Comments on: Science Communication: Sounds Like Chicken http://wombatdiet.net/2007/05/16/science-communication-sounds-like-chicken/ Powdered wombat guts and other sources of feelings of wellbeing Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:25:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: secret wombat http://wombatdiet.net/2007/05/16/science-communication-sounds-like-chicken/comment-page-1/#comment-42 secret wombat Wed, 23 May 2007 09:09:50 +0000 http://wombatdiet.net/2007/05/16/science-communication-sounds-like-chicken/#comment-42 <p>Yep - but thank you. I'd forgotten Tufte's name and was trying to find that site. If I'm required to do a farewell Thursday seminar, I think I'll include a section on how not to use PowerPoint.</p> Yep - but thank you. I’d forgotten Tufte’s name and was trying to find that site. If I’m required to do a farewell Thursday seminar, I think I’ll include a section on how not to use PowerPoint.

]]> By: Eats Wombats http://wombatdiet.net/2007/05/16/science-communication-sounds-like-chicken/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Eats Wombats Tue, 22 May 2007 18:09:48 +0000 http://wombatdiet.net/2007/05/16/science-communication-sounds-like-chicken/#comment-40 G'day mate. Glad you liked the chooks. You've seen this one: http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/books_pp ? G’day mate. Glad you liked the chooks.

You’ve seen this one: http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/books_pp ?

]]> By: secret wombat http://wombatdiet.net/2007/05/16/science-communication-sounds-like-chicken/comment-page-1/#comment-39 secret wombat Tue, 22 May 2007 10:59:08 +0000 http://wombatdiet.net/2007/05/16/science-communication-sounds-like-chicken/#comment-39 Thanks for that - enjoyed it. I think PowerPoint is one of the most over- and mis-used tools on Earth. I acknowledge that many scientific presentations require the presentation of data etc, BY FAR the best presentations I've ever seen have either had no visual aids or have had images and no or very very few words. Have a look at http://norvig.com/Gettysburg/ for an example of how Powepoint completely drains the speech of its power, impact and moment. Cheers SW Thanks for that - enjoyed it. I think PowerPoint is one of the most over- and mis-used tools on Earth. I acknowledge that many scientific presentations require the presentation of data etc, BY FAR the best presentations I’ve ever seen have either had no visual aids or have had images and no or very very few words. Have a look at http://norvig.com/Gettysburg/ for an example of how Powepoint completely drains the speech of its power, impact and moment.
Cheers
SW

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