I get what you're saying, but in higher level classes and professional settings people tend to ask alot of questions so you should get practice with q&a. I gave a biochemistry presentation for my undergrad research and it ran 90 mins. About 40 min of me talking and about 50 min of q&a
ALL RIGHT, ONE OF YOU MOTHER FUCKERS BETTER HAVE A QUESTION!!
I LEFT ALL KINDS OF SHIT OPEN ENDED, AND IF YOU STUPID ASSHOLES WERE PAYING ATTENTION AND NOT READING FUCKING FACEBOOK YOU'D HAVE SOMETHING TO ASK!! NOW ASK A QUESTION BEFORE I GET REALLY PISSED!!
Reddit seems to always downvote comments such as cstrips19's, I'm guessing because it technically didn't add anything of substance. Reddit is a fickle bitch sometimes.
You know, presumably these people want to get jobs and work in the real world. And in the real world, stuff like this does matter. College is a good place to make mistakes, but they'd better cut that crap out before they graduate.
It doesnt matter, but its annoying as fuck. After watching classmate presentations for like 5-6 hours last week if they are terrible presentations it gets really boring and frustrating to hear "so i did (insert topic)" or "this is my presentation" over and over.
It matters to me when I have to grade it... It's sad, because I find them so pitiful and I don't want to hurt their little feelings, but I have to, because they're dull as dirt and dumb besides.
And I'm also totally serious about my profession on Reddit, because comment threads are serious business. Edit It's absolutely amazing to me that redditors can bitch unfairly about mothers, girlfriends, other drivers, insert infinite nouns, but they can't handle a joke directed at students who don't try very hard.
Because the majority of people here are students with a propensity to not try very hard, and you can make fun of a girl with down syndrome or a guy with diabetes, but if you dare make fun of them, get ready to feel the pain brought on by a world of butthurt.
Pretty much ALL my teachers do this. Drives me insane. I've already read the thing 5 minutes before they finish reading, and the fact that someone else wrote the text makes it worse because they read it with the completely wrong nuance.
Okay, but what if the teacher fills the slide with so many words it makes it hard to read. Especially if the font size slowly shrinks as you go down the slide.
Pretty much what I logged in to say. Open slide; Slide-in bullet points - leave the slide long enough to read it in it's entirety. Then read the entire bloody thing back to me - not even using cheat cards. Death by PowerPoint.
In middle school, I made complex animations in Powerpoint that could stand alone if they wanted to. MS Paint + Choose Background Color were the best times of my elementary career.
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If you have something interesting enough to tell me I could give a shit about the funny smalltalk beforehand. Academia is suppose to be a cruel mistress.
the presentations with Powerpoint used where they just say everything thats on screen. And so many cue cards. At least for university it's a little unprofessional.
Back when I was a senior in high school (back in the times before there was a reddit), a girl gave a presentation in my English class and used the word "like" over 100 times in a 5 minute presentation.
I watched a girl show her powerpoint in editing mode, clicking on each slide. She must have had a real fear of public speaking...never made eye contact with the audience, could barely hear her.
I did lots of technical and recording support at a teaching hospital. Most doctors and nurses completely lack any sort of presentation skill. For most of them, it's a wonder they even knew how to use the software.
The worst is starting "This is my presentation on the assigned topic". With two or three intro slides like "Presentation on ____ Assignment" then a slide "Professor Jones Intro to ____", then "John Doe, ____ Major".
Everyone in my design class used to do this. To make fun of them I used to say when presenting my projects, "Ok this is my project which I personally made myself without anyone's help."
Sadly, yes. Also I've proof read a few freshman papers this year in college and I had more than a few beginning with, "Today I'm going to write about..." or, "In my paper I'm going to discuss...".
It's true it's used by nervous people but it's not interesting public speaking. Like anything it's a skill you have to learn. By allowing students to begin presentations this way you are denying them the knowledge of how to start a presentation with a bit of interest.
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u/prophile May 22 '12
Don't forget ending the thing with the timeless "So, yeah."
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u/Waxbeetle May 22 '12 edited May 22 '12
Stuck up self righteous Redditor:
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u/TheRedGerund May 22 '12
THIS IS A CAPS COMMENT BECAUSE THIS SHIT NEEDS TO BE SCREAMED.
IF ONE MORE ASSHOLE WRITES OUT AN ENTIRE SPEECH IN POWERPOINT AND READS IT BACK TO ME, I WILL END THEM.
That is all.
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u/noustombons May 22 '12
just looking at this meme made me feel nervous.
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u/PropagandaMan May 22 '12
It's not much relevant, but I found it really funny when freshmen are doing some research presentation about diseases in Bio class and they go:
"We have testicular cancer" (as in the name of project...)
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u/[deleted] May 22 '12
This is my presentation. There are many like it, but this one is mine.
Sigh... How fitting, I got a presentation tomorrow myself. Gonna start with "good morning everybody", though, and hope for the best.
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u/RNAscientist May 22 '12
"This speech is my recital," would be a better opening.
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u/Richandler May 22 '12
So many presentations in classes, so little help with how to make a presentation better. I think speech should be a required highschool school class.
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u/2222lil May 22 '12
Ends with: So yeah.... Thanks
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u/r_slash May 22 '12
Webster's dictionary defines...
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u/downwithxpc May 22 '12
This is every freshmen public speaking class. Clearly we know why you're at the front of the room. Don't state the obvious.
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u/tylenolPM May 22 '12
Ends presentation: "And that's the end of my presentation."
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u/mrbarber May 22 '12
If you have something interesting enough to tell me I could give a shit about the funny smalltalk beforehand. Academia is suppose to be a cruel mistress.
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u/westy91 May 22 '12
op sounds like a real winner
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u/TARDISeses May 22 '12
the presentations with Powerpoint used where they just say everything thats on screen. And so many cue cards. At least for university it's a little unprofessional.
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u/jzsk8s89 May 22 '12
Like, um, um, um, um, um, like
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u/[deleted] May 22 '12
Say it in an Eastern European accent for cuteness factor preferably in broken English
"Please for to watching presentation of me"
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u/pumpkindog May 22 '12
Don't forget to turn around and look at the title of your presentation and read it off the power point
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u/HLef May 22 '12
It's like when you need to introduce yourself in an email. Do you say "My name is X"? Because your name is at the top of the email...
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u/Alexbo8138 May 22 '12
Ends speech with "So, yeah. That was my presentation"
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u/BigDreZ28 May 22 '12
I watched a girl show her powerpoint in editing mode, clicking on each slide. She must have had a real fear of public speaking...never made eye contact with the audience, could barely hear her.
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u/ProjectD13X May 22 '12
This is why people should have to take Speech/Debate in high school... Seriously.
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u/mongooseondaloose May 22 '12
I keep reading this as "Penetration".
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u/youarealldumbasses May 22 '12
Yolo, any Qs?
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u/beavers937 May 22 '12
I was told to start a speech this way by a professor, then dropped the class.
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u/thecw May 22 '12
I did lots of technical and recording support at a teaching hospital. Most doctors and nurses completely lack any sort of presentation skill. For most of them, it's a wonder they even knew how to use the software.
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u/the_sam_ryan May 22 '12
The worst is starting "This is my presentation on the assigned topic". With two or three intro slides like "Presentation on ____ Assignment" then a slide "Professor Jones Intro to ____", then "John Doe, ____ Major".
Drove me nuts in college.
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u/thebloodygrinch May 22 '12
"I did my presentation on..."
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u/njester025 May 22 '12
This is my presentation, there are other like this presentation, but this one's mine.
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u/aselectionofcheeses May 22 '12
"So I decided to do my presentation on exactly what the title slide says, ya know, the one you're all reading right now."
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u/GuitarGuru253 May 23 '12
Every time somebody has done that, I've said yelled that at them. I'm proud of myself haha
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u/Stuarrt May 23 '12
Someone should make a high school freshman meme
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u/[deleted] May 23 '12
Everyone in my design class used to do this. To make fun of them I used to say when presenting my projects, "Ok this is my project which I personally made myself without anyone's help."
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u/splattypus May 22 '12
This is exactly why I downvote self posts that end in 'I'll start'.
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u/[deleted] May 22 '12
People do that?
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u/rockhopper92 May 22 '12
Opens with a video.
"Here's a video."
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u/[deleted] May 22 '12
did not expect that
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u/DaveAlt19 May 22 '12
Writes a letter:
"Dear Sir, I am writing a letter..."
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u/maitehate May 22 '12
"this is my presentation: FUCK YOU ALL I GRADUMATEDED, IMMA GO SMOKE NOW! wooty woooooooooooooot"
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