What is the significance of the overview slide in a presentation?

The first slide which follows the title page of my presentation is the overview slide. It has the title for each section to follow in the talk (thank you Latex!).My question is how much time is to... more

When to print off presentations for the audience?

I will be giving a presentation shortly to some of the higher ups about what I did this summer as an intern. In some student presentations I've seen at University and at conferences, the presenter... more

How can I control questions asked during a presentation?

When people give presentations in my company, other members interrupting the flow of the presentation with questions/discussions on minor points can make the presentation lose focus. Personally I... more

04/30/19

How can I improve my conversation skills?

Why do so many people suffer from glossophobia (fear of public speaking)? How to overcome glossophobia?

I heard the surely fake statistic that the number one fear in America is Public Speaking. Yes, second to death. While that may not be an accurate statistic, it demonstrates that degree to which... more

Using employer's resources while job interviewing?

I'm currently employed, and have been with the same company A since grad school (6 years). After applying for a job at company B, I've been invited to an on-site interview in 19 days. It is a... more

Contract-to-hire - viable to break into industry?

I am about to graduate with a BS in software development. I am proficient in Java, javascript, html, and css, but I feel like I'd like to orient my career more toward software testing and QA than... more

How to respond to “philosophical” questions that aim to undermine a position or derail a discussion?

A colleague of mine enjoys using philosophical questions to undermine ideas that are different to his own and to derail discussions that are not in his favour. At first I thought he was offering... more

When is violence appropriate?

In what situations would violence be appropriate? The way I see it, the only excuse is **as a response** to violence (self-defense). Am I missing anything?

Signed up for conference, having second thoughts?

My advisor suggested that I should sign up for a conference, which I did - I now have to give a 15 minute talk. However, the conference is taking place very far from me (+20 hour flight), and I am... more

Interview Presentation Advice - Workplace or Hobby Related?

I have an interview next week, and I have been asked to prepare a presentation on something I am passionate about. I am torn between covering a hobby as a topic or something work related and was... more

03/19/19

How do you talk to people more?

Former boss asking me to do presentations?

My former boss who is a manager in the company regularly asks me to do work for him. I have that under control as my current boss backs me up and I can take on the assignments I find interesting... more

How much depth should I have into a topic before I can claim it to be one of my research interests?

I have been applying to Ph.D. programs in bioinformatics and have already gotten interview invitations from a few of them. My background is mainly on the computational side but I am interested in... more

How to build the skill to explain ideas for my design work?

I am a fashion designer working in the US.I came from Asia last year, luckily got a job in the US.At work, I always need to explain my work during the design meeting, I have difficult time to... more

Interview question

You are coming to the office where management meeting supposed to happen, and found it is in mess , the phone is ringing, management asking you to quickly send email to one of the client. Please... more

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