Why company presentations are irrelevant
But with more consideration for their audience, they don’t have to be
Jeff flips open his laptop and looks around the room filled with PhD students and postdocs visiting his company. ‘Thanks for your interest. Before our discussion round and the site tour, I’d like to show you some slides about who we are.’ The group appears interested, but throughout the presentation, their eyes are getting tired. It’s a recurring motif. Company presentations are the low point of such days.