afterwards where they ask and discuss all they want. Peter Armitagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567089164372083820noreply@blogger.com