Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Miscommunication
Feeling a bit bummed out at the moment as I gave possibly the worst work presentation of my life. I really need to get my presentations written up properly well in advance of the actual presentation date I think so that it's all clear in my head, not bogged down in all the background of reading and data analysis I've done when actually writing the presentation. Also I really need to practise my talks on the boyfriend as he is handy having the same background knowledge of my work as the average person in the department I present to.
To me, my work is great, and I think I'm pretty good at getting my ideas and work across to people outside the area on a one-to-one basis, but presenting to a mixed group is a lot harder. In practise my experimental system and results are pretty nice and straightforward but filling in enough background to explain why the work is worth doing and make sense to people is much much harder.
To me, my work is great, and I think I'm pretty good at getting my ideas and work across to people outside the area on a one-to-one basis, but presenting to a mixed group is a lot harder. In practise my experimental system and results are pretty nice and straightforward but filling in enough background to explain why the work is worth doing and make sense to people is much much harder.
Labels: interdisciplinary perils, presentations, science communication
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