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9.8
Use Last Slide for Acknowledgments
Rather than giving credits to your co-authors at the onset of your talk, keep that to
the last slide. On your parting slide, write down your acknowledgment statements
as text (this and citations are the only occasions where I suggest you actually include
more than a few words of text). This way, even if you are short with time, your
acknowledgments will be conveyed. By having your acknowledgments written on
the last slide, you know that it will be shown on screen for more than just a few
seconds. Even consider including photos of your co-authors or colleagues you wish
to acknowledge (with their permission).
An advantage of introducing your co-authors at the end of your talk, is that it
might deflect complicated questions towards them, if they happen to be in the
audience!
Alternatively, you can use your last slide to leave a few parting or take away
points, which the audience can read while they applaud or during the question period.
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9.8
Use Last Slide for Acknowledgments
Rather than giving credits to your co-authors at the onset of your talk, keep that to
the last slide. On your parting slide, write down your acknowledgment statements
as text (this and citations are the only occasions where I suggest you actually include
more than a few words of text). This way, even if you are short with time, your
acknowledgments will be conveyed. By having your acknowledgments written on
the last slide, you know that it will be shown on screen for more than just a few
seconds. Even consider including photos of your co-authors or colleagues you wish
to acknowledge (with their permission).
An advantage of introducing your co-authors at the end of your talk, is that it
might deflect complicated questions towards them, if they happen to be in the
audience!
Alternatively, you can use your last slide to leave a few parting or take away
points, which the audience can read while they applaud or during the question period.
9 Structure