Not the one about letting me flog people, although that would be nice, too.
The world would be a much better place if only all engineers were forced to study technical writing and presentation skills. With an additional course covering data presentation. I have seen many rules broken these past few weeks. Here is a sampling of what the presenters did not do.
1. Speak up over the drone of the air conditioner and other assorted fans.
2. Address the audience instead of the laptop or screen.
3. Plot data intuitively.
4. Add descriptive titles to their axes.
5. Put descriptive titles on their slides.
6. Explain their plots and data.
7. Use fonts and font sizes that are legible on the big screen.
8. Cut off people with long annoying questions.
9. Talk to their foils instead of reading them.
I should be allowed to flog them.
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Yes, you should be allowed to flog them. With buckets of salt water standing by. Tell them to go to the Edward Tufte seminar.
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