You don't have to do Q&A at the end

You can do it earlier leaving you 5mins to wrap up. This lets you control the last thing they see and hear, rather than teh quesions.

What do you want to leave them with?

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Generally speaking*, avoid standing behind things.

Desks, computers, lecterns, we want to connect with audiences and having a literal barrier between you and them hampers that connection.

*There are exeptions to every 'rule'

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How long does it take you to understand new graph of figure when you read it in a paper?

5 mins?
10?

Need to go away, have a cuppa, and come back to it?

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How fit all your research into a short talk...

Don't.

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