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I found myself first agreeing with this, and then hating the examples used. I think the part i liked boils down to: have a thesis and be very upfront on what i

I found myself first agreeing with this, and then hating the examples used. I think the part i liked boils down to: have a thesis and be very upfront on what it is. Everything you say should build up that thesis. To a lesser extent, i also agree with the idea that presentations should (usually) have a narrative structure, but i wouldn't put it the same way they did. But at the same time, when they started to go into examples, everything started to sound click-baity. "One important thing you have to know about X" just feels like a click-bait headline. It also kind of assumes that i want to know one thing about X. Maybe i would rather know zero things. The "why" is left unadressed.

logifail 2y ago
> everything started to sound click-baity. "One important thing you have to know about X" just feels like a click-bait headline "X important things you have to know about Y. Number N will surprise you!"
ricc 2y ago
This comment seems misleading… The example used was “the one thing you must know about this topic is …”, and I would have agreed with this comment if they forgot the “is …” part.
another-dave 2y ago
> "One important thing you have to know about X" just feels like a click-bait headline. It also kind of assumes that i want to know one thing about X. Maybe i would rather know zero things. The "why" is left unadressed. Agree that the phrasing feels a little clickbaity, but don't think it detracts too much. There are scenarios that you can safely assume that someone does want to know about X — maybe you're presenting at a conference or giving a lecture; asked a "Tell us about a time when…" question in interview or, as in her example, you're giving a report about what your team did to senior managers.
- bawolff 2y ago
  > There are scenarios that you can safely assume that someone does want to know about X — maybe you're presenting at a conference or giving a lecture; asked a "Tell us about a time when…" question in interview or, as in her example, you're giving a report about what your team did to senior managers. On the contrary, i think that is one of the biggest mistakes people make when talking at conferences. It is very important to justify why the audience should care about the specific aspect of the issue you are presenting on.

logifail 2y ago

> everything started to sound click-baity. "One important thing you have to know about X" just feels like a click-bait headline "X important things you have to know about Y. Number N will surprise you!"

ricc 2y ago

This comment seems misleading… The example used was “the one thing you must know about this topic is …”, and I would have agreed with this comment if they forgot the “is …” part.

another-dave 2y ago

> "One important thing you have to know about X" just feels like a click-bait headline. It also kind of assumes that i want to know one thing about X. Maybe i would rather know zero things. The "why" is left unadressed. Agree that the phrasing feels a little clickbaity, but don't think it detracts too much. There are scenarios that you can safely assume that someone does want to know about X — maybe you're presenting at a conference or giving a lecture; asked a "Tell us about a time when…" question in interview or, as in her example, you're giving a report about what your team did to senior managers.

bawolff 2y ago
> There are scenarios that you can safely assume that someone does want to know about X — maybe you're presenting at a conference or giving a lecture; asked a "Tell us about a time when…" question in interview or, as in her example, you're giving a report about what your team did to senior managers. On the contrary, i think that is one of the biggest mistakes people make when talking at conferences. It is very important to justify why the audience should care about the specific aspect of the issue you are presenting on.