Monday, September 18, 2017

Research papers are getting harder to read, comprehend



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

Regards

Pralhad Jadhav  

Senior Manager @ Knowledge Repository  
Khaitan & Co 

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