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The impact of pre-conference advice on academic talk effectiveness

Year: 2024

Type: article

Study designs: Randomized Controlled Trial, Clinical Trial

Abstract: Utilizing a randomized controlled trial, we explore the effect of advice on presentation quality at a prestigious academic finance conference. Employing a panel of MTurk workers to evaluate presentations for effectiveness, our findings show that treated speakers are 0.22 standard deviations more likely to win a comparison for effectiveness against non-treated counterparts. We further corroborate these results by examining the treatment effects on presentation slides, overall presentation quality, Zoom talk attendance duration, and YouTube viewings. This evidence suggests that informing speakers about good presentation practices can substantially improve the effectiveness of conference talks.

Source: Economics of Education Review

DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2024.102607

Authors: Nikolas Breitkopf, Matti Keloharju

Institution: Aalto University

Language: English

Topic: Academic Writing and Publishing

Subfield: History and Philosophy of Science

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,790