Research papers are getting harder to read, comprehend
Since only peers and specialists read the whole paper, it is vital that the abstract be readable and understandable by all
Seminar presentations
It is already difficult to read and
comprehend a published paper. One would think listening to it in a seminar
might make it easier. Alas, no. These days the speaker uses the modern device
called PowerPoint, which makes it worse. Each slide is filled from top to
bottom with words and pictures. More often than not, they are ‘copy and paste’
jobs from the paper. Given that the lights are dimmed, each slide brimful and
the speaker drones on and on, the whole thing is soporific. Just as FRE and
NDC, there are factors such as aspect ratio, font size, and number of lines per
slide, and colour contrast which make PowerPoint presentations attractive. And
just as we want courses and workshops in scientific writing, we need to have
classes and workshops on oral presentations, using audiovisual aids. If this
does not happen, do not blame us if we fall asleep during seminars.
Source | The Hindu | 17 September 2017
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Pralhad Jadhav
Senior Manager @ Knowledge
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