There is an interesting "break the dam" effect too. It starts with one person going "ooh, just a quick clarification question", and after that it seems that everyone suddenly also feels entitled to start asking questions.
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Replying to @JPdeRuiter @o_guest
I love interruptions. At IU's cognitive lunch, if you weren't ready to be interrupted, you shouldn't present. Interruptions are a sign of interest, means the audience isn't on their phone checking email. @dramyhc
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On principle, I agree and encourage. However there's a critical frequency, when exceeded I'm getting angry
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It critically depends on the quality of the questions as well-- specifically, whether the questions and discussion are more or less interesting than the talk itself.
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You can't know that if you derail the talk though and they don't get to say what they planned...
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Replying to @o_guest @EJWagenmakers and
I worry where there is a seniority differential as well. The professors may well enjoy the discussion that ensues, but the nervous grad student misses out on the presentation they prepare.
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Replying to @samhforbes @o_guest and
Good point. Not many people are confident enough to cut the proverbial "crap" in similar setting. A "nervous grad student" is just the most vivid example. We should teach healthy disregard for authority not obedience...
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Replying to @MaciekSzul @samhforbes and
Yes well at IU we all knew the culture. If you didn't get interrupted then you knew things went terribly, terribly wrong. It's a great way to have a deep understanding of the speakers perspective. Maybe not a great way to have an overview of a research project
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Replying to @_a_c__ @samhforbes and
I'd love that (to a degree
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Replying to @MaciekSzul @samhforbes and
How does an invited speaker know the culture? I guess you explain it before the talk? How do you explain they might not get to their final slide?
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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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Replying to @o_guest @MaciekSzul and
Yes, it can be hard for people in the audience for a variety of reasons. When I lived elsewhere I also found the language element could make that kind of environment exhausting.
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