I'm sick of going to talks where the speaker gets interrupted 5+ times for somebody/ies else to share their stream of consciousness questions. If it's a seminar for outside your lab, make it accessible by letting the speaker explain their slides in order without interruptions.
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Also what bothers me is an audience member. As a speaker, I know what my talk is about, so there's no impaired understanding. As an audience member, it's not how I process information.
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As a speaker, I try to make sure that my main point is presented early. If the audience has to wait for the main conclusion until the last slide, then it's a poorly structured talk. It is not a movie with a sudden twist at the end.
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Wagenaar proposed the onion model of talks: each section provides a deeper layer, but reiterates the same point.
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I'm not sure we're on the same page here.
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). But I'm aware that many people wouldn't feel at all comfortable, because of the culture or personality.