Image or diagram too small Slide with far too much information Speaker reads out exactly what is on the slide Incomprehensible graphic (chart, graph, diagram, …) Laptop malfunction "The data clearly shows" Entire slide filled with equations Skips over slides to save time At least 2 graduate students leave Cell phone goes off Repeated use of “um”, “er”, … Speaker sucks up to host professor No eye contact from speaker "Future work will …" Picks up the pointing stick You get lost before the talk is half finished Somebody asks a question that is really a comment Speaker is surprised by what appears on the next slide Sign up sheet does not get passed around No contact details "That is an interesting question" Signal to noise is mentioned Work tied into the latest buzz words in field Speaker flips back through several slides Speaker forgets to thank coauthors or collaborators Speaker spends several minutes on outline slide Speaker is too quiet to hear Somebody is nodding off Obvious typo "Beyond the scope of this work." Image or diagram too small Slide with far too much information Speaker reads out exactly what is on the slide Incomprehensible graphic (chart, graph, diagram, …) Laptop malfunction "The data clearly shows" Entire slide filled with equations Skips over slides to save time At least 2 graduate students leave Cell phone goes off Repeated use of “um”, “er”, … Speaker sucks up to host professor No eye contact from speaker "Future work will …" Picks up the pointing stick You get lost before the talk is half finished Somebody asks a question that is really a comment Speaker is surprised by what appears on the next slide Sign up sheet does not get passed around No contact details "That is an interesting question" Signal to noise is mentioned Work tied into the latest buzz words in field Speaker flips back through several slides Speaker forgets to thank coauthors or collaborators Speaker spends several minutes on outline slide Speaker is too quiet to hear Somebody is nodding off Obvious typo "Beyond the scope of this work."
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Image or diagram too small
Slide with far too much information
Speaker reads out exactly what is on the slide
Incomprehensible graphic (chart, graph, diagram,…)
Laptop malfunction
"The data clearly shows"
Entire slide filled with equations
Skips over slides to save time
At least 2 graduate students leave
Cell phone goes off
Repeated use of “um”, “er”,…
Speaker sucks up to host professor
No eye contact from speaker
"Future work will …"
Picks up the pointing stick
You get lost before the talk is half finished
Somebody asks a question that is really a comment
Speaker is surprised by what appears on the next slide
Sign up sheet does not get passed around
No contact details
"That is an interesting question"
Signal to noise is mentioned
Work tied into the latest buzz words in field
Speaker flips back through several slides
Speaker forgets to thank coauthors or collaborators
Speaker spends several minutes on outline slide
Speaker is too quiet to hear
Somebody is nodding off
Obvious typo
"Beyond the scope of this work."
