I'm not really talking powerpoint here, but the actual presentation style.

For me its anything that is easy to follow, even for a layman, and is witty/humourous, perhaps with a few funky pics or animations. But am I a simpleton?? I often worry that if I present in this way I will come across 'thick' like I don't really understand the big words I should be using.

What are your thoughts oh great members of postgraduateforum?

well done star shaped.

I've had lunch and am now stressing big time about this presentation!

DO NOT buy the hummingbirds bakery book. It will literally double your weight in weeks.

If I had some free time I'd play through super mario galaxy 2 on the wii, then I'd have a chick flick marathon, then I might do something crafty (not evil crafty, like making crafty)

Goal 1, done :-) :-)

Goal 2: have lunch

Goal 3: put slides together, I have really left this very last minute!

Could you have a go at getting some publications written out of your thesis, unless you've already done that? Or think about putting proposals together for funding? Or bake some cakes mmmmm.

no, its just one control variable, that is significant in some of the regressions, but has a VERY small beta value in the one i've just run. I've just put it as <.01

I often feel like this at conferences - fine getting up to the city, but once there it hits me. I agree with lupin, work out where it is, get a taxi if needs be and take along the receipt, I doubt they're in a mood with you, they just see a name on a list, so its nothing personal.

:-)

I have a conference this week and I haven't even put together my powerpoint yet!!! ARgh!

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cheers catalinbond, will do the < thing - I'm doing the proper detailed tables for the appendix so trying to include ALL the detail ;-)

I think you're right ev. I couldn't remember which way the Es went (8.2300000 (which would make NO sense haha!) or 0.00000823).

stupid morning brain :-(

I have this 8.230E-5

How do I write it to 2dp in a stats table?? Is it just 8.23?

urgh I've had a slow start today.

Goal 1: finish off writing out analysis

I went to see resident evil 3d last night. As someone who isn't that interested in the films or the games, my review may be biased. It was awful. There was NO plot and given that it was 3d you would have at least expected A LOT of gruesome zombi shots e.g. zombi guts exploding, zombies tearing flesh or something - nothing.The first 45 mins seemed to be Mila jovovich doing a video diary.

My hubby who plays the games said he understood what was going on,but to somene who hasn't played the games it just didn't make any sense. THere were characters who just turned up and went without any explanation.

It was the first 3d film I've watched though (I know I know, I'm behind the times), apart from an amazing short film I watched at the Imax cinema in futuroscope about 15 years ago. I thought the 3d was ok, but very delayed or something when there were real actors, and only looked half decent when it was CGI/animation, which is what my parents said about Avatar.

Well last year I would have said 'civil servant' but the recruitment freeze has put a little stopper on that. Although I've heard from my hubs who's a civil servant, that they will be running the fast stream this year and they'll probably start hiring (but only very very small amounts of people) after the spending review - once they know where they have any budget to hire.

Any graduate scheme - yes it means going back to beginnning in a sense, but with the PhD you'd hope that you'd be promoted quicker than the other graduates you'll be going in with.

I can't have baths - I get this wierd hyperventilation thing where I just have this massive 'attack' when I get out - wierd, as I can have the longest steamiest shower ever without it effecting me. i think its something to do with the water covering my heart or something ?

ANyway, I'm not really into chic lit - apart from ceclia ahearn. I am addicted to vampire fiction though :$ :$ :$ I've read all of twilight, all of the sookie stackhouse (true blood) series, and I'm currently reading the 3rd Vampire Academy books :$ :$ :$