conversation of the day

The conversation of the day centered around the use of my final slide, the one I affectionately entitled, "Lady Bird." (an elderly lady giving the camera the finger). I wanted to upload the photo here, but it says it can't load because of an internal error. It doesn't say what the error is or how I should fix it, so I'm not sure what to do about that.

Anyway, I asked my fellow students if the slide should stay or go for the final presentation. I love it, because I think it conveys a powerful message about how the elderly feel about nursing home care. But I am a little worried about looking unprofessional during the final, considering the number of faculty who will be in attendance.

The general consensus was that the slide should stay. But Bruno had an excellent idea to move it to the first slide, instead of the last one. It sets a mood, gets people's attention, and I have an opportunity to explain its context while everyone is listening. Last time I was trying to talk about it while we were transitioning to the next presenter, so the conversation may have gotten lost.

So that's it. Lady Bird stays, AND gets an upgraded seat. Not bad for someone her age.