Fifteen minutes of fame: the conference paper presentation

A satirical reflection on the perils of conference paper presentations.

Poetic exposition.

Highlights the traps into which conference paper presenters can sometimes unwittingly fall.

For effective presenting within strict time limits, a speaker can never be too prepared.

Presents a visual picture of the dilemma and final crash that occurs when presenters fail to impose self‐discipline in structuring and delivering to the audience they desperately want to reach.