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I despise it when a conference presenter starts off by saying that they threw the slides together on the way there. Often as if they're oddly proud of that. It
by frou_dh 3y ago
I despise it when a conference presenter starts off by saying that they threw the slides together on the way there. Often as if they're oddly proud of that.
It's basically coming out of the gate saying that you don't respect the time/attention of the audience.
- CoastalCoder 3y ago> It's basically coming out of the gate saying that you don't respect the time/attention of the audience. Are there other plausible explanations? E.g., perhaps the presenter struggles with ADHD-based procrastination, and is only able to make slides under imminent deadline pressure. Or maybe they tend to be neurotic and over-think things, and are experimenting with being more spontaneous in their preparation. (Asking as a neurotic ADHD person with moderate social anxiety.)
- frou_dh 3y agoJust let people make their own mind up about the quality of the slides. Half the audience will probably think they are fine, and it won't be the first time the other half has seen mediocre slides.