I am, as we speak, in a classroom listening to a presentation of what essentially should be a quick overview of our class project. We are doing a sustainability plan for a city of 150000 in NJ and all the 17 people in this class have a different topic. I am now listening to one of the PhD students go through her WHOLE project...I believe we are now on slide #100 or so, I lost count 30 minutes ago. The paper that we write should be no more than 7 pages, double spaced. So when I say PhD students know no boundaries, I really mean it!
This particular person has a tendency to go over and beyond any limit set for a presentation or a project. When you should present the main points of your focus, she goes into details and expands it to other topics as well. When we are doing a summary of a chapter from a book about sustainability, she ads slides from Machu Picchu and how the Mayan culture disappeared. 10 slides turn into 100. Irrelevant. Doesn't matter. Loves her own voice.
Last year on one of the classes she spoke 30 min about a research topic when the time limit was set to 5min/person. Presentations went on for an hour when time was set to 20min...We all sigh when it's her turn to speak/present. It's a collective sigh. We all roll our eyes. We all know what's coming.
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And those are the people who later become professors, most of them know no boundaries either. And some of us are stuck in meetings with them on weekly basis...
I know these people! Have some in my (extended) family. Bear with them!
At least you have good time to write you blog while they are giving their presentations=)
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