tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068615175426357203.post6092272988961786649..comments2024-03-19T00:11:46.679-07:00Comments on The Prodigal Academic: True professor confession: I don't like hosting seminar speakersprodigal academichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00433167641213112052noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068615175426357203.post-63143527883214975592017-11-07T07:51:42.032-08:002017-11-07T07:51:42.032-08:00Ugh, pyrope. That sounds painful for all concerned...Ugh, pyrope. That sounds painful for all concerned.<br /><br />Anon, I actually enjoy attending seminars, but I can see where you are coming from. If it is a topic I am not too interested in, or someone who might not be a good speaker, I sit in the back and bring a laptop. I also bring a laptop when I might want to take notes, so this is not too unusual for me.prodigal academichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00433167641213112052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068615175426357203.post-17088080167635894552017-11-06T09:12:57.956-08:002017-11-06T09:12:57.956-08:00Yeah, pretty much the only time when it's wort...Yeah, pretty much the only time when it's worth it is if you know the person well and will actually enjoy your time visiting with them...or when you can combine it with a project meeting and save some money. <br />I really don't enjoy traveling to give talks either...they take a bunch of time, exhaust me for a week (especially when plane travel is required), and are generally forgettable the instant I leave. <br />@Grumpy - I recently went to a talk where the person introducing literally read the speaker's CV for like 5 minutes (..."and, he has served as a reviewer for the Journal of [who the fuck cares]")pyropenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068615175426357203.post-44337084122139397822017-11-03T15:55:05.981-07:002017-11-03T15:55:05.981-07:00I don't like attending departmental seminars. ...I don't like attending departmental seminars. Watching speakers repeat common mistakes has grown wearisome, and good talks are rare. So I don't go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068615175426357203.post-49341854674407753432017-11-03T00:16:26.784-07:002017-11-03T00:16:26.784-07:00I hate giving introductions too. Every once in a w...I hate giving introductions too. Every once in a while I can offer a unique perspective that ppl find interesting, but 9 times out of 10 I think the audience is dumber for having had to listen to me ramble for 2 min.Grumpyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06238708584935877026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068615175426357203.post-11191286959465882412017-11-02T14:51:45.673-07:002017-11-02T14:51:45.673-07:00I don't like hosting either, to be honest. I h...I don't like hosting either, to be honest. I have to be 'on' for several days when the guest is here. I do it on occasion, of course. But I no longer begrudge others for not bending over backwards to invite me over. It's a drag.xykademiqzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306861394466282929noreply@blogger.com