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How to Give a Good Talk

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271 points pykello | 1 comments | 30 Aug 25 18:42 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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JohnKemeny ◴[03 Sep 25 11:25 UTC] No.45114482[source]▶
> Every talk must begin with its motivation

Must is a strong word. Surely there exist good presentations that begin with something else.

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JohnKemeny ◴[03 Sep 25 11:26 UTC] No.45114490[source]▶
> The audience cannot care about your work until they understand the ‘value proposition’, to use still more contemporary capitalist jargon.

Hard disagree.

It is easy to imagine a problem that just sounds FUN.

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1. IAmBroom ◴[03 Sep 25 13:15 UTC] No.45115375[source]▶
To you.

These rules are not, "Skip one and you'll lose the whole audience."

They are, "Do this and you'll grab an optimum amount of attention and retention."