Because I am very, very stressed

[baratron]

Does anyone know roughly how long a 10 minute talk should be in terms of word count?

I know that I'm not supposed to write the entire script of the talk and read it out, but it'll be much easier to learn if I write it out first at least in bullet points. But I can't work out how long that should be.

I also don't understand why giving a talk should be so much scarier than teaching a class. How come I have a kind of intrinsic knowledge of how long it will take to present material in that context, but not in this context?

The 6-slide limit really doesn't help.

Comments

[a-musing-amazon.livejournal.com]

Mostly agree with what others have to say. It can only be an overview of your research, so just 4 of so sectiosn (covering such areas as what's the problem, previous work/why new, methods, what you are seeking to discover/prove. You may want to use one/two slides for something more detailed/graphic e.g. a chemical diagram. If it was me I'd feel able to just wing it from there, but if you are less confident then do script it and if possible practice on someone first (Wuzzy?).