presenting our work

[Eric Fairfield]

Dr. Norton,

This is a critical point.  I too have seen people lose jobs for 
presenting themselves as knowing more than they do.  They have also lost 
jobs for presenting only part of what they know.

The most memorable case for me was a student who told me for an hour 
about how some experiments MUST be done.  He did not accept suggestions 
for a different approach.

What he had not taken the time to find out was that only one person in 
the world had ever gotten these experiments to work and that I was that 
person.

As usual, you need to know what you are doing.  The cost of mistakes is 
too high.

Eric Fairfield, Ph.D.
President, Fairfield Enterprises